Shih-poo Terrorizes London Posties

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/07/17/6180961-sun.html
Thu, July 17, 2008 By KATHERINA DEHAAS


How much trouble can a five-kilogram pooch cause? A lot, if you live on Whitton Avenue in northwest London.
Mail delivery to 28 homes on the street has been suspended since July 3 and residents have to fetch their mail from the green, group mailbox around the corner.
Canada Post said the decision to suspend delivery was the result of three incidents involving a small dog owned by Paul Hubert, a city councilor for Ward 8.
Hubert's dog Chloe is a shitzu-poodle mix known as a shih-poo and about the size of a large cat.
However, neighbors' frustration seems aimed at Canada Post more than Hubert's dog.
"Canada Post can't deliver here but the Pennysaver arrives faithfully every week, delivered by a little kid," said Clem Wolterbeek of 947 Whitton Ave.
Dogs are a major concern for postal employees. Across Canada, the number of incidents involving dogs is around 500 a year, Creech said.
In 2007, there were five dog incidents in London. In one case, a letter carrier was bitten on the arm and off the job for 14 days
Well here I go an a rant. Might some training of the posties be in order. Why for heavens sake does it take three weeks for an envelope to go from London to Saskatoon? You get 14 days off for a dog bite? Of course I do not know the severity of the bite but I wonder if not holding a union job was one of my big mistakes in life.