This has been a long time coming! I can’t remember what you look like, I can’t even remember what kind of car you drive… but I won’t forget the day we met for the rest of my life.
It was an unbelievably gorgeous day so my friend and I decided to take my little Boston Terrier to The Commons to play Frisbee. Things were going great until an excitable little puppy ran up to my dog to play. I had just let the leash go for only a moment and the puppy tore off, with my dog chasing closely behind.
I could see it coming, I could feel what was going to happen next; it felt awful. My heart sank and my stomach jumped up into my throat, I could barely scream for my dog to stop running but it was useless. I ran as fast as I could to catch his leash but I was too late, YOUR car was faster.
Just seconds before the wheels of your car rolled over my dog’s head; I could see it all playing in slow motion, it really was like in a movie. I could hear the speed of your car, I screamed “NO!” & immediately fell into some sort of shock. How fast were you going DICKHEAD?…75…80km?… on a road that sat between a playground and a field where 100’s of people play sports and take their dogs every day?? The sign clearly said 50km, what was so important that you thought you should be able to go faster than anyone else on the road?
Because of your actions, I witnessed my dog nearly get crushed by your car. I know accidents happen; I know I should not have dropped the leash, but this is not why you are an ASSHOLE.
You’re an ASSHOLE because after you sent my dog tumbling 40 ft down the street, I picked him up in my arms and cried for help…for someone to take me to the Vet…what did you do?? You tried to get away! And when that didn’t work, you got back out of your car and approached me while my dog CONVULSED in my arms & said “just leave him on the side of the road, he’s dead” and began walking back to your car!
I couldn’t see anything through my tears. A woman came out of nowhere and gave me a blanket to wrap my dog in, I looked toward the man that was now walking away and cried “why aren’t you helping me?” You did nothing. It was then that my friend grabbed my dog out of my arms (now bleeding from his ears, eyes, nose, and mouth) and ran to your car. He opened your car door and told me to get in. My head was spinning and I had no idea what was going on, I just wanted to help my dog.
I can’t believe we had to make you take us to a hospital that was only THREE blocks away!! Ahhhhh & what were those comforting words you uttered when we got in the car? …”don’t get any blood on the seat”… NICE. And who was that BEAST of a woman driving with you? Her conscience seemed to be lost as well. She said nothing the entire time… yeah, you’re an ASSHOLE too.
I was in such a panic to get to the hospital to save my dog that I hadn’t realized what shitty people you were, until he was safe.
I stayed with my dog as long as I could. They thought he was going to die so we placed him in 24 emergency care overnight. The next morning I came to transfer him myself, back to the vet. He was so happy to hear my voice, he had two detached retinas & was now blind but who cares… he was alive!
The doctors were astounded to see him recover from such an impact. They even said it was as if it was my presence that was making him better, so they released him. I brought him back the next day for the doctor to check his progress and he was doing well considering, so I went to pay the bill.
The secretary at the front desk handed me a card & said “this is for you”, it said: “To Leo and your Master, we hope this helps and we wish you a speedy recovery… god bless”. Immediately I thought it was YOU but it was the woman that had given me the blanket to wrap my dog in and her husband. Aside from the beautiful card, they paid $200 on my vet bill and gave a voucher for their favorite dog store to get a brand new, customized dog collar.
I could not believe my eyes! It turned out that you were still an ASSHOLE but it didn’t matter anymore… there were other, beautiful people standing off to the side, anonymously willing to help… and my dog was NOT dead… I was happy.
So why did I write this? … I guess I just want you to feel like an ASSHOLE.—I love my dog
This article appears in Jun 3-9, 2010.
i didn’t want to read this but i went ahead anyway. sorry to hear about your petite chein…some people are incapable of empathetic behaviour. roooooo
UGH. This bitch made me so mad that when I read it , according to a friend who`s with me atm, I looked like i could `cut a bitch.`
People like this fucking SUCK. I hope someone hits this asshole in his nutsack and leaves him on the side of the road to die.
