Katie Guzman said the family was inside the home cooking breakfast when Sunka ran inside “rubbing her face all over the carpet and whatever.” At initially, Guzman believed her dog had the “zoomies” however Sunka’s eyes appeared inflamed. Her two-year-old granddaughter began coughing and her partner touched Sunka’s face, continued to touch his own and his eyes began to burn. That was when they understood something was incorrect.
Guzman looked outdoors and saw her mailman.
“So, I confronted him, and I was like, ‘did you spray my dog?’ And he’s like, ‘well yeah, I did. I’m just really scared of dogs,’” she said.
Guzman called the non-emergency number for police and submitted a report. Animal control said they are examining the case.
Kim Frum, the tactical interactions expert with the United States Postal Service, said they know the event and are checking out it.
Frum launched a declaration to Q2 News:
“We know a dog being sprayed on a shipment path in Billings. The Postal Service is checking out the event.
“It’s essential to understand more than 5,400 postal employees were attacked by dogs [about.usps.com] in the United States in 2021. The Postal Service regularly asks clients for their help to keep our providers safe throughout shipments. Simple actions such as limiting their family pets on a leash, keeping them inside your home, far from the door, or in another space, or perhaps behind a fence can be efficient in minimizing the capacity for injuries.
“Our providers are geared up with plant-based repellent for their security and are constantly advised to just utilize the deterrent with terrific discretion. The repellent includes 0.35 percent oleoresin capsicum (extract of cayenne pepper) and 99.65 percent mineral oil, moved by an inert gas included in an aerosol spray can. The results of the spray are momentary.”
But Guzman feels puzzled regarding why the provider sprayed her dog.
“We have a fenced yard. Our mailbox is not even close to where he’d have to go by her,” she said.
Their mail box is on the side of their home, down the driveway. The fence, where Sunka remains, blocks the whole front backyard, avoiding her from having the ability to reach a mail provider.
Sunka is doing great now, and Guzman said she does not have a problem with USPS, however simply the postal employee himself. She hopes no other dog has actually been sprayed by the employee and said they were simply lucky they were home when it occurred.