Ken,
Im sorry to hear about your loss. A dog is definately the best friend a man could ever have. All you can do is give them the best life you can for the short time that they are with us.
A similar thing happened to my boxer on the 15th in Rockledge at my girlfriend's. He was hit by a speeding car. I rushed him to the vet where he had to have emergency exploratory surgery to see where and if they could stop the internal bleeding. He had pretty severe internal injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. The girl stopped at least and admitted to going over the posted speed limit which is 20 mph. I cant imagine what it would feel like if he was killed or i had to put him down.
"A civil issue" is the same response i got from Rockledge PD. I was actually told by the officer that Florida's 'leash law' trumps the fact that she was speeding (even though a neighbor is willling to sign a statement saying that she admitted to speeding). I just chock it up to another example of Floridas imperfect justice system.
My condolences to you and your family. Let us know how it goes with the lawyer. I might have to use him/her. Again, sorry you lost your friend.
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