The people who did help you? They fucking rock. I LOVE people like that. They are what makes this world livable.
The vile scum who hit your dog? I want to punch them.
I don’t want to sound like an asshole (I try to leave that for certain others on here), but whatever happened to quality of life? I’m glad and happy for you your pet survived but now you have a blind and possibly brain damaged dog. Does he suffer and do you know he doesn’t? I agree the driver was an asshole but there’s more to this that meets the eye.
This actually brought tears to my eyes, I can’t imagine how horrible it must have been. As for quality of life, a friend of mine’s dog was hit by a car and the vet told her to put it down. Instead she had him brought to PEI for surgery, they fixed him up and although he has some scars and a nasty limp he is the happiest dog I’ve ever met. If your child was hit by a car and you were told they’d have permanent damage would you have them killed? I’m glad your little guy made it, and so happy that there were good people there to help you out.
i really think the one responsible for your dog’s death was you. you stated it was unleashed, so therefore, you are more liable for the dog dying than the driver was. driver’s feel bad enough hitting and killing an animal, i did, and it was notmy fault either. some people needs to wake the fuck up, and accept some responsibility for their own inactions or actions. but o.p., i know you will never own up to this or any other thing, that people tell you should. go to sleep tonight, and have your dream,of dog dying, and remember, YOU WERE THE ONE THAT REALLY CAUSED IT TO COME ABOUT,the driver was just there, so that you could shove the blame on someone else.
LIFE SUCKS… maybe keep your opinions to yourself until you actually read what was written.. she clearly stated that the dog did not die
Hey “LIFE SUCKS”, sorry you live to be a downer as you point out in your tag but as “ISLARY” points out the obvious, my dog DIDN’T DIE & I stated very clearly that my post WASN’T about him getting hit…it was about the guy being an ASSHOLE. He showed zero concern & tried to run away in his car but couldn’t due to the amount of people watching. Perhaps if he had been doing the assigned speed limit, he may have been able to stop in time to NOT hit my dog so your point “LIFE SUCKS” is null.
My dog’s quality of life is awesome. He has peripheral vision in one eye & has since lost the other completely but you wouldn’t know it. He plays ball outside with a bell so he can hear it & has zero problems getting around. He’s happy…that’s 6 more years of happiness & no, no brain damage whatsoever, doctors were astounded.
That’s a good end to a rough story ILMD. You and your hund are lucky to have each other.
Sorry to have heard about the dog, but to I love my dog, you really need to let go of that grudge. That shit will do worse things to you than any idiot.
Six years, and still looking to blame someone. It’s time to move on, and let it go.
You wrote this to assign blame “Perhaps if he had been doing the assigned speed limit, he may have been able to stop in time to NOT hit my dog” Perhaps, but your dog being off a leash didn’t help the situation. Stop tormenting yourself it’s not going to change things.
oh that followup made me feel much better…
your (hopefully over-emphasized) description of the event made me pretty … well…
upset. I know you don’t think of the blind rage towards someone acting as cold and uncaring as that when you have too much concern and remorse washing over you for your little one…
I’m just glad your pooch is good and happy.
and LS, dude, that’s low. even for you.
She gets she could have prevented it all… but clearly this stone-cold moron could have at least voluntarily helped her out when he crushed her dog.
Where the hell is the heart in some people
No grudge here, I wrote that when it happened & thought about it again the other day & decided to post it. I wanted the guy who did it; on the off chance he’d read this, to know how much it affected others besides myself & that my dog was doing great, not dead but I do appreciate the advice.
