Village Sprouts

Saving the Mailman

Preventing dog-related injuries is a community effort that starts with responsible owners.

No one likes to hear that his or her kid is being a pain. Equally so, you’d like to think that your pet is perfectly behaved at all times. Unfortunately, that isn’t always reality. Last week, as I was bringing baby home from her two-month checkup, I got a text from my neighbor. She said that she’d put my dog and my mail in my house and locked my front door. Initially there was confusion, but then the backstory unfolded.  Apparently as I rushed the girls out of the house with the diaper bag and backpacks and towels and sunscreen and snacks (it was water-play day at preschool summer camp), I didn’t fully latch the door behind me. So when the letter carrier arrived with the mail, there was Hana, our beloved yellow lab mix, to greet him. Other…

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