What happens if a delivery driver hurts my dog if dog is aggressive?

[Anonymous]

By the way. You should also allow her to to be rewarded for baring at things that are real threats, like someone coming on the property at 2:00 in the morning. She would be doing her job then. A well trained dog is a family member and part of the pack, but if you cannot care for a pet, the pet is usually distressed (dogs can get anxiety and depression you know), the environment is distressed, and you are oblivious to the impact that you can change with a little bit of a committment and elbow grease managing this problem.

If you can't do it, hire a dog trainer to come to your home and teach you how.

And maybe consider being with the dog when youre home. Not just letting her out to free roam. She isn't wild but youre reinforcing terrible behavior and are 100% to blame here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg. Your mail carrier has to sit there and honk their horn until you come out? And they have to throw treats, which they are likely paying for out of their own pockets?

Your dog is interfering with their ability to do their job. Do the right thing and keep it inside, or fence off an area in the backyard.

Op here. Just to clarify, our mailbox is on the road, she doesn't get out of her vehicle to deliver the daily mail. Just occasionally if she has a package that doesn't fit in the mailbox, she drives into the driveway and honks. If I don't come out, she drives away with the package and tries again the next day.

That is taking up extra time out of her day. What if she had to sit and honk for everyone? She’d never get anything done.

I’m not sure what the protocol is for undelivered packages, but i imagine there’s some paperwork and unloading/reloading them involved. More work for her.

It’s not her responsibility to keep your package safe and repeatedly try to deliver it because you won’t keep your dog inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg. Your mail carrier has to sit there and honk their horn until you come out? And they have to throw treats, which they are likely paying for out of their own pockets?

Your dog is interfering with their ability to do their job. Do the right thing and keep it inside, or fence off an area in the backyard.

Op here. Just to clarify, our mailbox is on the road, she doesn't get out of her vehicle to deliver the daily mail. Just occasionally if she has a package that doesn't fit in the mailbox, she drives into the driveway and honks. If I don't come out, she drives away with the package and tries again the next day.

That is taking up extra time out of her day. What if she had to sit and honk for everyone? She’d never get anything done.

I’m not sure what the protocol is for undelivered packages, but i imagine there’s some paperwork and unloading/reloading them involved. More work for her.

It’s not her responsibility to keep your package safe and repeatedly try to deliver it because you won’t keep your dog inside.

Or train it to stay and not run out into the street like a mad crazy dog that is all bark and no bite.

[Anonymous]

One of my ex coworkers is this trashy woman who also didn't keep control of her dog, a chihuahua. The chihuahua bit the USPS carrier, and the family has been banned for life by that USPS branch for delivery. So, they have to pay for a PO Box as long as they live in that house, because the post office won't deliver to them.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you may live in quite rural area? Where you don’t get many (any?) impromptu visitors? In that case, dogs roaming the yard are not so unusual, particularly if the owner is home. .

Honestly can you just have packages held for pickup? Or go to a lockbox etc? It would solve the delivery problem. Under no circumstances should they have to deal with a dog who seems threatening (whether the dog actually is threatening or just barking etc doesn’t matter)

I’d consider an invisible fence. Otherwise a fenced backyard. For your dog’s safety, and other people’s.

[Anonymous]

OP, you will either end up with a DEAD DOG or NO MAIL if you keep this up. Delivery drivers will defend themselves, and USPS has an iron-clad protection clause for its carriers when it comes to dogs. With reason, since they deal with jerks like you.

No delivery driver should have to be scared while delivering to your house. Your sorry excuse that you rush to get your dog when you hear the truck is nul and void, since you were so late that drivers had to take matters into their own hands more than once.

FIGURE IT OUT.

[Anonymous]

Nowadays with real time tracking you can almost always know when a package is coming via Amazon, FedEx, UPS - and have the dog inside during that window of time, even if it’s a few hours.

Also, most USPS routes are the same every day - you should know the 1-2 hour period when the mailman’s coming. Dog inside.

You’re 100% liable if your dog attacks a delivery person on your property, and they can use the reasonable person standard to mace or beat your dog if it’s charging them. Vet bills all yours.

Finally, you simply shouldn’t be giving your dog these opportunities to engage in bad behavior and have that behavior rewarded by treats thrown by delivery people in an attempt to distract and ward off attack.

Grow up, OP. Be a good steward of your dog.

[Anonymous]

My dog likes to sit in the front yard, on a tie out. I set up my workstation so I can observe her every minute that’s she’s there. We have a fence on 3 sides. She’s in her last months of life, so I’m not going to deprive her of this small pleasure. The UPS and FedEx guys will drop the packages in the driveway, out of the dog’s reach. Amazon will usually call me if they see the dog and I either go out or ask them to drop the package on the curb. The mail people also leave everything in the driveway if they see she’s out. I would never have an unleashed dog outside though.

[Anonymous]

If he bites delivery guy, they will take the dog and put it down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my ex coworkers is this trashy woman who also didn't keep control of her dog, a chihuahua. The chihuahua bit the USPS carrier, and the family has been banned for life by that USPS branch for delivery. So, they have to pay for a PO Box as long as they live in that house, because the post office won't deliver to them.

Aw, I don't agree with your name calling, but I do agree that USPS doesn't have to deliver there.

My neighbors dogs get treats from the USPS guy and are excited (in a good way) when they see the truck! He took matters into his own hands.

[Anonymous]

If your asshole dog charges me I don't give one single eff what you think I SHOULD do. I am going to defend myself.

CONTROL YOUR DOG.

[Anonymous]

If you want to leave the dog outside, get a chain and chain it to something and leave it in the backyard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s people like you who calls animals to get injured because you set them up for these kinds of dangerous precarious situations And it’s gonna be your fault when your dog gets busted upside the head.

This. Horrified that OP is more worried about vet bills than the dog getting hit with a bat. No matter who is liable (and it ain't the driver) the dog suffers.

Fence your yard or keep dog inside.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think you know there is a problem here. It's great that you can fix it NOW before there is an incident where your dog or someone else gets hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he bites delivery guy, they will take the dog and put it down.

No, that does happen in Europe, but not here PP. They would check with the owner if it was up to date on the rabies shot, that really would be all.