[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I thought mace was 'mandatory' for mailmen. Our 15 pound cockapoo was maced by the mailman. She slipped out our front door when we were walking out, because she wanted to get at the mailman.

There is something 'special' about mailmen that many dogs hate. Our cockapoo never made a peep at anyone else who came or went. Only people wearing the mail uniform.

What this man did to the terrier is disgusting and completely unnecessary. As I wrote earlier, I had an intense fear of off leash dogs, including small dogs, but never even in self defense felt the urge to use force against them. I delivered newspapers when I was in grade school and racked up bites from dogs of all sizes (luckily never any serious damage).

I do not dismiss people who fear my little 9 pound dogs. I also do not agree that a person who fears dogs should not have a job outdoors -- loose dogs can be anywhere. However, I think there is something distinctly wrong with a person who crushes a rock on a 10 pound dog. I think there has to more going on with this guy.