Thanks for your kind words. I'm feeling better now, but still can't believe that it happened. I'm praying for the dog that he's ok. I feel badly for the owner, even though it was his responsibility to have his dogs on a leash. I don't think the dogs escaped from his homes as he had been dressed for the cold weather and had come running from an inside street near his condo complex. Unless his dogs got out, and he had been out there a while trying to get them.

Regardless of whether he is at fault or not, it must be absolutely horrible for him to see his dog get hit. The expression on his face said it all. His decision to not come back outside may or may not have been because of embarassment...who know how any of us could react in a situation like that.

Now that some hours have passed, I am more accepting of the fact that I did all I could do, and that it was truly an accident.

I's just a crazy scary experience that I hope no one else has to live through....


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE train your dogs as best you can not to run out your front door...and if you are out with them, keep them leashed at all times unless you are in an enclosed area designated for that purpose! The dog isn't the only one in pain as a result of this accident...The owner is hurting, and I am hurting.

Please don't wait to learn lessons the hard way!

Thanks again for your support...it feels good to let it out, I'll be able to carry on with my day, although the dog's well being will be on my mind.

Oh honey, it was an accident. I know you are really shaken up...anyone would be...but it wasn't your fault. You did everything you could do. The person at fault is the owner who had his dogs out without a leash!

It's O.K, it was an accident. Please don't beat yourself up over this! The impact could've seemed worse to you than what it really was.

The exact same thing happened to my son about 2 weeks ago. The dog he hit never even stopped, just ran off. My son said he stood in the middle of the road for about 10 minutes but never saw a single person. The dog he hit was with another dog. Of course the first person he called was moi. I told him that after 10 minutes there isn't much you can do if there are no people around and no sign of the dog. So he left, but he was shaken up (he's a dog lover like me) and it nagged at him for days. I never hit a dog, but I ran over a little squirrel once. I saw it run under my car and I stopped and then slowly proceeded forward. When I looked in my rear view mirror the little squirrel was just lying there dead and the little nut or piece of fruit he had in his mouth just rolled out of his mouth. I was traumatized for a month. It's a horrible feeling. :(

oh, so sorry - I know the feeling. I tried to get a dog out of the road - and it got hit by another car right in front of me -

I just keep reliving the moment and wondering what I could have done differently....

its oki dont blame urself u didnt do it on purpose it was an accident...the owner should keep the dogs on a leash...the dog is ok and so are u..u tried ur best to stop the car..dont beat urself over it trust me u did nothing wrong if anything the owner is at fault

It's not your fault ,i see here in my neighborhood so many people walking there dogs with out a leash ,and it pisses me off ,if a dog saw another dog or rabbit or squirrel whats to say they wont bolt after it .

I am sorry for what happen.
And it is not your fault.
I agree that we should train our dog to obey "Stop" or "Stay" command in case of run away situation.
I also agree with your friends (co-worker) not to contact the owner.
With what you describe the situation, he is not concern of the dog's welfare and I suspect he will take an advantage of you and the situation to get money from you.
But I pray for the dog that he/she is O.K. :aimeeyork

OH my what a terrible thing for you. I worry about something like this happening to me everytime I get in my car. I live in a very rural area and there are always dogs running loose. It drives me insane.

And fbmom - I can only imagine how you felt after seeing a dog hit right in front of you. I would be the type to not be able to push images like that out of my mind very easily.

On a different note, now that the OP has mentioned it does anyone have any tips for training a Yorkie not to dart as fast as possible out the door everytime it's opened up?