Royal mail Postmen/women and dog attacks

custardy

clutterydrawer wrote: »

I wish my round had been like that - there were feral dogs EVERYWHERE it was a nightmare! and the ones that weren't feral were always really angry, hunry and badly trained cos they were kept for "protection" :rolleyes:

we have a guy in our office who will just avoid a whole strret because theres a dog which is often roaming free and he's had it try and take a lump out of him before

http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/latest-east-anglia-news/Postman-has-sixhour-op-after.4819303.jp

this guys in for a long haul

however it seems there was a 'history'
http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/latest-east-anglia-news/Postman-attack-dogs-had-history.4822491.jp

RM's may pay lip service to protecting their staff from dogs but i can tell you in practice the managers care very little
often at best they give the postman a letter for the dogs owners ot deliver.the irony is lost on them

skipsmum

Think about this from the dogs point of view...he wants to protect the house. Every day this man comes to the door and tries to gain access - but mum doesnt let him in. The next day he tries again, and the next day, and so on, but mum never lets him in. Hes not trusted inside the house.
Therefore the house must be protected against this man who comes and rattles the door every day.

custardy

skipsmum wrote: »

Think about this from the dogs point of view...he wants to protect the house. Every day this man comes to the door and tries to gain access - but mum doesnt let him in. The next day he tries again, and the next day, and so on, but mum never lets him in. Hes not trusted inside the house.
Therefore the house must be protected against this man who comes and rattles the door every day.

um this guy nearly lost an arm
the post box is on the main road,he never entered the grounds of the property
would you say the same if it was a paperboy who got mauled?
does looking at it from the dogs point of view make it okay?

clutterydrawer

custardy wrote: »

we have a guy in our office who will just avoid a whole strret because theres a dog which is often roaming free and he's had it try and take a lump out of him before

http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/latest-east-anglia-news/Postman-has-sixhour-op-after.4819303.jp

this guys in for a long haul

however it seems there was a 'history'
http://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/latest-east-anglia-news/Postman-attack-dogs-had-history.4822491.jp

RM's may pay lip service to protecting their staff from dogs but i can tell you in practice the managers care very little
often at best they give the postman a letter for the dogs owners ot deliver.the irony is lost on them

I think it varies from one manager to another - my manager always took dog bites very seriously and even if it was only a little nip he would have a word with the owner, see if you wanted any futher action taken etc...from my own experience, i can't complain Wish it could be like that for everyone though.

CFC

skipsmum wrote: »

Think about this from the dogs point of view...he wants to protect the house. Every day this man comes to the door and tries to gain access - but mum doesnt let him in. The next day he tries again, and the next day, and so on, but mum never lets him in. Hes not trusted inside the house.
Therefore the house must be protected against this man who comes and rattles the door every day.

Who cares about the dog's point of view???

Posties, I agree. Just don't deliver anywhere you see a dog in the garden, and if the owner brings them to the door ask them not to next time.

Safety first!

clutterydrawer

I don't think skipsmum is trying to justify it....just explaining why a dog would act thus. That doesn't mean its ok, but an awareness of how the dog sees the situation might help owners to act in the interests of everyone's safety. and i am not a dog sympathiser as I have been bitten several times.

sniggings

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

I see the two dogs involved were put down - shame that the owner didn't think to have them under proper control in the first place.

We Can't say that - Because we were not there - So we don't know the FACTS do we?

The dogs might have been under control, But sadly something went VERY wrong?

please under control!!!! then it wouldn't have happened:mad:

sniggings

skipsmum wrote: »

Think about this from the dogs point of view...he wants to protect the house. Every day this man comes to the door and tries to gain access - but mum doesnt let him in. The next day he tries again, and the next day, and so on, but mum never lets him in. Hes not trusted inside the house.
Therefore the house must be protected against this man who comes and rattles the door every day.

please think about what your saying!!! is it so hard to keep a dog away from your postie!!!