[milosmom]

I have a mail slot in my door too and Milo's mission in life is to get that mail as it is coming through the slot and push it back out the door! Sometimes I've witnessed a tug of war...the mailman trying to push it in while Milo has the other end trying to push it back out!!
Clearly he sees mail as an invasion and is trying to protect his home and get the offending paper out! Dogs are territorial by nature, a dog can't be blamed for trying to protect his home!!

I had to put a child gate up in the foyer so the mail can be delivered through the slot and prevent the mail from being eaten and never thought of the scenario of a mailperson getting a finger or two chewed if he/she was dumb enough to stick his/her hand in the house!

It just doesn't seem fair to label the dog as a bad egg because of this. I hope common sense will prevail and the authorities will realize this was an isolated incident.
If anyone knows how to train a dog to stop eating mail and/or pushing it back through the mail slot, let me know. I've tried a lot of tactics and finally gave up and use the child gate!!

I think you are doing the right thing by offering to pay for the medical expenses....that and a sincere apology is often all that is needed to prevent a lawsuit, if the other person is also reasonable and understanding. I wish you the best of luck and hope it doesn't get ugly. Bailey is just too cute...one look at that Corgi face and you just know he didn't mean it.