Meter Reading Guy Hitting and Provoking Dogs

Despite the insane tariffs you pay on the water usage, their meter reading guy hit my dog with his clip board because she barked at him this morning. She is a toypom and has never bitten anyone. When i yelled at him and asked what he thinks he is doing he ran away. After speaking to a manager at the Lynnwood branch the guy came back and said sorry and that he did not hit her. I saw him hit her. His words "i just wanted to see if she would bite me". Ok so you are contradicting yourself and admitting that you wanted to provoke her? Unacceptable to say the least. Had she bitten him he would have sued me but its ok for him to hit and provoke my dog? What if she got hurt? Who would pay the vet fees? Not happy.