A rural carrier was injured in a dog attack

[Ruralinfo]

The employee created a barrier by placing a package between themselves and the dog, but the dog was able to pull the package away and bite the carrier.

A rural carrier was injured in a dog attack - Ruralinfo.net

The employee created a barrier by placing a package between themselves and the dog, but the dog was able to pull the package away and bite the carrier.

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[oi veh.]

i will never understand customers.

you KNOW you have a package coming - lock up your dang dog.

and do NOT open the door until carrier is gone.

 

[Gotrope]

I hope carriers start suing customers and going the media route like the whining beaches do after mail held for vicious dogs

 

[Worve]

I hope carriers start suing customers and going the media route like the whining beaches do after mail held for vicious dogs

One better management sends a letter to everyone on the block here. Notifying all mail is held until the problem dog is no longer a problem. They also put an add in local paper it works exceptionally well .

 

[DownFall]

This happened to me a few weeks ago.

It's easy to say "don't run", but when it is coming for you, there is a split second when you realize it is not going to stop. I ended up fending him off with the package, and simultaneously jumped up on a 3 foot wall as he was biting at me. Then he jumped up on the wall, so I jumped down and dove onto the customers car hood. I used the package ( a small white box about the size of a steering wheel), and kept him from getting on the hood. The owner comes out and the first thing he says is, "You're denting my car". I told him to get his dog (using other words). He just stood there for 20 seconds pretending nothing was happening until he finally got his dog.

I can no longer deliver to this house if the garage door is open. Otherwise, it is back to normal. We have older carriers, carriers not as active or nimble as I am, who could not have jumped on the wall or car. Would they have been attacked severely? It was a mid-sized pit-bull type of dog, mean and ferocious. Management just had him (dog owner) come in and sign something to get service back. Dogs are no joke. You think you know everything about your route until the unexpected happens, which could be at any time, anywhere.

 

[Surprise!]

I hope carriers start suing customers and going the media route like the whining beaches do after mail held for vicious dogs

When a carrier is injured the financial and time impact on their lives should greatly reduce their ability to sue.


This person paid union dues to protect their working conditions. Does any support come from the union?


The fellow carriers say how bad the situation is. Do the fellow carriers organize to correct the situation?


I don’t see much hope.

 

[RammerJammer]

Funny how on another thread there’s all this talk about a mail carrier being on someone’s private property when driving on their driveway or approaching the front door. I’ve seen multiple instances of a cop being on someone’s property and if a dog even looks cross eyed they must be within their rights to shoot to render it unalive because I’ve never seen or heard of them reprimanded much less sued.

 

[ABCya]

Myy daughter was attacked by her own dog today. Hes a mastiff mix, 14 years old. He nearly ripped her ear off, and left puncture wounds on neck, hand and leg.
Hes being put down tomorrow.
Hes been in her life for so long, ges her family. Its possible even dogs can get dementia? He acted like he didn't know her.
All animals are unpredictable.

 

[Gotrope]

Myy daughter was attacked by her own dog today. Hes a mastiff mix, 14 years old. He nearly ripped her ear off, and left puncture wounds on neck, hand and leg.
Hes being put down tomorrow.
Hes been in her life for so long, ges her family. Its possible even dogs can get dementia? He acted like he didn't know her.
All animals are unpredictable.

Yes, dogs get memory issues. Any dog can react to something, even a toothless dog can have a bad day.
I'm so very sorry for your daughter. Did she reach over or crowd him? Or did he feel food threatened? When she calms down...try to figure out the trigger to avoid in future.
I hope she heals soon.

 

[ABCya]

Yes, dogs get memory issues. Any dog can react to something, even a toothless dog can have a bad day.
I'm so very sorry for your daughter. Did she reach over or crowd him? Or did he feel food threatened? When she calms down...try to figure out the trigger to avoid in future.
I hope she heals soon.

She was hugging him. She's hugged him before but I guess this time he reacted like he didn't know her. She rescued him at 4 yrs, so for 10 yrs he knew she was his person.
He was put down today because of the aggression he was starting to show and his age, and the attack.
She has a 2 yr old she rescued from puppy, so she at least still has her.
My daughter got around 16 stitches trying to sew her ear back together.
As carriers we can't take the word of the owner, you just never know what's going on in the mind of an animal.
I used to pet dogs, cats horses, etc on my routes. Roosters and peacocks and guinea were my biggest threats.

 

[Gotrope]

She was hugging him. She's hugged him before but I guess this time he reacted like he didn't know her. She rescued him at 4 yrs, so for 10 yrs he knew she was his person.
He was put down today because of the aggression he was starting to show and his age, and the attack.
She has a 2 yr old she rescued from puppy, so she at least still has her.
My daughter got around 16 stitches trying to sew her ear back together.
As carriers we can't take the word of the owner, you just never know what's going on in the mind of an animal.
I used to pet dogs, cats horses, etc on my routes. Roosters and peacocks and guinea were my biggest threats.

Much like older people, dogs get limited vision and soreness with age. She probably crowded his vision and he panicked, unfortunately. Hopefully, she learns to not crowd and teach her child the same. Statistically, most owner bites occur from crowding or food aggression.