Big Dogs, Big Blame: How USPS Turned a Neighborhood Against Itself

Behind the Notice, Stereotypes, and the Three Homes That Got Framed

Yesterday I played the role of canine advocacy activist for my neighborhood. Most of the homes on our block have dogs. But they are of the small and cute variety. However, there are three homes on the block that have large breed dogs.

Large dogs are often stigmatized by negative stereotypes.

On those rare occasions when there is an incident involving a la…