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<blockquote data-quote="gman042" data-source="post: 1352152" data-attributes="member: 36560"><p>Let's look at this issue in another light. Put a little spin on it.</p><p>The driver approaches the side door following the wife who led him from the front door. As he approaches the side door, he can hear the dog barking and carrying on.</p><p>Suddenly, the door is opened and the dog charges at him. From all outward appearances the dog it preparing to attack.</p><p>The driver backs away keeping the DIAD between him and the dog, trying to keep it away as he is trained to do. It does no good. The dog is quick and evades his attempts to protect his legs. The dog bites him just above the boot on the backside of his ankle. Instead of a quick nip the dog starts to tug and pull as it sinks its teeth deeper. This is common with this breed of dog. Remember they are bred to hunt and kill. It is their instinct. This all happens in a matter of seconds.</p><p>The owners try to get the dog to release its grip on the driver but the dog refuses. The more he pulls and shakes his head the more damage he is doing to the driver's leg. </p><p>The driver eventually escape the grip of the animal after it finally listens to its frantic owners. The driver's ankle is badly mangled. Surely the Achilles is damaged.</p><p>The physical and mental damage done to this driver in this scenario is only the half of what he will go through. He will have to endure countless hours of interrogation from UPS and try to explain what he could have done differently to have prevented this heinous injury. He will be forced to second guess his every decision. And every year when he does his annual ride he will be forced to relive the traumatic injury. That is....if he makes a full recovery from having his Achilles torn by an aggressive out of control dog.</p><p>I do not blame the driver for trying to protect himself. There is no animal out there that is more important than the safety and well being of our drivers. Too many times, the drivers encounter situations that are dangerous. Our "Training" for these situations is deplorably inadequate and leaves no other recourse than go in to self-preservation mode.</p><p>The driver did the right thing and any one of us would have done the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman042, post: 1352152, member: 36560"] Let's look at this issue in another light. Put a little spin on it. The driver approaches the side door following the wife who led him from the front door. As he approaches the side door, he can hear the dog barking and carrying on. Suddenly, the door is opened and the dog charges at him. From all outward appearances the dog it preparing to attack. The driver backs away keeping the DIAD between him and the dog, trying to keep it away as he is trained to do. It does no good. The dog is quick and evades his attempts to protect his legs. The dog bites him just above the boot on the backside of his ankle. Instead of a quick nip the dog starts to tug and pull as it sinks its teeth deeper. This is common with this breed of dog. Remember they are bred to hunt and kill. It is their instinct. This all happens in a matter of seconds. The owners try to get the dog to release its grip on the driver but the dog refuses. The more he pulls and shakes his head the more damage he is doing to the driver's leg. The driver eventually escape the grip of the animal after it finally listens to its frantic owners. The driver's ankle is badly mangled. Surely the Achilles is damaged. The physical and mental damage done to this driver in this scenario is only the half of what he will go through. He will have to endure countless hours of interrogation from UPS and try to explain what he could have done differently to have prevented this heinous injury. He will be forced to second guess his every decision. And every year when he does his annual ride he will be forced to relive the traumatic injury. That is....if he makes a full recovery from having his Achilles torn by an aggressive out of control dog. I do not blame the driver for trying to protect himself. There is no animal out there that is more important than the safety and well being of our drivers. Too many times, the drivers encounter situations that are dangerous. Our "Training" for these situations is deplorably inadequate and leaves no other recourse than go in to self-preservation mode. The driver did the right thing and any one of us would have done the same. [/QUOTE]
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