Carrying a stick would give a post worker a significant amount of protection. Not complete protection of course but dogs give people with sticks a lot of respec

Carrying a stick would give a post worker a significant amount of protection. Not complete protection of course but dogs give people with sticks a lot of respect. In a conflict with a dog a stick is an effective weapon. Whenever I go hiking in rural areas near farms I always carry a stick (or tripod) - aggressive farmyard dogs bark a lot but don't attack because I have a stick weapon.