Dog and the Mail Lady

[anomad]

In reality I think the grandson has put a huge burden on grandma… she should not be dealing with this and I said as much…

I don’t know if anything thing else will happen beyond no mail delivery as nothing has happened.

Dad had a rural mail carrier friend years ago who said the secret is making friends with the dogs on his route… he had biscuits and the few dogs waited for their treat but I realize probably few like that today…

The delivery folks around here all carry dog treats, but they won't give one out unless they have permission (who knows what they do when I'm not watching?). My dogs are very rarely out of my sight. But they do run loose while we walk so they can hunt and do dog things.

I'd take up Granny's issue with the post office and tell them how unreasonable the mail carrier is.

 

[Jstpssng]

None of the current dogs will take treats from strangers even while on lead. Good thing

Something I would like to do... although it'll be difficult with a lab.
How did you train him?

 

[lman]

My mailman never gets out of the car and my old dog stays near the house. He doesn't make it to the road where the mailbox is very often.

 

[Eagle1]

Something I would like to do... although it'll be difficult with a lab.
How did you train him?

My Anatolians do not trust anyone by instincts. They just will not come near anyone unless introduced and even then it may take many visit to warm up (depends on person). Only one is remotely food driven so it comes easy.
Never met a Lab that would skip a treat.....

 

[Sigarms]

In reality I think the grandson has put a huge burden on grandma… she should not be dealing with this and I said as much…

My line of thinking is the dog belongs to the grandmother, dog loves grandmother and keeps grandmother company, so grandmother is NOT getting rid of the dog. You're right, the grandson did put the burden on his grandmother, but grandmother doesn't mind it.

My dad never liked cats. When he came to live with us, he had to share the basement with a cat. End of the day, it was a love hate relationship, but my dad didn't want that cat to leave, even when we asked after she bit him (not hard, but enough LOL).

 

[fidowanttobe]

We had a Karen rural carrier that refused to deliver large packages to the house if it didn't fit in the XL mailbox because of the dogs. (Saw her once wing a package out the window!)
We now have a pleasant younger gal that is friends with our friendly pups. All the delivery drivers are.
Wishing you luck with the postmaster and I agree that that was a lot to ask of Grandma but now she's invested.

 

[ultrarunner]

I’m not sure how it will go down… the home is 1950’s residential tract of about 1100 square feet 3 bedroom 2 bath homes…

All the mailboxes are about 6’ from the front door… it’s a walking route.

My neighborhood has curb side mailboxes and I never have anything important sent to my place as postal theft is a problem with curb boxes.

Dog listens to grandma but only about 4 months together…

In California the prospect of loosing insurance and or the home over a dog is real…

Odd with mail delivery suspended the postmaster had no issue delivering the dangerous dog letter to the home mailbox…?

 

[Jstpssng]

My neighbor just lost their dog. They live on a busy highway (by my standards) and the UPS driver always gave him treats.
One day there was a substitute driver who parked on the opposite side of the road and the dog's gate wasn't closed. He ran over for a treat, right in front of a tractor trailer.

 

[Eagle1]

My neighbor just lost their dog. They live on a busy highway (by my standards) and the UPS driver always gave him treats.
One day there was a substitute driver who parked on the opposite side of the road and the dog's gate wasn't closed. He ran over for a treat, right in front of a tractor trailer.

There is the rub with that whole treat thing. Not a busy road but still....
My dog should not "attack" but alert barks are rewarded. Not going near "strangers" unless invited is also rewarded.
I do not want accidents but want to be alerted of anyone coming into the driveway. Now once anyone deviates from normal and heads past the house the tone and attitude changes. Most likely you will not be allowed to exit your vehicle without a challenge.

 

[ultrarunner]

I know a few dogs that go full on attack if the person approaching is hooded…

See someone in a hood, even the owner and go to full alert.

My co worker had to pull the hoody off his head and say the dogs name and all was good… I’ve heard similar to those in any kind of uniform.

What led to my post is a dog 100% inside the home behind a locked steel security door posses no physical threat… maybe it’s psychological?