If you're going to walk your dog...

[Fingolfin269]

(no dogs appear to be injured in this story)

I was leaving my neighborhood and ran over a dog. Fido appears to be okay though as it bounded away back to where it should have been the entire time... in the control of it's owner. I was only driving ~10-15 mph and it was run over by one of the rear tires but meh.... I hope the dog is doing well and the owner is still suffering from intense emotional distress.

For fuck's sake, secure the god damn leash. This means using it properly and not just holding on to it. Dogs want to chase shit. Generally they're smart but I don't think they know that taking down a car that's 'running away' is a bad idea until getting smacked by one. Unfortunately not all dogs live to learn from this lesson.

FWIW, I never saw it coming until the last second. It was a blur of something out of the rear left of my field of vision and only after i heard a thump and then saw the dog running back to the owner did I realize what happened.

PS, F U to any owner who almost causes ME to feel bad (had the animal died) because YOU don't know how to properly leash your dog that doesn't know any better.

 

[Leros]

So it only got hit by the rear wheel, which means it ran under your car as you were driving. I don't see how that is possibly your fault.


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[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Leros
So it only got hit by the rear wheel, which means it ran under your car as you were driving. I don't see how that is possibly your fault.

It's not my fault. It's the owners fault. Even then if I had killed the thing I would have felt bad about it.

 

[destrekor]

sadly, most people aren't truly capable of owning dogs, yet many do. And rarely, if ever, actually have authority over the dog. Usually, the dog just feels there is no problem in following the human's orders, or thinks it will be getting something out of it. Or fears being beat or losing rewards from the owner.

It seems almost rare, at least uncommon, for a dog owner to have complete authority and respect from the dog.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I know the feeling. I've come close a couple times to hitting a dog, cat or other animal. Though in my case they were loose, but still the owner's fault for letting their pet loose with hardly any supervision.

I also almost ran over a chipmunk once when checking to see how fast my uncle's 4wheeler could go but quickly learned another thing instead: it has really good brakes. But that's a bit different as nobody is at fault but the chipmunk. Though it was a baby, so I suppose I could blame the mother for letting her kids play in a 4 wheeler trail.

I would of felt so bad if I hit it though.

Then there's kids, they can be even more unpredictable then animals. Pisses me off when I see drivers all in a hurry trying to pass everyone, they simply don't care for anyone else around that they are putting in danger.

 

[mugs]

Yeah I don't think you ran it over with your tire... I think it ran into the side of your car.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: mugs
Yeah I don't think you ran it over with your tire... I think it ran into the side of your car.

No I'm pretty sure I did. At least based on some of the grimaces I saw on onlookers faces I assumed I did. Plus the bump that felt like I hit a speed bump sort of suggested that too.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: mugs
Yeah I don't think you ran it over with your tire... I think it ran into the side of your car.

No I'm pretty sure I did. At least based on some of the grimaces I saw on onlookers faces I assumed I did. Plus the bump that felt like I hit a speed bump sort of suggested that too.

Probably ran over it's foot or something, or maybe even the tail. Either way, it might learn not to do that again.

 

[guyver01]

as a corollary to this thread, don't let your 6 year old daughter, who probably weighs 50 pounds, walk the 300 pound german sheppard... or better yet, dont let the german sheppard take your daughter for a walk

 

[thedarkwolf]

man thats a fat shepherd

 

[KillerCharlie]

I love cats and dogs more than anyone, but I feel no remorse when I accidentally run when over (only happened a couple times). Keep your pet under control!

 

[alkemyst]

damn you the kind of dude that flies down the edge of the road while people are cutting their yard. Leash or not, fuck dudes you are not manly running over kids or pets. You are just a fucking bunch of losers.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: destrekor
sadly, most people aren't truly capable of owning dogs, yet many do. And rarely, if ever, actually have authority over the dog. Usually, the dog just feels there is no problem in following the human's orders, or thinks it will be getting something out of it. Or fears being beat or losing rewards from the owner.

It seems almost rare, at least uncommon, for a dog owner to have complete authority and respect from the dog.

Agreed. Be the alpha in the pack. If your dog thinks it's in charge, it'll try to take off and just go nuts.

Too many dogs rack da disciprine.

 

[kalrith]

Originally posted by: guyver01
as a corollary to this thread, don't let your 6 year old daughter, who probably weighs 50 pounds, walk the 300 pound german sheppard... or better yet, dont let the german sheppard take your daughter for a walk

pics?

 

[torpid]

I don't mean to undermine your point, but I would be happy if we could just convince the ever-growing number of jerkoffs who don't even use a leash to obey the damn law and use a leash. Of late, I see a much larger number of people who use no leash than I do people who use one. It's probably a demographic anomaly, but I'm guessing it's a growing trend back towards the pre-leash days.