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Auriana · 03-21-2007, 10:15 AM

What are the odds of a dog getting hit by a car and not having a scratch on him?

I had such a scare on Sunday night! I have a new roommate and I forgot to tell her that the gate in the back can be a little tricky. So around 9:30, Sunday night, I let my two dogs out and after a moment, thought to look out at the gate. It was open. Loki (my corgi) followed Corrie (my cairn) out and soon they were chasing each other up the street. Now I live on a backstreet with not too much traffic but there is a main road a block up. Corrie was easy to catch...he heard the tone of my voice and sat down, hanging his head and let me pick him up. Plus he's a lot slower than Loki. Meanwhile, Loki (who will be one next month) thought this was a great game of "catch the puppy". He sat when I asked him to, would wait till I was a couple feet away, and then he'd bolt again. He's way too fast to catch. A couple of times I managed to almost get him. We chased him around for a half hour before he darted off toward the main street. There was snow and ice on the ground which made it more difficult.

He made it across the first time perfectly fine. Then my fiancee and I cornered him in someone's driveway but he managed to dart right between us. He then ran back across Park Ave just as a car was coming. I knew he was going to get hit so I put my hands over my eyes...not able to watch. I heard him hit the car and him cry out in pain. Then I hear my fiancee, Reggie, say, "He's still going." I open my eyes, expecting to see him on the ground, and Loki's running toward me. He ran around for a bit and then sat down, looking at me happily and let me pick him up. The guy who hit him felt so bad.

We took him home and checked him for injuries. There's not a scratch on him. No pain, no blood...nothing. Five minutes later he was back in the yard chasing Corrie around as if nothing happened. Reggie said he saw the whole thing. The car hit Loki, sending him flying in the air a few feet across the road. When he landed he rolled another few feet before getting back up and running toward me. I keep checking him...convinced I"ll find something wrong but he's fine. Happy, eating, and just as hyper as usual....scared me to death though. I just can't believe it.

03-21-2007, 10:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Auriana Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Plainfield, NJ Posts: 11	Close scare...what are the odds? What are the odds of a dog getting hit by a car and not having a scratch on him? I had such a scare on Sunday night! I have a new roommate and I forgot to tell her that the gate in the back can be a little tricky. So around 9:30, Sunday night, I let my two dogs out and after a moment, thought to look out at the gate. It was open. Loki (my corgi) followed Corrie (my cairn) out and soon they were chasing each other up the street. Now I live on a backstreet with not too much traffic but there is a main road a block up. Corrie was easy to catch...he heard the tone of my voice and sat down, hanging his head and let me pick him up. Plus he's a lot slower than Loki. Meanwhile, Loki (who will be one next month) thought this was a great game of "catch the puppy". He sat when I asked him to, would wait till I was a couple feet away, and then he'd bolt again. He's way too fast to catch. A couple of times I managed to almost get him. We chased him around for a half hour before he darted off toward the main street. There was snow and ice on the ground which made it more difficult. He made it across the first time perfectly fine. Then my fiancee and I cornered him in someone's driveway but he managed to dart right between us. He then ran back across Park Ave just as a car was coming. I knew he was going to get hit so I put my hands over my eyes...not able to watch. I heard him hit the car and him cry out in pain. Then I hear my fiancee, Reggie, say, "He's still going." I open my eyes, expecting to see him on the ground, and Loki's running toward me. He ran around for a bit and then sat down, looking at me happily and let me pick him up. The guy who hit him felt so bad. We took him home and checked him for injuries. There's not a scratch on him. No pain, no blood...nothing. Five minutes later he was back in the yard chasing Corrie around as if nothing happened. Reggie said he saw the whole thing. The car hit Loki, sending him flying in the air a few feet across the road. When he landed he rolled another few feet before getting back up and running toward me. I keep checking him...convinced I"ll find something wrong but he's fine. Happy, eating, and just as hyper as usual....scared me to death though. I just can't believe it.