-We were outside and my little sister was holding her leash. There was a cat across the street so the dog darted raced across the street to get the cat. My sister lost grip because the dog is really strong for a puppy, and then ran right out in the middle of the street. Sadly, a car came barreling down the road because people just fly down my street not caring what the speed limit is, and hit the poor dog. The lady didn't even know she hit her until her passenger said, "YOU HIT A DOG!" Suddenly, I heard TONS of crying. I saw my two neighbors (9 and 4) and my sister (6) huddled around a dog lying in the street. My dad walked over to them and told them to go inside because they didn't need to be looking at it. I ran in to get a towel but it was to late. After further examination, my dad told my neighbors mom, because she came outside because she didn't know what was going on, that she was hit in the head and she died on impact. It was very sad. It was also gross. There was blood all over the street and the poor puppy looked all bloody. It is a sight I will never forget. My dad washed away the blood and for the next day, any dog that walked by our house stopped and sniffed. My sister felt awful because she thought she had killed the dog because she let go of the leash. I told her it was only an accident and it was ok. I told my 4 year old neighbor that she was in doggy heaven playing fetch and chasing cats and having so much fun because she was teary eyed and it was so heart breaking to see them all so sad. The girls didn't play much for a couple days but soon got back to themselves. My neighbors had a nice little burial ceremony in their backyard and buried her. They made little cards for her and gave her, her favorite toy and blanket. It's hard not to go out and see this little yappity dog out there. I used to walk her, and take care of her when the family was gone. She was crazy and wild and not very smart, but she has a place in my heart. It was a sad day. The worst part of it all, besides a dog being hit by a car and dying, is that the 4,6, and 8 year old watched it ALL happen. Every last bit and my sister couldn't stop thinking about it.Fortunatelyy, she is over it now. My question was, how do you feel about this situation and what do you think we could do to prevent this from happening again in the future? There are a lot of children in my neighborhood who play in the streets and people walking their dogs, especially on my street and in front of my house. Thank you for your input and I am sorry for the long message. I really appreciate your thoughts. :)I'm sorry you all had to go through something as hideous as that, I am very attached to my puppy and would hate for something like that to happen to him. It was 100% not your little sisters fault, it's not as if she pushed her infront of the car, as another person commented, animals are very unpredictable. The people who were driving should be very ashamed of themselves, if they weren't going so fast none of this would have happened. You should maybe contact your local police and tell them whats been going on and how people often go over the driving limit, and to warn people about the dangers of this and the consequences, and could even use this sad story as an example. Once again I'm sorry for your loss, and obviously your neighbours. R.I.P :) xxwell that's sooo sad,and very terrible and i would hate if that happened to me.maybe you could put up signs that say watch for children,watch for dogs.i hope that helps i dont know what else to say,I'M SO SORRY:(RIP):
I would never ever let a litle person hold a dog. Things happen like that, ensure an adult holds the lead.
I am so sorry your family had to go through that. I would make repeated calls to law enforcement about the speeding cars, you may not have much luck at first but keep calling, they will so grow tired of your calls and have a officer patrol your are from time to time to catch speeders. I would make sure the yard is fenced in before I got another dog. I would also make sure the children know how to handle the dog or puppy on a leash before they are allowed to walk the dog with out an adult. I am glad the children are getting over the accident, and they didn't get hurt as well. good luck to you and your family.
Very sad but seems all involved took it well and realize it was an accident - no one was at fault other then the driver going to fast. I would report this to your local police so they may look into a problem with speeding, need caution signs, stop signs, etc.
To prevent stuff like this from happening you could call your local police and ask them to have a guy down there everyday for a month or so because then the normal speeders will come to expect being caught and will slow down in your neighborhood, even after the cop is gone because they won't know he is gone. or you could ask to have more speed limit signs put up or signs that say things like, "Caution children at play" you know those sort of things or you could put handmade signs up in people's yards saying slow down, children and dogs.
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sorry that the explanation is long but I tried to keep it as short as I could while still conveying the entire problem.
At least your sister wasn't dragged under the car by the dog. Animals are unpredictable, these things happen.
It's all very easy to look back and place blame, hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it's done now, the dog didn't suffer at least, and the kids will get over it with time.
Hopefully lessons learned all round.
Maybe you can get speed humps /traffic calming measures installed, since it could so easily have been a child
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