My husband just came in the house almost in tears.. he was driving around the corner in our neighborhood and a small white dog literally dashed out and ran under the rear wheels of his car.

We are dog lovers (we have four) and he is just beyond sad. A neighbor who witnessed the accident told him that there was nothing he could have done but he still feels horrible.

The dog's owners were in the front yard and the dog was off-leash and just darted into the street. The part that is ripping my husband up is that their daughter witnessed the hit and she is about 9 years old. They had just got the dog in Dec. (I'm thinking an Xmas gift).

My husband has offered to help them find another dog and he will check on them in a couple of days. The family doesn't seem to blame him (which ironically makes it worse).

This has been a rough year for my husband (he lost his mom to an aggressive form of cancer on 03/15/07).

Please.. has anyone else accidently hit a dog or cat and, if so, how did you get over it?
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