I am a carrier. And yes, hanging branches that stand the possibility of scratching our vehicles are not something we mess with, by direction of our bosses. If you have an issue, contact your post office, and your postmaster will explain why to you. Dogs, too, are a credible threat, all of the time. I've been bitten by dogs whose owners swear, "My dog doesn't bite!"

My dad is a postman and when he or any of the other postpeople delivers post to my friend's house they tell her or her mother to come out to the driveway and get it because of their dog who's big and barks a lot, lol. Get the USPS guy to get you to come to your driveway maybe?

Given OP's comments, it sounds like the dogs are barking from inside the house & it's just too scary for the guy. Branches that are hazardous to a person would make a driveway unusable, doesn't seem likely (especially since OP says they're trimmed). I once had a USPS person refuse to deliver mail because I live on a hill and they have to go up about 15 steps to get to the door. Of course, everyone on our side of the street has the same problem & they can for the most part just cut across lawns once going part way up.

Some people just aren't happy unless they're complaining. Sorry OP.

Here, if there is a dog on site, by law a courier does not have to enter the property. It's a Health and Safety risk - would you rather have to pick up your parcel, or be sued and have the dogs destroyed?

What a child, there's occupational hazard everywhere, and he chooses to complain about something that is likely not a problem.

wooooowwww that mailman has fired some shots time make them branches more hazardous then before ?

I am so very tired of hearing people complain about their postal workers and their "sweet dogs." Your dogs aren't sweet. Just because it's small, doesn't mean that it can't do damage. The small breeds like Chihuahuas, Yorkies, etc. are the most likely to bite. If a dog was going nuts on you, would you still walk up to it? Probably not. Yes, they get paid to do this job. BUT, they also have to think of their safety and the safety of other carriers delivering not mail on your route. Train your dogs on something that is more consistent than a remote bark collar, and trim your branches. Be a responsible owner.

Being a USPS worker we are not allowed to go anywhere near houses with dogs out because if we get bitten, we're at fault for going to the house and if we trip over those branches, we're at fault for going in the driveway. Management at my office has been riding us about being safer. If a house has more than three steps and no railing we are not allowed to deliver their mail or packages either. They're very, very strict.

Report him for not doing his job. We have a USPS delivery person who drove across our lawn, scratched the side of a neighbors vehicle, and we (as well as other townspeople)are constantly getting other people's mail.