After all the dog horror stories I've seen (and narrowly avoided), I figured I'd share a positive experience with a canine surprise.

Customer notes said 'Please place packages in basket so dog doesn't chew''. I sent the usual automatic 'Hey please don't let your Dog eat me kthanxbye' text about 20 minutes out and zipped off to the house.

Coast looked clear, nice house, brick mini-mansion in a subdivision. As I approached the porch, what I had initially clocked as a pile of snow in the brush suddenly sprouted a sleepy head and a heavy, thumping tail JUST as it crossed my peripheral vision.

MASSIVE white dog, I think it was a Samoyed.

We glanced at each other. I placed the package in the basket. He drooled. He remained unmoving under his cozy bush for the whole delivery, completely unbothered.

Did it scare the daylights out of me initially? You betcha. Was it a funny experience overall? Yes. Should the owner have un-released the hound?Absolutely.

Just a bit of positivity amidst the chaos. 😊