It’s not the driver’s fault. You let go of the leash. As a dog owner, it’s your responsibility to control your animal and ensure its safety. Stop playing The Blame Game, and look in the mirror. You have only yourself to blame. I truly hope you do not have another pet.
yeah, i did miss the dog was still alive, but is it really. think about it, ran over it’s head or whatever, brain damage or whatever, no, it really might be dead. people have to take responsibility for their actions, sure. but it seems like the owner never did or will. that is the whole point of my comment. whether dog is barely alive or all the way dead, it was still the owner’s fault. that driver just happened to be there. what if it would have been a cop, would she/he still bitch on here. it has been 6 years they say, let it fucking rest. why keep bringing shit up, to either hurt yourself, or anyone else reading here. do you really think that driver reads this board, bet not. and as to speeding, the same happens at 15 miles an hour lady, wanna try it out sometime, using your self.a ton is a ton, and a small dog, still has no chance. give it the fuck up people. i’m no hard ass, but i am a REALIST, maybe you all should be too. time to let this story and whine go.
Dear BALLS, my mention of an alternate future where perhaps the speed limit could’ve affected the outcome is perfectly ok & an obvious factor. He wasn’t obeying the law, it was a crosswalk, & my dropping the leash was an accident when he tugged too hard. I’m sorry if that makes you upset.
Dear haters that didn’t actually read what I wrote: This all about his behavior afterward, it’s not about blame at all, he was in fact AN ASSHOLE.
Sebastian, Yikes, sorry you feel that way…perhaps you were the one that hit my dog? You seem pretty angry about it.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO READ THIS. IT WAS VERY PAINFUL TO GO THROUGH AND I APPRECIATE THE LOVE VERY MUCH.
Dear LIFE SUCKS…I hope no one runs over one of your loved ones causing them to lose one of their 5 senses so you don’t take them out back & shoot them, thereby “improving their quality of life”.
Have a good day 🙂
here we go again. well let me ask you something on a totally different drift. racism, why do people still hate, loathe or abhor on type people over another? the simple answer is that people still cling to the past, slaves and all the fucking bullshit, or how about nazi germany, and the death camps, how long has the war been over now? if you keep bringing shit back all the time, you or people as a whole, never move on and grow. and then you have people who resent remembering. maybe this driver has had nitemares ever since, would that make you feel better o.p., or maybe he became a drunk, or maybe even committed suidide, does that make you and your dog feel better thinking about that. as i stated, i am a realist, and as such, know that some things have to go to the past, and stay there. my first wife was killed by a drunk driver on christmas eve, 1967, does that make me feel better saying that, no. does that make anyone else feel better, no. the fucking past is over and done with, today and tomorrow, is what you and me and every other fucking person alive, should be thinking about. you dog got hit, lived, buddy was asshole, okay, you did your bit, please don’t come back next year again to remind us of it again. we know how you felt, i know how i feel, and shit can be done about the past. MOVE THE FUCK ON.
so, now you know why LIFE SUCKS, people.
ah… the LS Cole’s notes of history/philosophy….
unabridged of course.
You must be Irish and suffer from Irish alzheimers? This is a disease where you forget everything but a grudge. 6 years on and you’re calling the driver an asshole, are you sure the driver didn’t clip you and cause a little brain damage?
I normally disagree with Sebastian’s pretentious posts and LS’ flirt fests but I’m with them on this. It’s fundamentally your fault, ILMD, that your pet was hit and hurt. Before you jump down my throat, know that I am a pet owner. Know that I’ve had pets killed by accidents before. Know that I’ve witnessed a family pet get hit by a car and later die.
Most importantly, KNOW that the honus is on you to accept what happened and not to blame others for what happened to the pooch. Absolutely, it is sad what happened but these things can happen, do happen, and will continue to happen for many different reasons. It’s not great but that’s the world we live in; in short, nothing is perfect.
If you kept your pup on its leash it would still be healthy today. About your tirade against the owner not wanting blood on his seats, well, the fact is you and your friend jumped into his car without the owners permission and forced him to take you to the vet. Again, he could have ignored you completely. Or he could have called the cops and had you both removed physically.
