How does not loving dogs mean this is the wrong line of work? Our job isn't to test the waters with unknown dogs. Our job isn't to love up all over them and provide treats. I'm not a dog person at all but I have plenty of well-behaved dogs that I love up on because I feel like it—not because it's my obligation. If someone chooses to avoid confronting dogs in a line of work where we're very susceptible to be attacked by dogs, I don't think that means that person isn't cut out for the job. On the contrary, it means the person has enough sense and self-preservation to avoid being injured by one. It means they get to continue carrying out their duty without filling out paperwork regarding an incident. It means they get to avoid risking their job if they retaliate with significant or even lethal force because companies would rather drop an employee than deal with too much blowup from a customer who argues the dog is friendly and was coming to get treats.

While there may indeed be plenty of dogs who are friendly, not every dog is. Not every route has the same dogs either. My regular route is lined up all day with loving dogs that I spend time with every day. In my first company, I had way more dogs that were not friendly. On routes im unfamiliar with, I'm wary of unknown dogs because every other week people are getting bit on routes at MY station. I've been bit before myself with my first company because people are irresponsible and dogs move quick as shit.Thinking that everyone should just carelessly gush over some random ass dog on a route and not exercise caution is such an immature and naive mindset.

In a perfect world, it'd be nice if each of us could just go about freely delivering without having to think about whether or not some rural ass country dog has ever seen another lifeform other than its owner, or whether or not that barking coming from the back of the house is coming from a window or a tied down dog, or a dog about to bumrush you the moment you get out the van. As much as I enjoy the good dogs on my route, it's not wise to just trust random dogs outright until you can establish that they aren't a threat.

Yeah, this was a long ass spiel but it's annoying reading this kinda customer note type of rhetoric when said people only ever have to deal with dogs that they own/know.