Harley was hit by a car :(

[Rottielover]

I was walking the dogs ( On leash ) just now,and was walking across the street, some ******* decides not to pay attention and hit Harley . It would have been worse if I did not see the man start driving. I pulled Harley away as fast as possible, His back end was hit. No serious damage(meaning no limping) thank god, but I am making a vet trip to make sure internal is ok. my baby

[Melinda]

oh man, did he at least stop?? I hope everything is ok. poor Harley, please keep us updated

[hedgiemama]

oh poor Harley! i hope they stopped and you got their info just incse, i hope hes all right!

[Rottielover]

Just got back from the vet, seems like he is alright, will be bruised. Would have been a lot worse if I did not get him out of the way. No blood in the lungs, but I was told that it can take up to 48 hours after the incident before internal bleeding signs appear. I think he will just be sore, but I wanted to make sure and not assume.
I got the phone number of the guy, but he lives in a different province, most likely will do nada.

[cpietra16]

omg...how do you not see a dog on a leash....with a person behind him??? I am happy that you and Harley are both ok.

[Goldfields]

Poor boy. that there is nothing to worry about. Kudos to you for thinking quick by the way. No doubt you saved Harley's life.
Sadly, in a worse case of traffic versus dog, one time here a well liked member of the cattle dog scene was at the edge of the road waiting to cross and it was the dog that did the wrong thing, it lunged forward into the road, pulling him with it, and both got hit and killed. I always worry about animals near traffic in case the unforseen happens.