Maggie got hit by a car... :(

[cyber-sibes]

I feel bad for tieing them up, but it's better to be safe, than to have a dead dog. Hope you guys understand this was a freak accident!

Been following your posts about this problem, I think many of us felt it was only a matter of time before one of them was bound to get hit. Glad to see you are taking serious steps to prevent this from happening again. I disagree about it being a freak accident, though. Dogs are killed by cars every day, you are very fortunate she wasn't injured or killed.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Oh, gosh... I'm SO glad that your Maggie has absolutely no injuries! What a miracle!
Give her a hug for me!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Poor Maggie...I'm sure you know this, but you're extremely lucky she wasn't seriously injured. I'm not upset with you and I hope you don't take this the wrong way but why couldn't the dogs stay inside the house if nobody was home?? In my opinion, it's much safrer for them inside alone than it is outside. My dogs are never out alone when nobody is home. Also, instead of tie-outs, would it be possible for your family to put some sort of fence up just for Maggie and Autumn?

[Toby's my baby]

Poor Maggie...I'm sure you know this, but you're extremely lucky she wasn't seriously injured. I'm not upset with you and I hope you don't take this the wrong way but why couldn't the dogs stay inside the house if nobody was home?? In my opinion, it's much safrer for them inside alone than it is outside. My dogs are never out alone when nobody is home. Also, instead of tie-outs, would it be possible for your family to put some sort of fence up just for Maggie and Autumn?

We couldn't put them in the house, because they are not inside dogs. They have never in their whole lives been in the house when nobody was home. They couldn't be in there when we were gone, because there was no way for anybody to let them out. I know a lot of you disagree with them staying outside all the time, but this is how I was raised (the dogs living outside) and I never knew any different untill I joined PT. I hope you guys can please just be sympathetic, and please not to start an argument. I know you don't mean to get anybody upset, or hurt any feelings, so please, I've tried my best to explain myself about the dogs staying outside, I know that it was terribly mean on me and my families part to allow this to have happend, and I know some of you know how me and my family feel at the moment. It is a horrible thing that happend to Maggie, and we are very very glad that she wasn't badly injured or killed.

Thanks guys.

[Jessika]

I'm not trying to start an arguement, I'm just honestly curious/confused. Is your yard fenced? Or they just.. run around everywhere outside unless you're home to be with them indoors?

[Pembroke_Corgi]

How horrible!! I'm very glad that she wasn't hurt! I can imagine how you must feel. Give her a hug for me.

[flamepony12]

Wow, how scary! I'm so glad she's alright.

[dab_20]

That must've been very scary!! I'm so glad she's alright, and I'm glad your taking action so they don't have a chance to get hit again.

[slleipnir]

I had a feeling it would happen sooner or later. I remember a post about this a while ago. I think it's a little sad that it took maggie getting hit for you to want to do something to keep them safe (don't get me wrong, I think it's very good you're doing something. A lot of people wouldn't) but all I mean is, we all saw this coming, and what if she had been really injured? She's very lucky if she's not hurt. I'm very happy to hear she's not. And I'm happy to know you'll keep her out of the roads

It's maybe not an option for you, but is there anyway to build a fence for them? I had plans to move to the country, and if I do I will have a really big fenced in place for my dogs. I couldn't take chances with them, and this way, they're not tied up and have lots of room to romp. And if I'm around, then can be out and about.

Also, please don't think of this as an "attack". I'm not trying to point fingers or say mean things (even if it looks/sounds like that.) I'm not. I don't think badly of you at all, I'm just putting my opinion.

[shihtzulover850]

You shouldn't feel bad tying her up!! If she is going to be running around outside near a highway then I would definetly tie her up!! I hope she is ok!!! Good luck talking to your parents!! I am sorry they only see her as a pet!!

[Toby's my baby]

I'm not trying to start an arguement, I'm just honestly curious/confused. Is your yard fenced? Or they just.. run around everywhere outside unless you're home to be with them indoors?

I understand, thank you Jessika. No our yard is not fenced. Our dogs have always been allowed to go where ever they want, which is usually no where. We live on a HUGE farm, with over 150 acres surrounding us. The highway is about 1/4 of a mile away.

Agreed. I would take her to the vet just to be on the safe side.

I am glad she is acting normal. Give her a big kiss from me

I'm pretty sure we will be taking her to the vet, Autumn has to go in to get her yearly shots, so we will probably take Maggie with us. I will give her a kiss from you too

[Jessika]

I understand, thank you Jessika. No our yard is not fenced. Our dogs have always been allowed to go where ever they want, which is usually no where. We live on a HUGE farm, with over 150 acres surrounding us. The highway is about 1/4 of a mile away.

OK, thanks for clearing that up, that helps. For some reason I had the image of a suburban area like where I used to live and I was horrified at the thought of dogs just running amuck, but if you're on a semi isolated farm with acerage it isn't AS bad, but they do still need to be confined for their own safety. Have you thought of getting a large kennel, or fencing off a part of your yard for them to run around in while they can't be supervised?

[sammy101]

i'm glad she's ok!

. Have you thought of getting a large kennel, or fencing off a part of your yard for them to run around in while they can't be supervised?

I was thinking the same thing. A large fenced off area for them.

[Toby's my baby]

Have you thought of getting a large kennel, or fencing off a part of your yard for them to run around in while they can't be supervised?

Yes, I have, but my grandpa (whom LOVES animals, and gets mad at us if we even put the dogs on leashes to work with them) and my dad, wont even hear of it. They think that if we are going to have dogs, that they should be able to run free, and if they have to be locked up, then you shouldn't even have them Of course, I COMPLETLY disagree with this. I would LOVE to get a fence/ kennel. At first I thought, maybe a four foot fence around the yard, but a few days ago, we locked Maggie and Autumn up in the horse barn, and the door is about 5 1/2 feet tall, and Maggie jumped it . So now I know that we need a taller fence, so that would probably require a kennel. At the moment, I don't have the money to buy a big kennel for them each, but I was wondering... I've heard that if you have two dogs, that are always together, and you lock one up, the other doesn't usually go anywhere..?? is this mostly true, or is it just with some dogs. A friend of mine, has labs, and if they are both untied, they will run away, but if one is tied/ kenneled, the other doesn't ever leave the yard. She switches which one is tied/ kenneled everyday. I was just curious, and thought of this as maybe being an option. My grandpa is always home, (he lives in a trailor house in our yard) and the dogs are usually in his shop in the winter, but now that it is warm out, he is usually working in the garden. I'll have to think about it a bit, buy maybe my grandpa could build a kennel for the dogs to be in. I hope we can figure this out soon..

[Jessika]

Been following your posts about this problem, I think many of us felt it was only a matter of time before one of them was bound to get hit. Glad to see you are taking serious steps to prevent this from happening again. I disagree about it being a freak accident, though. Dogs are killed by cars every day, you are very fortunate she wasn't injured or killed.

Hmm my thoughts, exactly.

Though I am VERY VERY glad that she is not hurt in any way, but just to be safe I would still bring her in for a checkup, because you can't physically see internal problems or even know they are there until its almost too late