You seem more worried about your car than the living creature involved. I mean, whatever, it didn't die, but your opening post just comes off so callous. What if it had been a kid, instead?
I agree. Just because its not your dog
Trekker4747, doesn't mean that it doesn't (possibly) mean the world to that couple and that they were terrified about its well-being and what might have been.
Glad insurance is covering the cost of repairs to your precious automobile, but try to be a little more empathetic. This was clearly an accident and at worst you're out what? A day or two with your own car? And insurance is even covering the cost of a rental for you? Jesus Christ man. Lighten up already!
Do I need to repeat how during the incident I was initially concerned about the animal, and asked about its welfare when speaking with the owner a day or two later?
Well, I will.
After the collision I got out and only glanced at the the impact sight, not seeing any initial damage, and worked with the others around to determine where the dog was. When the owner found out it returned to his home I didn't protest his wanting to
leave the scene of an accident in order to see to its care. I simply got his information and shared it with the police upon arrival. (Had it not been private property, I assume some legal action would have came on him for leaving the scene, an avenue I would not have pursued considering the circumstances.)
When I was able to contact him a day or two later I asked about the wellfare of the dog and was glad to hear it -more or less- survived the ordeal.
Still, a piece of property I own, that I've to-date paid close to $9000 dollars for and still owe close to $10,000 on was damaged and it's still a hassle to deal with insurance companies and body shops to get it fixed and then there's the "psychological depreciation" of knowing there's been damage to it.
I was concerned for the dog, initially there was concern the dog may have been harmed severely enough to need to be put down which would have been a terrible thing to have on my mind. But it didn't happen, the dog has a broken leg.
My property, however, is still damaged because someone couldn't control their dog -and shit happens, I get that- and it's particularly annoying sense the car isn't even a year old and doesn't even have 4,000 miles on it. So, yeah, sorry when my personal property that costs 1000s of dollars is damaged I'm going to be a little more concerned about it than the animal I know to be perfectly fine (once it finishes healing, of course.)
All I've gotten out of this is that Trekker isn't that great of a driver and is lucky he didn't kill the dog.
Then you have shitty reading comprehension.
You're welcome to tell me what corrective action I could have taken to prevent this accident. As far as I am aware I have no ability to make the rear end of my care steer and move independently in order to make it move out of the way of this animal's run toward my car.
