Kicker: Delivery drivers to the rescue

NICK EICHER, HOST: Dogs and delivery drivers are said famously not to get along. You know that.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Yeah, my dog loses it anytime a driver comes near my house!

EICHER: Yep, mine does the same.

But that really ought not be. Here’s exhibit A.

An Amazon driver in Florida was delivering a package when she saw smoke coming from the delivery address. The homeowners were away, so she called 911. First responders showed up and discovered three puppies inside and, of course, rescued them.

But this kind of thing is more common than maybe you think.

Here are two other stories from just this past year. In Georgia, a delivery person saved seven people and several pets as well when she noticed smoke. And in Washington State, a UPS driver saved a drowning girl’s life by giving CPR.

So maybe a little more respect for delivery drivers and a little less barking and growling?

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