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[Krejlooc]

You have to train dogs not to cross streets. City strays handle it pretty well but house pants can't

Get a new pet and don't blame your self.

You'll be fine.

My grandmothers dog had the same situation. Can be hard but accept life as life is and your kids will learn from you and how you react

I have trained my dog not to cross the street unless i give him a command. If he approaches a street, he sits and looks at me to wait for the command. The way to do this is to take them for walks every day and be consistent, any time you approach a street, stop and tell them to sit and give them a treat. After a while of doing this, the dog gets the idea.

Obviously hindsight is 20/20, but a tip of you decide to get another dog.

 

[Like the hat?]

I wrote a blog post about it, if anyone wants to read it. It's the best I can do at a eulogy.

http://www.dadstronaut.com/2016/07/amelia.html

Here's the thread from when I first got her.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=151081253

 

[BladeoftheImmortal]

You have to train dogs not to cross streets. City strays handle it pretty well but house pants can't

Get a new pet and don't blame your self.

You'll be fine.

My grandmothers dog had the same situation. Can be hard but accept life as life is and your kids will learn from you and how you react

How do you train them not to cross at a certain time?

 

[Krejlooc]

I wrote a blog post about it, if anyone wants to read it. It's the best I can do at a eulogy.

http://www.dadstronaut.com/2016/07/amelia.html

Here's the thread from when I first got her.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=151081253

<3

Please dont blame yourself.

 

[Krejlooc]

How do you train them not to cross at a certain time?

Well, i posted above how i trained my dog to do it. We go for a walk to the park to play fetch about every day and have to cross a few busy streets. Over time your dog will get it. My dog even realizes that we are waiting for a moment when cars arent coming because he has the habit of standing up after the last car in the vicinity passes

It took a few years of working at this nearly every day before my dog got it, though. Looks like op's dog was stilla very young puppy.

 

[echoshifting]

I wrote a blog post about it, if anyone wants to read it. It's the best I can do at a eulogy.

http://www.dadstronaut.com/2016/07/amelia.html

Here's the thread from when I first got her.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=151081253

That card got me choked up I hope he bounces back from this quickly. Sounds like he's taking it hard but processing it.

 

[Time Flashes]

I'm so sorry OP. Just try to make it the less painful possible for your kids and you'll forgive yourself eventually.

Give it a time for the grief to the pass and if your kids want to have another dog, make sure to adopt and not buy as you'd save a dog's life doing so. It's totally ok if you don't want to have any dogs too, I lost mine a year ago and I'm not sure if I would be able to have another soon. But anyway, If you decide to have another make sure to put a fence or something to avoid any cars going too fast.

 

[chris121580]

I wrote a blog post about it, if anyone wants to read it. It's the best I can do at a eulogy.

http://www.dadstronaut.com/2016/07/amelia.html

Here's the thread from when I first got her.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=151081253

I'm so terribly sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family and it's not your fault

 

[Dr.Sanchez]

Damn, a shame that happened. I feel awful for the kids. Don't blame yourself like that man, it was a terrible accident.

 

[CosmicQueso]

I'm so, so sorry OP.

 

[DirtyLarry]

Shit OP that is awful, but please do not blame yourself. It was absolutely not your fault. Hang in there as best as possible.

 

[JrBaconCheeseburger]

Wow.

Very sad to hear all of that and sorry for your loss OP.

You gave her a nice loving home from the day you picked her up.

Not your fault.

 

[.hacked]

bury the poor dog, when time is right go to a shelter and pick up a new dog to fill the whole.


rest easy knowing you gave that pup all the love he or she ever wanted and passed away happy knowing it was loved. Accident happen don't let that destroy the good memories, the dog was well loved and died happy.

 

[Feltrol]

Sorry about your loss, OP.

Don't forget: You will meet again.

 

[User 479360]

I'm so sorry, OP. It's a terrible thing to have happened, but try not to beat yourself up over it.

My condolences, and best wishes to you and your family. May your pal RIP.

 

[GKSilKamina]

Sorry for your loss.

My dad endured a similar (and horrible) situation when he was a kid. The family dog got out of the house, ran into the street and was hit by a car. She was horribly injured and couldn't be saved. My grandfather ended up getting his gun and putting her out of her misery right there. :[

I don't even want to imagine how terrible that must've felt.

 

[E-flux]

It is the worst hen something like that happens without a warning, i know how you feel. I lost my dog few yers ago when she suddenly had a seizure in the car, we took him to the vet right away and after a bit we were informed that there was a tumor that was causing the seizures we had to put her down the same day and the worst partvwas that when they started the thing my dog put her head on my lap and passed away. Even thijking about it brings tears to my eyes, she was such a good and a dumb dog.

I hope that your kids can handle the loss.

 

[Anth0ny]

sorry OP

 

[shiba5]

I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a pet is always heartbreaking.

 

[sangreal]

Happened to me when I was a kid. Was objectively my moms fault and I certainly blamed her for it at the time but kids are pretty resilient and I moved on. I'm sure your kids will too. Ill spare you the details of what we had to do with the remains but the short version is the police dealt with it

 

[milanbaros]

It sucks that it was your fault but your children may forgive you over time.

I suggest giving your children time to greave and then buying a new pet.

Good luck.

 

[Krejlooc]

the worst partvwas that when they started the thing my dog put her head on my lap and passed away

That's the best possible way for your dog to go, though. Peacefully, painlessly, and as close to you as possible.

 

[BKSmash]

I can feel the tears going down my face right now, this is so incredibly heart breaking.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[nilbog21]

Very sorry OP. Don't blame yourself, the death of your dog is enough of a burden in itself..

 

[Head of Vengarl]

So sorry for your loss OP.

But don't fret about your kids. They will forgive you of course.

Hell, my mom accidentally ran over and killed our cat when I was in high school. It was terrible and she was crying at the time, but years later we're even able to joke about it. The pain fades with time my friend.

 

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Hey everyone, I just wanted to say thanks for the kind words. I didn't sleep much last night because every time I closed my eyes I saw a replay of the incident, but I think I'm doing a bit better this morning.

We had just taken her in to the vet and found out she had some back problems, she had an xray and apparently some of her vertebrae were fused by her tail which was causing her pain. She started on a neuroblocker and a pain killer and had been taking them for a few days (we had just taken her in on last Wednesday) and she was so full of energy again, running around and having a great time. I like to hope that with the pain killers, the neuroblocker, the adrenaline from the hit, and the fact that it was so fast, she didn't suffer.

I'm going to see about getting my kids another dog, but I want to make sure I strengthen up some stuff around the house first, and I gotta save up money for adoption fees. Vets ain't cheap!

Thanks again to everyone.

 

[Straight Edge]

The dog was outside unleashed?

 

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The dog was outside unleashed?

she escaped out the front door. I was calling her to get her back home. The whole thing happened right in front of our house.

 

[Sax1031]

I'm sorry but I don't know what to do. She was hit by a car. It was in front of my kids. She was across the street and I called for her and she came running and a car hit her. It's all my fault. My kids loved her. My son has a lot of issues and delays and he loved her so much and he needed her and she's gone and it's all my fault. How will I ever make it better for them. I can't. I don't know what to do.

What do I do with her? Can I bury her, or do I have to take her somewhere?

so sorry to hear about your loss.

i have a similar story. still pains me to this day.

will take time. get another dog. will help ease the pain.