Car hit dog

[Torvaig]

Isn't it also the law that dogs should be on a lead?


Glad to hear he's on the mend though.

Working dogs are exempt from being on a lead; not very handy whilst rounding up sheep or herding them along a main road!

[DIH]

I'm glad Moss is home and he's on the road to recovery. The poor boy will be in a state after the accident and the vets. He'll be getting a lot of TLC from you all.

[Sandra_B]

Working dogs are exempt from being on a lead; not very handy whilst rounding up sheep or herding them along a main road!

Missed that in the OP, it didn't sound like he was working at the time.

[Ash]

Missed that in the OP, it didn't sound like he was working at the time.

working or not, lead or not, the person that hit this dog should have stopped!!! some people are so heartless!

[Sandra_B]

working or not, lead or not, the person that hit this dog should have stopped!!! some people are so heartless!

I'm not heartless, I just think dogs should be kept on a lead while out walking, it stops this kind of thing happening and anyone who thinks different is wrong. Obviously I'm not talking about dogs who are working.

I have had a dog hit by a car and know how awful it can be, my young brother took the dog out without a lead and blamed himself over the accident for years...so I know what I'm talking about. I also recently saw a friend go through this when her dog got hit by a car, again the dog was not on a lead.

All this anguish was preventable. I'm going to speak about it when I can to stop this happening again.

[Ash]

it was an accident these things happen, the fact that the person never stopped is awful, my partners parents had their dog out,no lead, a driver hit him and stopped he even took them to the vet, this persons point is that the person was gutless and never stopped!!!

[corgiman]

dogs are animals and do not think like people and the fact is that most dogs at some point in life will escape if they smell a bitch in season etc or just fancy a change of scenery. I hope you get the person who done this, it is worth checking with local garages also.

[macc]

Thanks corgiman, you got it in one, he was after a bitch in season. Just to put things straight, he was out with me to do the toilet and to have a look round sheep. He wasn't really working as such but as he is a working dog he has never had a collar on and has been brought up to work with sheep, but at the same time become a very petted lump. Our boys love him to bits, he is such a soft natured animal, he's never snapped and only growls when my husband torments him. We are so lucky to have such a good tempered dog, we could never replace him.
On to his progress, he is very sore and still on painkillers, he is dragging on one leg a bit, but feeling very sorry for himself. He's lapping up all the cuddles and good butcher scraps he's getting, he is better fed than ourselves.
I agree with Sandra, dogs should be on leads when out in public, I have a fear of other peoples dogs, strange I know, so I get frightened when I see someone out with a dog on the street without a lead, and have been known to hide until it passes or cross the street away from the dog. Moss doesn't normally take off like that and he did go to a neighbouring farm not the village, and I do take on board what was said about leads. Unfortunately he was being ruled by a force greater than my voice calling him back at the time, lets hope he won't let it rule him again.
Thanks again to everyone for their kind messages for Moss, it's lovely to know we all feel so greatly towards animals, they have as much a right as you and I, and we need to use our voice for them. I have reported the accident to the police, so we wait and see.

[Sandra_B]

Glad to hear he's doing better and lapping up all the attention. We had a dog who hurt her leg as a puppy and found the extra attention a limp got for her so appealing she would limp on occasion for the rest of her life...14 years of putting on an act!!

[cuddlepop]

Glad he's on the mend.
Having collies myself I know how intelligent they are,even when they act stupid,Moss will put on the performance of his life even after the legs healed.
You can put him up for an Oscar next year.