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Almost any dog can be trained to be aggressive, conversely almost any dog can be trained not to be aggressive. In this case it would appear that the dogs reacted as they had been conditioned, protecting their extended territory from what they took to be an interloper. Whether their reaction was to the mower or to the woman, we may never know. The fact is that anyone who chooses to train or condition their dog to be aggressive or tolerates aggressive behaviour in their animal, assumes the responsibility for the result of that behaviour. In most places there are criminal penalties for the owner. Whether to charge the owner comes under the same LEO discretion that charging or not charging an adult who allows a child to have access to a firearm after an accidental shooting. The failure to charge under criminal statute will not mitigate the civil charges the owner faces. In fact the failure to charge under criminal may make the civil result worse for the owner. All the parties involved have my sympathy.