Do dogs see postmen as Giant Tennis Balls or is it just that posties are always in the wrong place at the wrong time? This ridiculous game of “Catch the Postie” has been going on for a long time, perhaps as long as yellow outfits became the norm. Perhaps it’s been going on for a lot longer, but it just seems that posties are more in the front line than even other delivery people who are dressed normally and as such we don’t blame them for feeling exposed. However, it’s not reasonable to expect doggie therapists to get the message across to our canine friends that posties are not tasty tennis balls.
OK! OK! There’s Fido having a quiet nap dreaming about tennis balls in the park and all the doggy friends racing around and trying to steal each other’s tennis balls, when out of the corner of his dozy eye he sees something he can’t quite believe – The biggest ‘Mater Freaking’ Tennis Ball you’ve ever seen and it’s bouncing, weaving, tinkling and then stopping and fiddling with Fido’s letterbox – It’s a dream, it’s a huge dream, and it’s all come true for Fido.
Fido leaps out of his slobbery slumber and races out to grab his mega Tennis Ball before the mutts down the road get an inkling of what’s happening!
The Postie sees Fido tearing down the garden path at him and high-tails it to the station to hand in his resignation – Even his “Tennis Ball Mobile” can hardly catch up!
This ludicrous daily occurrence plays out in just about every street in every town in every country that dresses their post office employees as GIANT TENNIS BALLS.
This would be funny if it wasn’t that serious.
It doesn’t take Einstein to work out why yellow attracts the attention of canines.
It doesn’t take proof to work out that canines have teeth.
And it doesn’t take half a brain to work out that canines and tennis balls connect by teeth – ANY SIZED TENNIS BALLS – THE BIGGER THE BETTER!
C’mon, guys! There has to be a better way.
There are other colours in the colour swatch beside canary yellow within which we can outfit these good folk and keep them safe at the same time.
There are bright fluoro blue greens and reflective silvers and bright whites with flashers – The list goes on.
Now if you or your loved ones are employed as tennis balls waiting to be tossed around the park, you should stop, think, and then dress the post office bosses up the same way and take them to visit Fido and his mates.
I’ll guarantee that you will be given shiny new outfits in a different colour before the next RUN!
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