All of them did/do. My two I had as kids would come inside during storms and position themselves between the coffee table and couch and lay there were their ears laid back. The pup we have now, he starts jumping at the back door and bolts for his crate.
I had a Husky like that. She would paw at the door if she heard thunder and if you opened the door she shot right inside ran up the stairs and to my room.
We don't currently have a dog, but I've had them in the past that reacted that way. We do have a couple of cats, one indoor and one mostly outdoor. The indoor is a 22 lb Maine Coon. The other is probably 7-8 lbs. Yesterday, with the thunder, Kookie shot out to his safe place, hiding behind my roll-around tool chest. The little one just yawned and curled up in her bed. Hard to predict animal behavior...
I'm not aware of a criminal case in Alabama (not my area), but given the civil cases, one of which I cited above and which contains cites to prior cases, I can certainly see criminal action being brought in Alabama, regardless of whether the dog has exhibited prior vicious tendencies. I'll be going over to Germany to visit my daughter and grandchildren, and, since I was there last, she's acquired a Great Dane, to go along with the four kids. I talked to my ex yesterday, who's just returned, and she assures me that, of the 160 lb weight, 20 lbs consists of slobber...
