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- Postal workers suffer more than 5,400 dog attacks every year.
- Many dog owners say their dogs won't bite before they do, according to delivery drivers.
- Dog bites can cause carriers to interrupt service in the case of frequent attacks or fatalities.
There's one thing that nearly every delivery company teaches new employees on day one: residents lie about their dogs.
"He's never done that before" is at the top of the list of things drivers regularly hear after being attacked by a dog.