Mail carriers wary of aggressive dogs
 OGDEN, UT-Corey Vigil has good reason to fear a barking dog. About two years ago, a dog aggressively gnawed the 40-year-old mail carrier on the back of his leg during a delivery.
Vigil, a carrier of six years who delivers along Ogden's East Bench, didn't even have time to grab his canister of dog repellent or use his satchel to deflect the charging chow lab-mix pup. He had previously been assured from the dog's owner that the dog did not bite, a claim Vigil has learned to take lightly these days.
"You get the same story from people," Vigil said. "They say 'My dog won't bite you.' I get that all day long."
The United States Postal Service reports that incidents of dogs biting mail carriers are up statewide.
Last year in Utah, 42 carriers were bitten, an increase of seven from the year before that. Nationwide, 2,863 carriers were bitten in 2009.
After years delivering mail, Vigil has worked up an anxiety about being bit.
"They sit at your feet," Vigil said. "You don't know what they're going to do. A dog two days ago bit my shoe before I could do anything or grab my dog spray."
Sometimes the only line of defense between a mail carrier and an aggressive dog is a satchel and dog repellent, a weak form of mace that doesn't always work well on big dogs.
Letter carriers who feel their safety is at risk can cut off service to a particular home or even an entire block if a threatening dog is running loose. In those cases, residents are required to pick up their mail from the post office until the problem is resolved.
Besides a cut to service, aggressive dogs can cause more serious problems for owners.
If a dog bites a mail carrier, the animal may be taken from the residence for good. Also, the post office holds owners responsible for paying any medical bills associated with the bite. |
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The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large, muscular dog that is sturdy and very solid looking even as a puppy. They come in various shades of brown ranging from a lighter tan or straw color through to a deep brown or mahogany color. The coat is rather short and may be somewhat wavy, especially down the back and around the neck and shoulder area. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever has a unique double coat that is slightly oily to the touch on both the inner and outer layers. This ensures that the dog can easily go in and out of the water even in very cold weather while only having minimum amounts of water stay in their coat. The tail is thick at the base and tapers to the end, usually carried slightly curled or flat.The head of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever is broad and wide with a powerful and yet gentle looking slightly tapered muzzle.The hind legs are very strong and powerful, easily able to propel the dog through water to allow them to run for long periods of time. The feet are webbed to enhance swimming ability.
History
It is believed that the Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed originated when a shipwreck occurred off the coast of Maryland in 1807. The story is that there were two Newfoundland dogs onboard that survived the shipwreck and these were given to a local family that was known as animal lovers. The family then crossed the Newfoundland's with local retrievers and possibly native dogs which eventually led to the development of a very hardy breed that was able to swim in the cold waters in the Chesapeake Bay. Some breeders indicate that the Irish Water Spaniel, bloodhound and other local mixed hound breeds may also form a part of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever's heritage.
There are several claims by owners of the breed that they are capable of retrieving over a hundred ducks per day with some records of dogs bringing in up to 200 per day.
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Pitbulls Attack Animal Control Officer in Greenwood
Police are searching for two pitbulls in Greenwood after they cornered a woman in her house and attacked an animal control officer. Police shot both dogs before they ran into the woods.
Early this morning Greenwood resident Lauri Myers heard barking in the neighborhood as she got ready to take her Chihuahua mix out for a walk. She looked out the window and saw two pitbulls at her front door, trapping her in her house.
"These two were very aggressive and very ferocious. All the stories that I've heard, these two were very about it," said Myers.
Myers called the police department, who sent animal control. But the two dogs were too much even for him.
"When he got out of this truck the dogs circled behind his truck and pinned him against my vehicle. The little brown one, I shouldn't say little because it was big, charged him and to defend himself he hit that dog with his baton stick and bent it," said Myers.
Back up was called and as the officer approached, one of the pitbulls lunged at him, so he fired his gun, hitting him in a leg. Then the other pitbull charged the officer, and he fired at that one. Both animals ran into a wooded area.
Police had several reported sightings of the dogs in neighborhoods and fields so they created a perimeter around the area and waited to catch them.
By the end of the day, police still had not captured the animals. Myers had no prior experience with pitbulls, and she says she won't rest easy until they are caught.
"This was my first close up and I don't want to repeat it again. No way," she said.
Police say shooting the dogs was the right decision.
Greenwood has a law that says all animals must be on a leash. If police can track down the owners, they may be facing charges for violating a city ordinance.
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Over the years, newspapers and broadcasts across the United States have reported on injuries inflicted by dogs on humans or other animals. The attacks have occurred in a variety of situations: organized dog fighting, responses of dogs to mistreatment, dogs acting as attack or guard animals, or the unexpected, random neighborhood altercation. In an attempt to curtail these types of attacks, government officials have adopted a number of measures, including licensing laws, statutes that outlaw organized dogfights, and leash laws.
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