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Originally Posted by jjflash  So sorry to hear about your little guy getting hit. Also very glad he seems to be holding his own. The following story is no reflection or comment on your situation, but a general comment on the dangers of giving too much freedom to any breed.
I lost a Yorkie that was 6 yrs old because I let him wander down 3 doors to the visit our elderly neighbors. They and their grandchildren had played with him since he was a pup. That time however, the daughter had adopted a known dog aggresive dog from the pound, and had tied him in the unfenced back yard, and when my Peanut walked into the yard, it was all over in the flash of an eye.
I tell this story because I have carried the guilt of letting him have the freedom to walk into the jaws of death for 18 yrs. When I looked out and actually saw him leaving the yard I figured "oh, he's just going visiting, I get him in a couple of minutes", We never again had a couple of minutes . He could just as easily walked in front of a car. To this day I say I am sorry to him every night when I go to sleep.
Please don't let your dogs out of your sight. Make sure they are in a safe and protected area at all times. We are their caregivers, it is up to us to protect them. The world is full of dangers, cars,poison, other dogs, so many things.
The person who hit your little guy was inhuman in not taking care of him, that is unforgiveable. As a driver, if one of our little guys came dashing out from between parked cars, it could be really hard to see him. He is truly blessed to be hanging in there and I pray that he makes a full recovery with the help of his Mom.
I don't want anyone else to have to carry the guilt I carry every day of my life because of my Peanut. Hopefully when I meet him again over the Rainbow Bridge, he will forgive me. Please, please, keep your babies safe and don't give them any chance to wander. I know accidents can happen, those little guys are such good escape artists. Losing my little boy was my own fault, and I will go to my grave saying sorry. |
Sorry to read this....
It's time to let your guilt go....
I have the same tendancy and more so after my husband died- I tend to dwell on what I could have done BETTER in his last months though I thought I was...... when you lose someone it's easy to constantly question yourself - it took me a long time to realize he's in a better place
all it does is eat us up....
I'm glad Moe Moe is doing better