re: Have you ever ran over a dog?

Yeah, 70s and 80s were peak times for dogs especially. My dad had a moonlighting gig hauling cattle to the stockyard. We would be running across SELA moving herds, and the darn dogs were relentless out there at night.

Actually watched as my childhood dog, Bobbie, ran straight into the roadway and got killed. We had been working on the other side of the road, and for some reason we walked back across. Looked up a few minutes later and saw Bobbie scampering towards me before the driver could do anything. That sucked.

In my own driving, I've hit a few dogs. Not that many--to your point it seems like there are fewer ones out there these days. Otherwise, I've taken out my share of coons, possums, deer for days, and even a bobcat which I just nicked--saw him running off. Last two I remember was an early, foggy morning and a whole pack of dogs came running right in front of me. Not sure how many survived. A few weeks later I'm driving that same stretch of road, and four deer popped out of the woods and planted themselves in my work truck's path. It was close to midnight, so I couldn't see the aftermath, but the sound was awful.