You’re not the victim here. The driver is not the victim. Your dog is the victim. And if the dog is alive, healthy and happy then it’s time to move on like Fever said. It’s been six years. You cannot hold grudges for things that happen randomly and not through diliberate intent. Animals certainly don’t so learn from your canine companion on how to get along.
And instead of writing a six-year-old bitch, why not write a six-year-old love instead?
and by the way, i forgot to mention one other tiny detail, the tiny detail would have been my first son. my late honey was 7 months preggo, when she got t-boned.
Well good to see certain assholes didn’t let me down. Mei don’t ever compare an animal life to a human, no matter how depraved or perverted they might be. Glad to see the dog is living a decent life, seems as though there’s a lot of people who should let things go…
I couldn’t agree more with B in B; Pets these days are becoming seemingly more important in people lives than fellow mankind. I even know a successful guy who asked his wife if she had to choose: the dog or him .. she choose the dog (she was NOT kidding)
i agree with life sucks…not every one loves dogs and it was your responsibility to insure that your dog was safe and secure,not the drivers..not everyone reacts the same to a terrible situation like yours..this “me ” generation thinks the world revolves around their dramas,your dog survived didn’t it? the only asshole is you
I agree the OP is at fault as far as the safety of her pet is concerned, but I also feel that the reason he/she is so pissed is the disdain and lack of remorse shown by the driver. I don’t like dogs at all, I especially hate those yappy little pocket rat dogs but I would show empathy.
I hit a dog Christmas day sometime in the 90s, but there was no way I was going to swerve into oncoming traffic to avoid it. I went to the house, knocked and when the kids came out I asked to speak to either their mom or dad. When Dad came I apologized and he said “It wasn’t my fault the dog was always running onto the road and it was just a matter of time.”
Seems there was a bit of blame to go around. The OP let their dog off the lead (or let the lead go, whatever,same thing) The driver was on the road…possibly speeding. But the dog ran out onto the street & as much as I love dogs & I really am a dog person. IF I was driving I wouldn’t have swerved my truck. I killed a persons dog on the Waverly road over 10 years ago. It darted out of a driveway & I ran right over top of it, I had hit my brakes & if I had swerved I probably could have missed it, & rolled my truck into the trees or into the lake which was right there.
The owner came running down the driveway, I got out to her freaking out, children crying & upset. But it was too late & while I may have hit that dog I didn’t feel responsible. I hadn’t allowed the dog to run free.
So instead of being pissed at the driver, who if your version is correct has the compassion of a horsefly, you should look into a mirror, then you can see who was truely at fault.
I’m noticing a common thread to these posts, lets just blame the freakin’ dogs! and we will all have closure and we can get back to our lives, some of which might suck but I’m sure not all of us.
i am really sorry that those terrible things happened to you suckulous
i have re-read this and feel you should summarize and post it to the love…the good humans outweighed the bad’uns in this tale
I am so sorry for what happened to you and your poor dog, OP. This is something you will never forget, I’m sure. And I can definetly relate. One night, almost two years ago I had taken my beautiful, beloved 10 year old dog out for a walk. When we came home, I left him in the front garden to wait for my husband because it was such a nice night. The garden was secured (with a brick wall, locked iron gate) so I never worried about him, but on this night when my husband came home, there happened to be a puppy lurking outside the gate, dying to play with my dog. When my man opened the gate, my dog dashed- chasing the puppy down the road, and then we heard the smash. I had the sinking feeling as I ran to him that he would die. He was lying in the middle of the road (the driver had taken off) and surrounded by a family of drunken neighbours. As I sat in the road with my dying dog while my husband ran to get blankets, these people never left me alone, never kept poking and prodding my dog despite my pleas for them to stop touching him (I was worried about his spine). One disgusting, inebriated female probably drunk and methed out her mind then came stumbling out of the same house of drunks the others did (she and they owned the puppy that had been roaming the neighbourhood off-leash). She started cursing me and swinging her hair down in my face as she reached out to paw roughly at my dog, who had just died with his head in my lap a moment earlier. I was already crying and screamed at her to leave me alone, so she punched me in the face. I was 6 months pregnant at the time- very visible. Forget the driver who took off- that hurt, but what really tore my heart out was that this pig STOLE the last few precious moments I had with my dog away from me. I will never forget and I will never stop hating her or wishing for revenge.
