Horrible morning kind of graphic post

[somany]

So don't keep reading if it's going to upset you but I kind of need to tell "someone". I called my daughter but she is at work so I could only give her the abbreviated version.

Watching my grandkids this morning, playing outside blowing bubbles, etc, and the neighbor's dog got hit by a passing truck. All happened so fast and there was no hope for him. Awful, awful feeling; still sick to my stomach. DGS soon to be 6 is the big brother of my grandson who was stillborn so he is already familiar with death so has been pretty upset. Feel so bad for the neighbors. She was planting flowers and had her back to the street. Another neighbor was walking her dogs across the street, and the little dog ran towards them, and the driver probably didn't even see him. He stopped and helped but there was no hope. The neighbor ran to the street, and I was headed there with the kids when she picked him up. Blood poured out of him. I had to turn around and take the kids in cause I realized I couldn't let them see any more. I started crying which got my grandson crying. He was a little fluffy thing; I don't think they had had him long cause I hadn't seen him before but I don't know that for sure. I didn't actually see him get hit but when I went out a few minutes later without the kids, the neighbor walking the dogs filled me in on what had happened.

[Shirley U Geste]

How awful.

So sorry the kids were there when it happened.

[Deleted]

When I was a kid, we had a dog and it was allowed to roam the neighborhood, at that time, this was not too unusual. When I was about 12, 'Princess' got hit by a car right outside our house. Somehow, the driver - who was intoxicated, after hitting our dog, managed to drive onto our property and wedge his van in between two trees. Another foot to the left or to the right would have caused him a head-on with the trunk.

I have never forgiven that man for killing my dog - it was a traumatic experience for a kid - or anyone. But, it was also the fault of my mom/dad to allow our dog to just roam the neighborhood. Looking back, it was inevitable that she would get hit one day. My mom & dad were both brought up 'in-the-city' and when they moved to the 'country', I guess it seemed the thing to do.

The vision of my dog, hurt as badly as she was, is indelibly etched in my brain, so it was a very good thing to take your GK's inside. In this day and age, unless you live on a farm, I don't believe its a good idea to not have your dog on a leash or fenced in your yard. Just for the very same reason your neighbor lost her little dog - other dogs passing by are just too much of a temptation for most dogs.

I do feel sorry for your neighbor - losing a pet is so hard. And the driver was probably shaken-up as well. And hugs to you, somany, for your sympathy and tears!

[kritter]

God speed to the Rainbow Bridge, lil fluffy dog.

So sorry to hear about the little pup. 

[Deleted]

So sad. I hope your grandkids (and you!) are ok.

[val2525]

I'm sorry, (((((somany)))).

My dog got out as a puppy once, flew out the door before I could get the leash on him. I lived on a huge 6 lane boulevard in Dallas at the time. The ONLY reason he didn't get hit by a car was because it was really early on a Sunday and there was no traffic. Scared the crap out of me. After that, I never opened the door until I had his leash on.

[somany]

Thanks, I have been pretty shaken up about it most of the day, and he wasn't even our dog.

Turns out I knew the guy who hit him; he was the assistant principal at the high school my kids went to, and one of my daughters played sports with his daughter. I didn't recognize him, but my daughter knew the truck when I told her. He is a great guy, and I am sure he is devastated by it.

I really, really feel for the woman next door. She is forever going to have the sensation/memory/feeling of that blood pouring out. I had started to holler "don't pick him up", thinking it best not to move him like they say for people who get injured, but she was already in the process of picking him up so I didn't, but I wish I could have stopped her just because I think the feeling of it will stay with her for so long. My SIL said they have had the dog since they (my DD and SIL) moved in a year ago. The neighbors have two daughters, and one of them was outside when it happened. I don't know what all she saw, nor do I know if it was the older or younger daughter, but I am sure it will be a traumatic memory for her.

[kritter]

Those memories do stay with you forever.

I ran over a feral kitten in my garage almost 30 years ago and I still remember it. The kittens were hiding in the storeroom and I thought they were all out of the way but one ran out after I was backing out. I have never forgotten it.

[labbypaws]

So sorry that it happened and you had to see it.

[Deleted]

I'm so sorry for everyone involved. How sad. I hope the kids are ok. Teaching them about life and death is one thing, but having to experience and come to terms with the gore of an accident is something else entirely. I almost hit a dog in very similar circumstances years ago. Somehow it made it under my SUV and avoided getting hurt. Still makes me feel a bit sick to think about it.

[Deleted]

Unfortunately it's a daily event around here. The amount of dogs and cats killed on our highway is insane. I've had people ask why my dog is on a leash when we walk her to her play yard. Our top yard is all fenced in but our drive seperates it from the house. So she is on a leash from the house to pen. They just don't understand why we leash her up to go 20ft. We are on a main highway and they have to ask why she is leashed?

Whether you see it hit (or the after effects) or you are the one hitting it, it definitely stays with you. I've hit more animals, domestic and wild than I can count. Never gets any easier.