00:00Hiya, I'm Neil Leakes. I moved in here six months ago with my dog Buddy. A couple of
00:12days after moving in, Buddy was walking around the flats. He'd just moved in and the postman
00:19came in and Buddy barked at him loudly and since then the postman said that he's scared
00:27of dogs. He shouted at me abusively and said that he was scared of dogs. People said they're
00:32scared of him. I understand that. They won't come because he barks. He doesn't bite, he
00:37barks loud. But all dogs bark. I've had no post since then. I've missed appointments
00:45because of them. I've had to pay extra for my ticket for the Liverpool game, for my season
00:50ticket because they've lost everything. Not only me, my neighbours, they've lost post
00:56as well. One of them has gone across the road to get their post delivered there because
01:02he won't deliver. And when we've asked him, he says, I'll never deliver. He's never attacked
01:06him. He's never ever chased him like he said he has. So I just don't understand what's
01:13wrong. He's a 10 year old. We don't know what it is. We call him Heinz 57. He is so cuddly
01:20as unreal. He likes to play. He doesn't like walking out much, as you can see. We can play
01:26games. We can fight each other, don't we? We stick together. If I leave the house or
01:31flat or whatever, he'll bark. He'll follow me to the door. So yeah, he's absolutely loving.
01:40He's like a five year old, to be honest, sometimes. Like the kids, they'll shout, Buddy, Buddy,
01:47woof, woof, and he goes out. So I'll let him walk in to the garden or whatever. Because
01:52at the end of the day, I'm paying the rent. So why can't he walk around? Everyone say
01:58on comments and whatever that I shouldn't let him out walking. He's a dog. So I built
02:04a gate up and since then, the post haven't been delivered. It's, well, tell a lie, sorry.
02:09It's delivered a couple of times, but only when they want to. Only when I complain, I
02:14have to phone them up. I've phoned them up so many times. I've had a phone call this
02:17morning from them. I missed it because I'm dealing with other problems. I'm looking after
02:21him all the time. But he saved my life a couple of times, literally. I had some rice
02:27stuck down my throat and he barked so loud that my neighbor come and save me. We ended
02:32up getting to the hospital and I was in hospital in intensive care and everything. That was
02:37really scary, but he saved my life. And he's done it this morning as well because I have
02:42fits and that, and he barks and barks until I come awake. But how can someone be scared?
02:50And they're not delivering my post at all. I've tried and tried everything, contacted
02:54everybody I can. The council, the labor council, they've, they've contacted them. Management
02:59came out and said, he's fine. There's nothing wrong with him. He's okay. But the postman
03:04just won't deliver. I just don't understand why he won't deliver.
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