Hi Folks

Lola the bloodhound got hit by a car last week outside our house by a guy speeding through the village at night. Harvest was upon us the rats coming out the field proved too much a temptataion for Lola whose ears stopped working on recall. I heard the car, called the dog, heard the screech of breaks then the thump. I thing the reflective collar she always wearts may have saved her life. We manged to get her stiched up immediatly and she behaved perfectly not a whimper or a whine no general aneasthetic required. I know she should not have got on the road but shit happens. My cousin however is a policeman and out of curiosity measured the skid marks at 35m placing the vehicle at 20 mph over the village speed limit. Lucky Lola she may be part cat as well.
We had the stitches out yesterday and this morning took a old roe buck who was using a fallow doe as a body guard with the hightened security status in the UK. Dont trust those does to back you up in a crisis as she moved away when I used the Buttolo call leaving old mister roe buck to fend for himself.
Its funny how you appreciate a friend more when you almost loose them.



Regards

Mark

Mark,

I am glad your dog got away relatively lightly and is on the mend..

Its gut wrenching when something like that happens, and we know its actually our fault, not the dogs..I know that with my terrier I have to have eyes in the back of my head at times...Did the driver of the car stop?

Regards,

Pete

Hi Pete

Yes he did stop and said he lived in the village and would pop back the next day and see how the dog was. Never seen since!

I am sure the deer in my wood are using body guards, I saw another muntjac this evening with a fallow doe standing infront of him. I was not brave enough to shoot between the doe's legs to get at the muntjac

Regards

Mark