Why is every mailman afraid of dogs?

Hey if you don't like dogs, don't take that job! They are always gonna be around. It's like a park ranger being afraid of bees, or a rodeo champion being afraid of clowns.

Simple quiz for anyone that wants to be a mailman. If a strange dog comes up to you, do you:

a) Run away
b) Hit it with your bag of mail
c) LET IT SNIFF YOUR HAND PEACEFULLY
d) None of the above

The correct answer is c. If you don't get that right then sorry but you can't be a mailman.

I wonder if there is a mailman that is the exception to the rule. One that walks around acting badass and if a dog barks at him he doesn't even care. or if there's a barking dog in his path he lets out a big warrior cry and charges. He has battle scars, but is proud of them.

What is it about the mailman that makes dogs want to maul him? Other people come over to your house and the dog is good. Then suddenly, "Hey is that guy carrying a MAGAZINE? Kill!"

Luckily for the mailman, dogs never have a good attack strategy. No stealth. If they really want to "get" the mailman, they should hide behind a tree or something. Lurk in the bushes wearing a hat made out of leaves. But nope. Dogs would never win a war.

and what if some stray dog accidentally got loose in the post office somehow? That could get ugly. My hope is that all the mailmen would start barking at the dog until they ran him off. High fives all around.