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caption: Terrified postmen are being given psychology lessons on how to unleash their 'inner dog' to stop them getting bitten on their rounds in Germany.

Terrified postmen are being given psychology lessons on how to unleash their 'inner dog' to stop them getting bitten on their rounds in Germany.

Animal behaviour experts hired by the country's Deutsche Post service claim they are already cutting back on the 1,800-a-year cases of posties mauled by mutts while carrying out their duties.

"They learn to think like dogs, use their own dog instincts, and see what is in the dog's mind," said trainer Jorg Ulbricht.

Postmen are taught how to empathise with a dog trying to defend its home against an intruder.
"The main problem is that the postman it is entering a dog's territory and is going to have to keep doing that every day.

"If a dog chases you off once, its confidence grows while yours shrinks.

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