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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 2024268" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Murphys Law is alive and well, and it says that if there is a dog on the premises then at some point during my career I<em> will </em>encounter that dog no matter <em>how</em> diligent the owner is in keeping it confined.</p><p>Gates get left open. Kids let dogs out by mistake. "Stuff" happens. When that "stuff" involves a dog that is supposed to be confined, <em><u>it is in my and UPS's best interests to have already met that dog ahead of time.</u></em></p><p></p><p>I have my own route so if I deliver someplace with a dog and the owner is there, I am going to be proactive and ask the owner to introduce the dog to me under non-stressful circumstances. Ideally, the dog will be let out onto the porch so I can meet it and give it a biscuit while the owner is standing there making pleasant small talk with me. Dogs are smart and if they see that the owner is being friendly with me and there is no stress or yelling or conflict and its all good vibes then from that point on the dog will see me the way I <em>want</em> to be seen; as the nice friendly man in the brown truck who brings biscuits.</p><p></p><p>That way, when Murphy strikes and the dog is accidentally outside on a dark night when the owner <em>isn't</em> there, I'm not going to get bitten. Better for me, better for the dog, better for the owner and better for UPS.</p><p></p><p>I have almost 29 years in as a driver with <strong>zero</strong> dog bites. There are many who may disagree with my methods but they can't argue with my results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 2024268, member: 14668"] Murphys Law is alive and well, and it says that if there is a dog on the premises then at some point during my career I[I] will [/I]encounter that dog no matter [I]how[/I] diligent the owner is in keeping it confined. Gates get left open. Kids let dogs out by mistake. "Stuff" happens. When that "stuff" involves a dog that is supposed to be confined, [I][U]it is in my and UPS's best interests to have already met that dog ahead of time.[/U][/I] I have my own route so if I deliver someplace with a dog and the owner is there, I am going to be proactive and ask the owner to introduce the dog to me under non-stressful circumstances. Ideally, the dog will be let out onto the porch so I can meet it and give it a biscuit while the owner is standing there making pleasant small talk with me. Dogs are smart and if they see that the owner is being friendly with me and there is no stress or yelling or conflict and its all good vibes then from that point on the dog will see me the way I [I]want[/I] to be seen; as the nice friendly man in the brown truck who brings biscuits. That way, when Murphy strikes and the dog is accidentally outside on a dark night when the owner [I]isn't[/I] there, I'm not going to get bitten. Better for me, better for the dog, better for the owner and better for UPS. I have almost 29 years in as a driver with [B]zero[/B] dog bites. There are many who may disagree with my methods but they can't argue with my results. [/QUOTE]
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