My Wifes kittle dog killed by rural speeders For tghe second Time!

[jix]

Coffee cup verse:

When you are dead, you don't know you are dead. It is hard on the others.

Its the same if you are stupid..:laughing:

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Sorry your wife has lost her dogs, Jix.

I think you have a talking point with her now about which is more cruel, letting them get hit, or putting the dog fence collars on them. Dogs aren't stupid (usually), and even the toy breeds learn very quickly not to get close to the flags and buried wire, hence, it stops being "cruel" to them.

The difference in the posted versus the actual speed really isn't going to make any difference on your road. A little shitzu isn't going to be any more avoidable at 55 than it will be at 100 (or even 230 on a motorcycle); the driver would have a second to see it, notice it's not a plastic bag blowing across the highway, and decide to hit it, straddle it, or swerve to avoid it. I really dislike hitting anything even the size of a bunny, squirrel, or shitzu at 55; but 'm not going to swerve much to miss or straddle either. It all depends on where the obstacle is when I get to it. If the animal hunkers down and I straddle it, it's scared, but safe to live another day. But if it acts like an armadillo, it's not going to make it. (Armadillos have an instinctive reaction to threats of leaping straight up when scared (a survival trait when attacked by rattlesnakes or canines, not so good for cars or trucks), which makes a distressing banging noise on the undercarriage of your vehicle, in addition to terminating the life of the 'dillo.)

 

[jix]

Ever Notice, Dr Zinj..That you can talk to some women... but they don't listen?

 

[JerryK]

Ever Notice, Dr Zinj..That you can talk to some women... but they don't listen?

My wife used to say the same about me..... !!!! [[ ]]

 

[SirReal63]

It appears that training owners is sometimes harder than training their pets.

I am sorry your dog lost it's life, but this would also happen if people were going the speed limit.

 

[MarentetteService]

I have the pet safe brand wireless dog fence. The correction starts with a beep and progresses to shock. It can be set to just beep. I can make the beeping sound and she will run toward the house. She lost the collar last year sometime in the snow and I have not replaced it. She stays in the yard. Though she is a red bone and I set it to the highest level. She wants nothing to do with leaving the perimeter. You can put a leash on her and she will cross the line.

 

[DarkBlack]

I think the dog would have died just as fast if it got hit at the posted 55mph. I think people going over the speed limit is a world wide happening, and is in no way, the root cause of a dog in a highway being run over. It's always easier to blame others.
The wife has to come to a realization that she has caused the deaths of the 2 dogs in 3 years, and she is lucky she hasn't caused the death of a motorist.

 

[ovrszd]

It appears that training owners is sometimes harder than training their pets.

I am sorry your dog lost it's life, but this would also happen if people were going the speed limit.

Yeah, that's what I meant when I said it was the dog's fault. I simply meant it wouldn't matter how fast the vehicles were going by. The dog's future was inevitable without "counseling".

As for calling the cops and complaining. That's perfectly within anyone's right that observes constant violations. But it shouldn't be done because a person doesn't control their pet.

As was stated, "there are kids playing near the street". That wasn't ample reason to call the cops. But a dog getting run over was.

 

[ovrszd]

I think the dog would have died just as fast if it got hit at the posted 55mph. I think people going over the speed limit is a world wide happening, and is in no way, the root cause of a dog in a highway being run over. It's always easier to blame others.
The wife has to come to a realization that she has caused the deaths of the 2 dogs in 3 years, and she is lucky she hasn't caused the death of a motorist.

Good point. Who will receive the complaint call when someone swerves to miss the dog and dies in the ensuing vehicular accident??

 

[scaredychicken]

sorry for this loss Jix, that is tough.