Royal Mail threatens to stop deliveries over dog attacks

No worries, Iam64. I hope you puppy gets well soon.

Place has gone to the dogs,hasn’t it ?

Trouble is that a high number of dogs will bark, especially through a closed door, but post folks cannot distinguish between one that will bite and one that will not.

(We had a Dobermann who was as daft as a brush, but will bounce off the gate barking. I do remember a mum walking past who was startled when she did this, until her 5 year old said "shut up Jenny" and she turned and came back to me (I was digging the garden). The children would often come in my back gate to play with her, so the little one was quite used to her). However, when a man tried to grab a neighbour's boy, she left my side and raced to get between them snarling. I do not know what she would have done if he had not let go and run off.

Yes, you are right there FranP- we had one like that ( sheepdog) who saved my daughter’s life ,herding her away from an open swimming pool in a neighbouring garden. The vast majority of dogs are lovely creatures but you do get the odd nasty one, just like humans !