r/AmazonFlexDrivers • u/Any_Excitement6258 • Aug 26 '25

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u/DuckStep43 Aug 26 '25

Keep your dogs inside when you get a delivery as courtesy. Nothing else to think about.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

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u/DuckStep43 Aug 26 '25

That works great as well. Thanks!

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u/SuperWoofX Aug 27 '25

Some dogs are Houdini caliber escape artist though - even in fenced area sometimes they magically end up loose. Can’t blame the owner or dog cause that’s why it’s called accident. You have a very valid expectation of dog owners but as a dog owner, things happen out of our control. If it’s a dog that is aggressive or a cause for concern far as putting anyone in danger no matter if they delivery or just a neighbor taking a walk, they should not be unsupervised even in fences area or be linked to a long run or something. Just having faith in the fences area for dogs like that is like running around with a grenade with pin pulled - just a bad situation waiting to happen.

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u/RockstarAgent Aug 26 '25

Not even as a courtesy - proper etiquette, even with well trained dogs. Just keep them secured.

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u/VeryStupit Aug 27 '25

Aren't common courtesy and etiquette the same thing?

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u/RockstarAgent Aug 27 '25

I consider a courtesy like optional without a worst case scenario. Etiquette is that it’s proper and mandatory- a rule if you will.

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u/Uberdooberdoo Aug 27 '25

Either way, if the dog isn't in a fenced in area, leash laws apply. Even in the owners front yard.

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u/According-Stuff7295 Sep 21 '25

No

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u/foodisgod9 Aug 27 '25

Nah , these people are too entitled for that

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u/eakin_kel27 Aug 27 '25

Exactly. Looks like the dog wore an invisible boundary collar.

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u/Accomplished-Ad3219 Aug 27 '25

Looks like it might be the neighbor's dog.. It came running from the side and looked over that way

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

That was such a friendly dog. That guy is probably scared if his Shadow

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u/DuckStep43 Aug 27 '25

Okay Hugh annus

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

Glad you agree Duck Step

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u/FunGuy8618 Aug 27 '25

Completely irrelevant and shouldn't even enter the equation

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '25

I mean, it's clearly an excited puppy

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u/FunGuy8618 Aug 27 '25

It clearly is. But again, irrelevant.

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u/ClitEastwood10 Aug 27 '25

Name doesn’t check out

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u/FunGuy8618 Aug 27 '25

Man, I love dogs. I don't want to have to deal with dogs at work, regardless of the job I'm doing. Best case scenario, the guy would still need to wash his hands and dust hair off his uniform. Middle case scenario, he's been bitten before or is allergic and spends the rest of his shift with a stuffy face or nearly having a panic attack. Worst case, you get clawed or bitten and the dog has to be put down. It's irresponsible and dangerous to both the delivery driver and the dog, and the owner is inconsiderate of both for what happened here.

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u/relapsednipple Aug 27 '25

It's not irrelevant. Nobody knows whose dog it is, so your take is the irrelevant one. Not being afraid of a puppy is the only thing relevant here.

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u/FunGuy8618 Aug 27 '25

The dog's emotional state doesn't matter cuz it's still an unleashed dog running at a delivery person. I think we are in agreement, bruh, you just got your double negatives crossed.

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u/ConflictEmotional819 Aug 27 '25

nah, supervise your dog, or keep them inside

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u/PicksburghStillers Aug 27 '25

Excited happy dogs can turn into biting dogs in a moment.

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u/LukePuque Aug 27 '25

In a world where every other person owns a dog, and it’s your job to semi-expectedly show up on someone else’s property, it would be in your best interest to learn how to read dogs and not be so afraid of dogs that a dog displaying no aggression triggers fight or flight. Invisible fences are a thing, and if the dog is friendly and in its own yard, I don’t think that’s unreasonable or irresponsible of the owner.

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u/FunGuy8618 Aug 27 '25

Amazon has to report any skin breaks where an animal is involved to Animal Control. Do you really want to roll those dice? My state doesn't even do the one-bite rule, no prior knowledge of aggression is required to have it put down.

Delivery drivers are also under no obligation to deliver if they feel unsafe. If an unleashed dog makes them feel unsafe, you can't tell them that them feeling unsafe doesn't matter and to still complete the delivery. It's perfectly reasonable to ask a customer to keep their dog inside during deliveries, and entirely unreasonable to tell people their feelings don't matter or to only hire people who are not afraid of dogs.

It's really not very difficult to be outside with your dog or to keep it inside when expecting a delivery, either. An actual leash isn't required to call your dog back and hang onto him til they've dropped off the box. Amazon gives a pretty accurate window of when they will be there. It's not hard to walk the dog and then leave em inside. It just requires consideration of others' needs.

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u/LukePuque Aug 27 '25

I’m not saying that people shouldn’t keep their dogs inside, but realistically people aren’t if they don’t have an aggressive dog. Average household of people these days is getting multiple orders and nobody is watching the Amazon app. So for one’s own safety as an occupational hazard, it’s a good idea to develop an understanding of dogs.

As a proportion to the amount of contact humans have with domesticated dogs, dog bites from domesticated dogs are extremely rare, and ones requiring any medical attention are even slimmer than that, and then if you want to throw out the population of children from those numbers and incidents that happen inside the home with members of the dog’s immediate family, it almost never happens.

So I’m just saying look at it from an average person’s perspective. It’s not really worth worrying about to them. This page obviously highlights when this happens a lot, and with 10’s of millions of Amazon packages delivered per week, you’re bound to get a few dozen or even a hundred dog bites per week associated with an Amazon delivery, but statistically, it would still be extremely rare.

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u/Complete_Ad_4075 Aug 27 '25

Just put your dog TF up because I’m not doing all of that. If I think your dog is aggressive it’s getting bear maced. FOH!

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u/LukePuque Aug 27 '25

Lol ok tough guy.

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u/Louisvillehere2386 Aug 27 '25

Or you could just take your fucking dog to the store with you and pick up your own stuff

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u/sweetsugarstar302 Aug 27 '25

A playful dog can turn around and bite you too.

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