Royal Mail threatens to stop deliveries over dog attacks

We have too many dogs with owners who have little idea what their dogs basic needs are, much less how to meet them. Dogs are dogs, not fur babies, or status symbols.

I have two dogs now but have had three in the past. I’ve found increasingly I avoid some much loved walks because of the number of over stimulated, barky dogs, off lead who run up, no manners around other people, never mind dogs.

My son went to deliver a parcel to the neighbours one evening - thankfully without his 2 little boys in tow . The neighbours had just got a new rescue dog - it hit my son on the leg and he was 7 hrs in an A and E a few miles away . Faf to have stitches and antibiotics . The rescue place wouldn’t let the dog be returned until it had a psychological assessment . Poor postman in that area !

I also worked on the post as a student and it's not as easy as people might think. Out of control dogs are a real problem. It's far from funny.

Why don’t Royal Mail just do it now instead of pontificating.

Jaxjacky

Why don’t Royal Mail just do it now instead of pontificating.

Exactly. It's obvious that there is a problem, so just take action now. Our neighbours have a very yappy little dog which they just let outside and pay no attention to whatsoever - and so whenever anyone walks past or is delivering to them, it causes absolute havoc. I don't think it's actually bitten anyone (yet), but I have seen people actually stepping out onto the road because they've got such a fright when it rushes up to the gate yapping it's head off, so it's an accident waiting to happen. And yes, it was bought on a fad during lockdown...

Please stop either the ‘rant over’ instruction. You have a point to make, not a rant.