After 2 years on my rural route, I almost got mauled by a German shepherd... thought I knew my area and their dogs.
Free roaming German shepherd on a dead end street, seems happy to see me rolling by him 4 homes from my target resis.
Until I go up "his" driveway, then he came dashing up towards me...
I used the small shoe box with one hand & had my Motorola powerpad in another, but I know I will lose the fight.
The owner teenager was riding a motor cross cycle in the backyard and saw the situation unfolding & rushed in the nick of time to diffuse the situation.
I said I never saw this dog before, he said yeah , he's mainly in the house or backyard as a guard dog...
He was surprised I kept my composure... I told him if I got bitten, u would've paid lots of $ for not securing a dangerous aminal.
Too bad on the eggplant side, I can't save stop comments for future deliveries on the powerpad
Bitten 3x over my short stint as a delivery driver, all had rabies vaccine records, so I didn't press charges.
One town actually started putting up dog warning signs after I had walked into a gated yard with no warning that a labradoodle was on the loose... ugly mo fos...