UPS Dogs: Proof that Dogs & Delivery Drivers DO Get Along!

Whoever said dogs and delivery drivers don’t get along? UPS Dogs is a growing group of thousands of delivery drivers and customers smashing the stereotypes and proving it’s not just the humans that are happy when UPS delivers!

Started 5 years ago by Sean McCarren, a 17-year veteran driver of the United Parcel Service who, during his daily duties formed bonds and friendships with dozens of dogs along his route, the UPS Dogs Facebook community and Instagram account are proving that dogs and drivers DO get along!

“When you’re running into dogs all the time, it creates a bond when you see them every day,” he told The Huffington Post. “It’s cool to meet some of the same dogs on the route, because they know who you are and they are excited to see you.”

Here’s the evidence:

 

Too much love going on here? 😍😍Or not?😍😍📦. Thank you for sharing Mimi

A post shared by UPS Dogs (@upsdogs) on Oct 26, 2017 at 8:00am PDT

A driver out of Toronto, Canada sent in adorable video of a customer’s dog, Prince, who comes running over for kisses and belly rubs the moment he hears the beep of the scanner:

Every week, drivers post photos of dogs greeting them at their trucks. Some step inside to peek around in the back!

 

Feed me!! 🐶 thanks Shaun Avery.

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Some even bring deliveries of their own to share with their favorite uniformed friends:

 

She always has to bring me a stick to play fetch and can’t get enough. No stick to Big, no stick too small. The older one just wants the treats. North Iowa Thanks Curt

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Many drivers have begun carrying treats onboard – looks like these guys know it and aren’t budging til they get one!

 

Excuse me sir? I’ll be taking payment. Thank you Matthew

A post shared by UPS Dogs (@upsdogs) on Oct 21, 2017 at 1:47am PDT

 

Love the page! I’m a FT driver in North MS. I have one pic of this dog on the roof of the house I delivered to in Byhalia, MS. Also sending two pics of a dog that hung out with me on my lunch break one day back last year in Red Banks, MS. Thanks, Chris.

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Not surprisingly, UPS Dogs aren’t just in North America – drivers all around the world are making four-legged friends along their routes.

 

I’m John, a driver from Glasgow, Scotland. Here is wee Charlie, a Blue Staffy who belongs to one of my daily customers. He is so friendly and always happy to see me. He is such a cool dog and has chewed the end of day paperwork more times than I can remember. Its always great to see him 😀

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And, although dogs are the most frequent furry-faced visitors, UPS drivers are greeted by a variety of new four-legged fans:

 

Driver Bill Teasdale in Durham, CT with Holly the pony (decked out in a matching brown “uniform”)

A post shared by UPS Dogs (@upsdogs) on Oct 21, 2017 at 1:51am PDT

 

What?? Who did this?😂😍. Thank you Josh

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And two-legged!

 

Every time I deliver to this house, this hen runs up to me as soon as I get out of the package car. She clucks until I pick her up and carry her. She may not be a dog but she acts like one. Thanks Rebecca

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The pages, moderated by about 30 UPS drivers and followed by hundreds of thousands of fans also include “fan photos” submitted by customers that adore the relationship their dogs have built with their friendly-faced drivers:

 

I wanted to share our “shop dogs” with their favorite guy Tony! Thank you Ariana

A post shared by UPS Dogs (@upsdogs) on Oct 21, 2017 at 1:43am PDT

 

Our dog Winnie of Crystal Lake, IL loves our UPS driver (and his biscuits) so much that she actually stowed away on his truck and drove away with him. Thankfully he discovered her when he was delivering packages halfway down the block. We had to physically bring her back home again. Cheers to all UPS drivers!!! Cindy & Ron

A post shared by UPS Dogs (@upsdogs) on Oct 20, 2017 at 5:30pm PDT

 

Hello, Below are pictures taken today of Walker helping our UPS driver Chad Bolskar deliver packages to our Emergency & Speciality Veterinary Hospital here in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Walker loves to see Chad and even helps carry the small boxes in. Walker donated blood today and was excited to “suit up” and help with today’s shipment. Thanks and I hope to see him on the page 🙂

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While the pages are primarily for fun, there is the occasional heartbreak.

“I’ve lost a couple dogs on my route,” McCarren said of the eventual passing of some pets. “And I always update the page with that information, so do other drivers.”