USPS Bite Worse Than Dog's Bark

Some Montlake residents had fetch their mail from the Union Street post office early this week because of a dog with mail issues. Turns out, the USPS stopped delivering the mail to the entire block due one family's dog on the loose. The carrier, who has warned the family about their dog's behavior several times over the past two years--and fined them--finally went postal nuclear by alerting the postmaster, who promptly put the whole block on “Dog Hold.” It's a draconian response to the timeless battle between dogs and mailmen--is the assumption that the mail-less neighbors will grab the pitchforks and torches and rush over to ensure compliance? We're not sure, but since no one on the block knew why their mail had stopped coming, we think we see a flaw in this strategy.