Not the mailman’s best friend
By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Sunday, April 02, 2006
"...David Kierna, Grandwood Park’s mailman.
Kierna has walked this route in unincorporated Gurnee —dubbed by postal workers as the most dangerous in Lake County — hundreds of times. He lives in the neighborhood and knows which houses have dogs.
But being attacked by a Labrador retriever Christmas Eve has made him nervous. He did not hear the animal before it darted from an open garage and lunged at him. The house, until then, had been silent.
“It can get pretty crazy,” he said, recalling the encounter while stuffing mail into his satchel, the only real protection he has. “I’ve been doing this 18 years. It happens fast.”
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"In Kierna’s case, he did everything he was trained to do. He tried pepper spray. He used his satchel as cover, but when that went flying, he blocked his face with his arm instead.
The dog’s owner intervened, saving Kierna from further attack. It was a close call. Too close, judging by the holes in his navy blue uniform sweater.
Kierna has been attacked more than 30 times in his career, but he had never been bitten until then. Ever since, he hasn’t been the same."
http://www.dailyherald.com/search/printstory.asp?id=173620
Yawn....From this week.
Pitbull Owner Thinks Pregnancy Had Something to do with Attack
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4713620
The owner of a dog that bit a mailman Saturday thinks that the pitbull's pregnancy had something to do with the attack.
A neighbor and police fired warning shots to get the dog to stop. The pitbull eventually retreated, but not before the postal worker got a puncture wound in his leg.
China's owner, Heather Sandgren, says the dog is expected to give birth in the following weeks.
Sandgren thinks the dog's delicate condition may have caused the attack.
Sandgren was cited for having a dangerous dog. She says she is willing to make physical improvements at her home to keep the dog from getting out.
A judge will hear the case May 2.