horrifying.
My mom woke me up early today to go for a walk and catch up with some friends over coffee. It was great, but on the way back something really really awful happened. We were walking along the highway (on the lefthand side-into traffic like you're supposed to) and I see something flying in the corner of my eye so I look and this pick up truck is slowing down. Huh. Looks like he dropped a toy or something out of the back of the car.
But then it started yelping and I was like "SHIT! THATS A DOG!" and everyone ran to the road. At first I thought the dog was in the back of the pickup and had seen my dog and had jumped out-but these people came running out of this driveway. Basically they were preparing to go for a walk and their dog saw my dog and ran across the road... and got mowed down by this truck and he just went FLYING. The poor thing was shaking and yelping and it was the saddest thing. He was breathing so hard.... I was just thinking OH GOD PLEASE JUST DIE NOW.
But the poor thing held on. So we stopped the traffic and the guy in the truck (oh did he look like he felt brutally awful over it) picked the dog up off the road. The vet was pretty close nearby so he whisped the dog and owner in his truck to the vet. To be honest I think its going to die, so at least the vet can put him down quick before he could suffer. The women were really good about it though (owners?) one was crying hysterically but the other one kept telling us and the driver that it wasn't our fault.... But somehow it was just really terrible.
I can't get the image out of my head. I looked down at my own dog and he looked up at me and... god they were the same size and they looked kinda similar. They also both have those vet-cones on their head (I figure thats why the dog didn't hear or see the car and ran in front of it). UGH I hope I can sleep tonight...
But then it started yelping and I was like "SHIT! THATS A DOG!" and everyone ran to the road. At first I thought the dog was in the back of the pickup and had seen my dog and had jumped out-but these people came running out of this driveway. Basically they were preparing to go for a walk and their dog saw my dog and ran across the road... and got mowed down by this truck and he just went FLYING. The poor thing was shaking and yelping and it was the saddest thing. He was breathing so hard.... I was just thinking OH GOD PLEASE JUST DIE NOW.
But the poor thing held on. So we stopped the traffic and the guy in the truck (oh did he look like he felt brutally awful over it) picked the dog up off the road. The vet was pretty close nearby so he whisped the dog and owner in his truck to the vet. To be honest I think its going to die, so at least the vet can put him down quick before he could suffer. The women were really good about it though (owners?) one was crying hysterically but the other one kept telling us and the driver that it wasn't our fault.... But somehow it was just really terrible.
I can't get the image out of my head. I looked down at my own dog and he looked up at me and... god they were the same size and they looked kinda similar. They also both have those vet-cones on their head (I figure thats why the dog didn't hear or see the car and ran in front of it). UGH I hope I can sleep tonight...