There were 6,755 dog attacks on U.S. postal workers last year. The number of attacks on postal workers has increased by 206. Postal workers take training courses to ensure they know tricks like using their satchels as a shield. The average cost of insurance claims was $33,230, a ten percent decrease from the previous year. An app called Trip Hazards allows colleagues to mark addresses that have dogs so that a mail carrier can be forewarned of a potential rogue dachshund.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/online-sales-blamed-for-increase-in-dog-attacks-on-mail-1794139811