“Because of the dog’s behaviour, he [the postman] believes your mail cannot be delivered safely and in the circumstances I have instructed him not to deliver mail to your address,” said a letter from the Royal Mail to Peggy’s owner, 49-year-old Kathleen Joyce.  The dog in question isn’t some kind of blood-crazed attack dog, but a 6-inch-tall, ankle-high Yorkshire Terrier.  Peggy the Yorkshire terrier has been dubbed “The Beast of Dorset Gardens” after her attacks on the postman caused Royal Mail to suspend mail delivery to her neighborhood.

The town council of Northampton has ordered the Joyce family to find a new home for Peggy, or else they may be removed from their rented home.  Even Joyce’s neighbors in Dorset admit that Peggy is a danger, with one neighbor saying, “It is a vicious little thing and I have seen it going for the postman.”

Joyce maintains her dog is harmless, saying, “Peggy has barked at the postman but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is only little.  She has been in this family for 10 years and there is no way we are going to get rid of her.”

The smallest dogs are often the most vicious.  Pomeranians and beagles are adorable and cute, and their bites aren’t usually fatal, unlike larger, stronger dogs.  That’s why they don’t have the reputation their aggression merits.

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