My Baby Got Pepper Sprayed!!

[She-ra's Mama]

I am sorry that this happened!! Poor baby, does he resemble a Pit Bull?? Maybe the mailman got confused? I think that this is so sad, little dogs barks are worse than their bite. I would've reported him also.

[eensor]

I think I'd have to slap that mailman til he was too ugly for radio!

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by She-ra's Mama

I am sorry that this happened!! Poor baby, does he resemble a Pit Bull?? Maybe the mailman got confused? I think that this is so sad, little dogs barks are worse than their bite. I would've reported him also.

Priobably a Rotwieler. Same coloring.

[lovmyyorkie]

Winnismom,

I agree with you when you say "You don't now what Any dog will do in Any given situation". My girls of 8 yrs that love me have snapped at me when I have hurt them by accident in grooming them, or Buffy at the vet that had just given her her shots.

I still don't understand why he ran out like that, but anyone with a puppy knows how fast they run when they have a goal. I would have been scare too if I saw a little dog coming at me and I have visiting friends, but I stood still and let them smell me and carefully put my purse between us until I feel safe

I know we were at fault and I said that, and he had every right to protect himself but spraying him TWICE was over the amount needed.

I think if Duncan had bit him his big leg would have broken a couple of Duncans teeth's off .

Thanks Winnismom

Originally Posted by winnismom

Well..here goes. The mailman may have overreacted true, but your dog was running after him barking. Big, little, whatever I don't think the mailman thought at the time "Oh it's just a small yorkie, when it bites me it won't be too bad so I'll just let it happen." I have been in a situation where a small yorkie was jumping all over me and his owner was telling me not to worry he won't bite etc. Well, I don't know what ANY dog will do in ANY given situation. No one does!!! Dogs that haven't bitten EVER can bite all of a sudden. It really does no good to say to somone who's being chased or jumped on by your dog that's it's OK because they would never bite. It's simply not true. The reason your little one got pepper sprayed was human error on both parts it seems. The first part is that he was let out, even thought it wasn't intentional. The second part was that the mailman probably overreacted. I guess what I'm saying is that the mailman was not the only one to blame here. That being said I'm so glad your little one is ok...that must have been awful and I would have panicked. You and your daughter seemed like you kept your cool and did the right thing. Good for you.

[StewiesMom]

Hey Devil's Advocate here. My sister is a former "mailwoman". She has sprayed a bunch of dogs who have chased and attacked her -- big and small. It got so bad that finally she asked to be in the office instead of out delivering mail and they let her do so. She had to go to the hospital to get a rabies injection because of a "little" Shih Tzu who was a carrier of the disease. I don't know if you all have ever seen a rabies shot they give to people, but the needle is about 5 inches long.

Anyway, while it's unfortunate that your baby got sprayed, I don't think it's necessarily the mail person is a bad person for spraying him. They shouldn't have to deal with dogs running after them - it's not in their job description and they just don't get paid enough to deal with all that bullcrap.

[Lissy]

As a person who has lots of family members working in the Post Office, if your dog is running unleashed and outdoors, the mail carrier has the right to pepper spray them. Yes, it's ridiculous when the dog is like 3 lbs, but I don't think there is anything you can do because your dog was outside without a leash. (It's not as if the postman knows if the dog's been vaccinated or not.) It's also a lot of trouble if the dog bites them because they're supposed to report it, no matter how unserious the bite is. Also, I know if a dog won't run when it's been sprayed once, they will spray them again until the dog takes off.

In any case, I'm sorry your baby was pepper sprayed. That stuff is a lot stronger than any regular pepper spray you can buy. I would just be a lot more careful about not letting him escape especially while the mail carrier is out.

[lovmyyorkie]

Originally Posted by StewiesMom

Hey Devil's Advocate here. My sister is a former "mailwoman". She has sprayed a bunch of dogs who have chased and attacked her -- big and small. It got so bad that finally she asked to be in the office instead of out delivering mail and they let her do so. She had to go to the hospital to get a rabies injection because of a "little" Shih Tzu who was a carrier of the disease. I don't know if you all have ever seen a rabies shot they give to people, but the needle is about 5 inches long.

Anyway, while it's unfortunate that your baby got sprayed, I don't think it's necessarily the mail person is a bad person for spraying him. They shouldn't have to deal with dogs running after them - it's not in their job description and they just don't get paid enough to deal with all that bullcrap.

I think it's one of those job perks that they never tell you about when you get hired like rude customers, gossipy co-works, unfair company policies.....but bottom line we all have a choice.

Some of us look at the paycheck and deal with it, some look at the paycheck and also bit@# about it and some of us move on when enough is enough.... your choice.

Thank You,
Devil's Advocate

[winnismom]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

She said that her daughter was partially to blame, but with that little dog, if the mailman had just turned and stomped his foot the dog would have run. I think mailmen need a few lessons from the dog whisperer on dealing with dogs.

She did say that, I missed it. I'm not sure the united states postal service would cover lessons from the dog whisperer! I guess what I was trying to say was that it was human error on both parts, but the good news is that the little one is okay and thank god for that.