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Originally Posted by jazzybee445  My dog that was hit by a car was a female so in my eyes it can happen to any dog! i do believe that people dont intend for it to happen to thier dog OBVIOUSLY, but i also believe that you can train your dog not to run into the street! since ive lost A FEMALE dog due to her running in the street, iVE already trained my current dog not to do it!! Hazel (my dog who was killed RIP) liked to go in the street sometimes, i didnt train her not to go in the street because OBVIOUSLY i didnt think i would ever lose her, and i didnt think anyone would stupidly speed up a steep hill. To tell me that most of the dogs that come in and are hit by cars are unaltered male dogs is almost like telling me that just because my dog is an unaltered male he will get hit by a car! I HAVE LOST A DOG, FROM BEING HIT BY A CAR AND I WILL NEVER EVER LOSE ANOTHER DOG THAT WAY! |
You are correct, it can happen to any dog. i'm just explaining what i experienced as a vet tech. We did have females (spayed and intact) and neutered males that came in because they were hit. I'm just saying most of the ones that I saw were intact males.
I am sorry your little one got hit and died. We have a hill like that in my neighborhood and i always go slow up over the top because you can't see who is coming over the other side. But there are the idiots who speed over it without thinking about who or what is on the other side of that hill.
I'm not gonna berate you for having intact animals. It is your choice if you want to spay or neuter them. You obviously love your pets very much.
There are pro's and con's to everything. Its just my opinion, with my experiences, that its better to spay/neuter, and that's what I will always do with my animals.