PS Op, don’t pay any attention to Sebastien. He’s the village idiot and has never contributed anything worth reading on any thread. And sadly, he’s not even funny.
Oh my god, LIFE SUCKS. Words can’t express. ‘I am so sorry’ doesn’t cut it.
BTW, this site wouldn’t be half as fun without reading your comments. 🙂
see here guys, i didn’t write that to get any pity. shit hapens/ happened and i moved on. this is the point i was trying to get across earlier. was/am i mad at drunk driver who killed her, yes/no, he would up taking his life 3 years later, leaving a wife and 2 kids himself. so who the hell won out there. not anyone that i know, o.p., let it go, you might just be in the same boat one day, and i would hate like fuck, to see anyone go thru that shit. so now my evil soul is revealed. guess i will have to change my tag now.
I miss Ubu.
True, not everyone is a dog lover. My dad, for example, certainly isn’t. He would feel just as bad for hitting a dog as he would for killing a fly. I’m not much of a dog person either. They’re loud and smelly and gross and poop and pee everywhere.
much like humans eh q? no pity here lifer just empathy
I can see the OP being pissed about the guy not caring but its the OPs fault for dropping the lease and not training your dog properly. If your dog knew a simple “stop” command, this wouldnt have happened. And it was rude of you to jump into this guys car and demand he take you to the vet. It wasn’t his responsibilty. Myabe he sucks for not being upset but you suck for not properly training your dog and preventing this.
PG put it best Lifer. If you are the bile duct of this community she is the heart and that is why I, By God, love da both of yez.
My old man is a retired career soldier and full-time curmudgeon who is fond of telling people
“I love my pets, more than most of the human race.”
He’s my hero.
I’m sorry this happened to you in the first place. An off leash dog vs. a big moving vehicle is usually a recipe for certain disaster.
That aside:
The world needs more super stars like the people who stopped to help you. You puppy is lucky to have had them step up and is lucky to have you.
Hey LS
I can feel for you man.
I also lost a son…wasn’t done by anyone fucking up, just cancer.
I blame god. Fuck that megalomaniac.
Anyone who supposedly cares for us would not give a child cancer !
God did not create man…Man created God, & has done so in many ways & in various forms !
google the article about the woman in ONT that let her dog loose and the cars insurance company is suing her for the damages to the car.
I think that the fellow was possibly in shock from hitting something. I don’t think you should really blame him for his behaviour. It was not his responsibility to make sure your dog, which you let run free, was taken care of. You’re lucky you got the drive you did get. You’re also lucky the guy didn’t swerve to miss the dog and run up on the sidewalk to hit a person, or a telephone pole and hurting themselves. While I feel sorry for your dog and the pain it went through, I cannot feel sorry for you. I think you need to take some responsibility for your own actions and get over this issue.
I walk through the commons several times a day, every day, and I have yet to see a dog actually on a leash, so i’ve got a feeling that part of this story was made up. I’m also rather sure that the commons is not “off-leash” which would make that breaking the law. Can anyoen clarify that? Not only that, but there are signs up that say dogs are not even allowed on the playing fields, but what do you see every day, off leash dogs and their owners right on the baseball fields. I would absolutely love to see this actually enforced. I’m a dog lover but sports fields are made for PEOPLE to be active, and dogs should go to a dog park. Would you let your dog shit on a tennis court? Actually, you probably would. Kids deserve to play baseball without slipping on dog shit and possibly hurting themselves.
i have never seen a dog on leash there either nl, just when they are leaving