Not only are we not hot chicks or rich guys, stalkers aren't geeky enough to read allegro.cc.

He CAN look innocent, especially when he took something he wasn't supposed to

Meet Wolf...

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If your intentions are good It's the friendliest cat I know

A stalker will fixate on anyone. It doesn't matter your sex, income or attractiveness.

I found a reason to hate Chris Katko.

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Yeah, Im not sure you should train your dogs to attack people just walking normally.

Aggressively sure. but the mail man? herp.

Most dogs have problems with mailmen because they approach your property, don't acknowledge you or your dogs, and then leave. It's very suspicious for an animal that doesn't understand. A good way to change this is to either for the UPS/mailman to bring cheap dog treats with him and to meet the owners of the house (so they see you as an accepted "friend"), or perhaps to buy lots of cheap dog treats from Amazon over time so that the dogs associate the UPS man as a kind of "treat bringer" / doggy Santa Claus.

So it's not an issue of training them to be aggressive. It's animals not understanding property law. It's the same kind of misunderstanding that dogs think you're "leaving them forever" every time you leave the house, and greet you like you were gone for years when you come back. They don't understand where you're going and why you'd leave the pack.

Most dog are very friendly to strangers if they haven't been trained badly, and you can set up the right "environment" to help them understand. For example, bad owners don't realize that they project their anger, or fear of strangers onto their dogs. Dogs very much pick up their owners feelings and if you have anger issues at home (yelling at the TV), the dog doesn't understand who you're angry at and doesn't know to calm down when you do. If you are afraid of strangers (common with women) and you tense up the leash when strangers walk by, or move away from them as you walk down the sidewalk, dogs notice that too and become aggressive toward things that make you afraid--even if subconsciously. Dogs reveal much more about their owners than they do about themselves. Very angry dogs can become submissive with a professional trainer in a matter of days--you really have to see it to believe how night-and-day it can be in such a short time.

Dogs are a beautiful example of what intentional breeding can accomplish over thousands of years. There's a reason we use "helper dogs" and not "helper monkeys" (in general) even though monkeys might be considered "smarter." Dogs are more trainable, and with real training comes a much better harnessing of intelligence than with a smarter, less obedient animal.

Thanks!

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My daughters do that too. But on the opposite of the spectrum

You should cage train them.

I agreed mostly with your post, but I'd like to make a correction. It's not the dog's fault, and it's not the mailman's fault. It's the owner's fault for not teaching the dog to tolerate it. Mailmen, delivery men, etc., can't be expected to train everybody's dogs, and can't be expected to bring treats to every household that has a dog. The dog should either be tied up or caged up outside of reach of the mailmen, or should be well enough trained to understand to leave them be. Of course, mailmen should also be trained to project the right energy when they're around dogs so that they don't provoke the wrong response. As Cesar Milan would say, "[train people, rehabilitate dogs]" (paraphrasing).

Touche. Append: I disagree with the mailmen using treats though. For one thing, they don't know what the owner considers acceptable for their dog, and really have no right to feed a stranger's dog. It's also not free and they shouldn't have to pay that (if anything, the dog owner should, or at least the employer). Best of all I think would be to train them to project the right energy, and if the dog isn't cooperating then just don't deliver the package! Maybe if people don't get their packages they'll handle their dogs!

Dog is loose or within reach of the door/mailbox/whatever? Showing aggression or imbalance? Walk away. It's not your problem.

I would just throw the package to your windows directly from the van...