Dog attacks are a serious problem for everyone working in this field. Mail carriers in my family have been bitten often, and one was seriously hurt in an attack by dogs that had attacked another delivery worker. The owner has never been penalized, and the dogs continue to live.
The problem would be solved if dogs were put down the first time they bite a mail carrier, and if the owner were held responsible for medical bills, etc.
Even better, if a mail carrier merely feels threatened by a dog, all mail should be stopped to that address. The owner should have to pick up his own mail at the P.O.
Last sentence - I wouldn’t suggest at all.
We had a wussy (yellow in multiple ways) TEMPORARY substitute mailman while the regular was on vacation. This man complained about the scary dog across from the (cluster-you know what) box.
It was noted on NextDoor and I couldn’t believe it - writing in defense of my neighbor’s Golden Retriever. I LOL on it. I understand one would be concerned seeing a large dog nearby, barking at you, apparently free - they have an electric fence (I personally will never have one). But the dog did not move from his yard, which is across the street.
It wouldn’t really be fair to stop mail to them just because a sub (or newbie?) thinks the dog might be a menace. When he isn’t. He’s a good guard/alerter but that is it.