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Dog that attacked mailman spared its life

Conditions placed on German Shepherd
Dog bite
A ‘beware of the dog’ sign adorns the front gate of the house where a German shepherd ran out from, seconds before it attacked an unsuspecting postal worker. Photo by Graeme Wood

A dog that attacked a mailman last month on Lucas Road has been spared its life by the City of Richmond. 

The owner, thought by area residents to be the maid of an empty home, will have to build a reinforced enclosure for the German Shepherd to prevent it from escaping the property.

The mauling left the mailman with serious lacerations to his legs.

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