I agree with everyone else, there was no way to prevent it. And as much as we are all animal lovers it would have been more devastating to us had you hurt yourself in the accident.
A friend of my sister's several years ago totalled her car by swerving to miss a big dog and she had a little Dodge Daytona, BUT she and her passenger were very injured, the passenger had to have extensive plastic suregery due to scars on her face and I think Renee' broke her wrist. My dad has always preached to me not to swerve unless its something big like a deer, horse, cow(which he hit while driving the semi once )
Of course, I still slow down for a bunny or cat. If you were on a busy 6 lane road, and tried to swerve to miss the dog, you could have killed or hurt yourself, or someone else. And I agree with Chuck, that lady must have been talking about herself!!! She probably wasn't even mad about the dog probably b/c you acted like you were going to stop.
If anyone sends you hate mail, forward it to us and we will deal with it!!!
And Its not the worst thing that could have happened, the worst thing would have been had something happened to you!!!!

[ July 12, 2001: Message edited by: shais_mom ]