Yesterday I delivered to a very big house, they probably had 3 or 4 acres of land, and they had gates at the end of their driveways. I suppose if people want to allow their dogs to run around the yard free, seeing as how their entire property is fenced off, that is totally fine with me.
However, if you are expecting someone over, your dogs will not know them and may get suspicious of strangers. This one dog seemed friendly at first, but then as I was leaving became extremely aggressive. I mean the dog was snarling, growling, and made a move or 2 towards me as I tried my best to shoo it away. I was afraid of getting bit very much. I was literally almost ready to yell out for help, I was that scared. Yes I kept walking to my car, but the fucking dog was following me around. The people apologized, and I just stared at them when I got into my car, almost like I was saying, "I don't accept your apology because your stupid dog almost bit me". If the dog had bitten me, it would've taken every single bit of restraint in my body to prevent me from going ballistic on their asses. Btw did I mention that they just stood at the door like a bunch of idiots and never came outside to grab the dog? I was very tempted to go back and tell them that they need to control their animals, because I'm not about to get bit. And "sorry" is not going to make it up to me if I do happen to get bit.
When I got back to the store, I asked them if there was anything we could do, like putting a note next to this customer's name, indicating they have dogs that run loose and that 1 of them is very aggressive. Or if we could call the customer and explain to them that our drivers feel threatened by the dog and that they need to keep it locked up when we deliver food to them. Their response surprised me, they said they could not do a thing.... until I actually got bit! Ok, so you're just gonna wait for a driver to get bit before you take action, rather than try and do something to prevent it?! I would think that most managers would at least say something to the customer.
On a side note, if I do get bit, I will call the police, wait for them to come, and I will order the dog to be put down. Sorry, but if your dog is vicious towards strangers that way, you need to learn to control it, not wait til he/she bites someone and you have a lawsuit on your hands. And depending how bad he bit me, I might sue because I would be within my rights to do so since they will have failed to control their dog.
I swear to God, I fucking hate people who have dogs who cannot control them. Its common fucking sense people.... Lock the dogs up if you have someone coming over, and if you know the dogs are very aggressive.
However, if you are expecting someone over, your dogs will not know them and may get suspicious of strangers. This one dog seemed friendly at first, but then as I was leaving became extremely aggressive. I mean the dog was snarling, growling, and made a move or 2 towards me as I tried my best to shoo it away. I was afraid of getting bit very much. I was literally almost ready to yell out for help, I was that scared. Yes I kept walking to my car, but the fucking dog was following me around. The people apologized, and I just stared at them when I got into my car, almost like I was saying, "I don't accept your apology because your stupid dog almost bit me". If the dog had bitten me, it would've taken every single bit of restraint in my body to prevent me from going ballistic on their asses. Btw did I mention that they just stood at the door like a bunch of idiots and never came outside to grab the dog? I was very tempted to go back and tell them that they need to control their animals, because I'm not about to get bit. And "sorry" is not going to make it up to me if I do happen to get bit.
When I got back to the store, I asked them if there was anything we could do, like putting a note next to this customer's name, indicating they have dogs that run loose and that 1 of them is very aggressive. Or if we could call the customer and explain to them that our drivers feel threatened by the dog and that they need to keep it locked up when we deliver food to them. Their response surprised me, they said they could not do a thing.... until I actually got bit! Ok, so you're just gonna wait for a driver to get bit before you take action, rather than try and do something to prevent it?! I would think that most managers would at least say something to the customer.
On a side note, if I do get bit, I will call the police, wait for them to come, and I will order the dog to be put down. Sorry, but if your dog is vicious towards strangers that way, you need to learn to control it, not wait til he/she bites someone and you have a lawsuit on your hands. And depending how bad he bit me, I might sue because I would be within my rights to do so since they will have failed to control their dog.
I swear to God, I fucking hate people who have dogs who cannot control them. Its common fucking sense people.... Lock the dogs up if you have someone coming over, and if you know the dogs are very aggressive.
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