[Gordon Saunders]

Today at work i was writing a bill out for a customer when a neighbor approached me about having her windows cleaned , distracted by her i absent mindedly pushed the bill through the letterbox instead of in the post box fixed to the wall next to the door. Instantly the little terrier (westie) jumped up and bit me on the index finger. The dog was holding on , basically by my fingernail until a pulled my hand back through the letterbox tearing a chunk out of my finger and loosing the fingernail. Have been to A&E to have paper stiches in and antibiotics prescribed. First time in 10 yrs of cleaning i have been bitten .  Anybody else been snapped?

[tomy jackson]

youv got a good chance of a clam as its not good enuf ot have box on wall and leve the other un bloked 

[kenaltobelli]

had a farm dog at my trousers never went back;
but if theres a box on wall there for a pupose move on forget it

[Ian Lancaster]

Yes.

Once, and once only in all my 40-odd years in the job.  And it wasn't even a customer's dog, it was a stray that took objection to me climbing up my ladder and ran across the road, jumped up and bit my foot.  

Didn't do me a lot of harm, I was wearing my usual Peter Storms with thick rubber soles.

It backed off to have another go, but I was ready for it the second time - as it leaped up I stamped down as hard as I could on the top of its head, its head jerked downwards under the impetus of my size eleven and its jaw crashed into the rung just below it.

Exit one sorry mutt with a very sore head and jaw - bet it regretted the day it decided to try a mouthful of me

[dan hughes]

2 sausage dogs !!  

One each leg !!

Still got the scars on one leg!!

[Paul_Rolfe]

Today at work i was writing a bill out for a customer when a neighbor approached me about having her windows cleaned , distracted by her i absent mindedly pushed the bill through the letterbox instead of in the post box fixed to the wall next to the door. Instantly the little terrier (westie) jumped up and bit me on the index finger. The dog was holding on , basically by my fingernail until a pulled my hand back through the letterbox tearing a chunk out of my finger and loosing the fingernail. Have been to A&E to have paper stiches in and antibiotics prescribed. First time in 10 yrs of cleaning i have been bitten .  Anybody else been snapped?

Definite claim there, mate.

[G Griffin]

had a farm dog at my trousers never went back;
but if theres a box on wall there for a pupose move on forget it

  I bet you`ve forgotten it already Gordon.

                              Gerry.

[suds window service]

Today at work i was writing a bill out for a customer when a neighbor approached me about having her windows cleaned , distracted by her i absent mindedly pushed the bill through the letterbox instead of in the post box fixed to the wall next to the door. Instantly the little terrier (westie) jumped up and bit me on the index finger. The dog was holding on , basically by my fingernail until a pulled my hand back through the letterbox tearing a chunk out of my finger and loosing the fingernail. Have been to A&E to have paper stiches in and antibiotics prescribed. First time in 10 yrs of cleaning i have been bitten .  Anybody else been snapped?

yep ....that happened to me last year....hurts don't it

[tony talbot]

got bitten when i was a milkman, collecting money from an old dear, when her blind poodle came to see what was going on,started sniffing me leg, then next instant bit be in the nuts. i squealed like a little girl. the custy turned round to see what was happening. i told her the dog just bit me, she didn't believe me. couldn't really show her the bite marks could i. thank god i was wearing thick jeans at the time, escaped with a bit of bruising

[mark dew]

Been bitten twice. Both jack russels.

[dazmond]

ive been bitten twice in 15 yrs.both times fingers in letterbox while pushing slips thru and both times by little dogs.one a white poodle and the other a yorkshire terrier.always got my fingers out quickly :olittle cuts no more than that.hope ur nail grows back pal.more painful when a custy closed a front door with my fingers in it.

[Paul_Rolfe]

Dogs teeth, meet Doctor Marten, enjoy your relationship.

[luther1]

I have 13 stiches in my cheek from a Golden Retreaver. Customer had to take me to hospital!

[wizard]

If the dog are a problem costomer should have a sign on the door or they would be responsable for damages. What I do with leaflets  I use a stiff alu plate to push them through and if the bugger nips that her has the pain.

[tony talbot]

if the custy has a bad dog maybe they should be dropped to save future trouble

[G Griffin]

Been bitten twice. Both jack russels.

Same as Tony Talbot then  .

                          Gerry.

[Gaby P.]

I have never been bitten, but came close to it. If I know the customer has a dog, I ring the doorbell before I start cleaning and ask them to keep the dog inside until I have finished cleaning. I think there is no need to dump a custy, because they have a dog.

I've also had custys saying "Don't worry he's harmless", but I always reply "You should see the scars I have from harmless dogs"

[windowswashed]

It's the dog owners who are to blame, not the dogs.

[mick partington]

today while decorating in tenents house the dog [british bull dog] had my mate trapped in the kitchen tenent seid : im sorry its the sound of your steps he hates the window cleaner 

[Pureandclean]

I had exactly the same thing happen to me, maybe 15 years ago. Dog was tugging at my finger through the letterbox, split my nail down the centre and blood everywhere. Customers laughed when I told them.
Also had a Golden Retriever that used to always have a nip at me until I clipped it under the chin with my heel. It was fine with me after that.
Also had a Tortoise head-butting my boot, one day.