02-24-2014, 03:47 PM
(02-24-2014, 05:39 AM)AnimalFamily Wrote: What a shame if this was a scam, but we all know that kind of thing runs rampant on the web.
One thing to mention though and I am in no way defending these people as I don't know the whole story. Just what I've read here.
But in regards to the dog being in the driveway, I think we need to keep in mind the owners property and location. Our dog Payne is not leashed or penned. We live in the country and she knows her boundaries very well. We spent months with her when she was a puppy teaching her these boundaries.
She does not leave the yard and won't cross the boundary lines, but she does lie down in the driveway sometimes. A very long driveway, by the way.
I have had to get on to people in the past for "flying" down my driveway too fast. I have free range chickens, a cat, and our dog. This is their property and they should be able to be anywhere on it they choose and still feel safe.
Not trying to start anything just pointing out that depending on the circumstances dogs shouldn't always need to be restrained or contained on their own property. If someone ran over one of my animals on my property I would hold them fully responsible.
It really depends on if they live within city limits or not. It sounds like you live out in the county. I live in the city limits where we have leash laws. If my dogs were off leash or out of the fence in our driveway then it would be our fault if they were hit. But if you live in the country then yes they should admit fault and pay animal bills. I would even sew. If you have a large amount of land especially with roaming chickens then it would be at your own discretion whether or not to fence your pets and delivery people would have to accept and abide by that.
But I'm assuming that they are in city limits on 1/4 an acre or less. So you have people living 10 feet apart or less from each other and thousands of cars traveling on the roads near your house. I've had lots of people pull into the end of my driveway just to turn around. It's just common since to keep your dog safe and out of the driveway if you live a the city. Not just a delivery person but any common Joe could run over your dog like the FedEx person if they are off leash of have access to the driveway. Especially the end of your driveway. That's why city's have leash laws. It's not to make people angry and inconvenience people. It's to keep pets safe from getting run over and drivers safe from roaming pets.
That's why I think it's the owners fault and not FedEx.
