Nugget, a golden retriever, is spoiling mail delivery on a suburban cul-de-sac. The U.S. Postal Service is threatening to return mail to sender unless the owner controls the dog or residents pay $1,000 for boxes at the end of the circle."We want to deliver the mail, but we want to do it in a manner where we're not going to sustain another attack, a bite or injury of whatever degree," Postmaster Gene Brackus said.
On Dec. 30, Nugget raced across the street toward a mail carrier, who slipped on ice, cracked his elbow and hurt his hip, Brackus said.
He said Nugget's owner recently failed to keep the dog from roaming. John McGuire said the pet was simply playing fetch.
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