Nov 30, 2022
I hit a dog once, many years ago. As far as I know it survived, albeit minus one front leg. It began chasing my car then dove into the wheel well. It was a big car, a Checker in fact. I stopped as immediately as such a car could. I will never unsee the image of the unfortunate creature in front of my car, hopping and screaming in pain.
The owner was nearby and ran up, loudly berating himself for having let his "not street-wise" animal out of the yard. I stuck around for a while while the owner and a neighbor discussed the pros and cons of life as a three legged dog.
