re: Have you ever ran over a dog?

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2 times a former club coach of mine died swerving to miss a dog. He was an on duty cop responding to call, in the rain... happened like 10 days before his wedding. Lost control and found a tree. At 18 I made a deliberate choice to never swerve for an animal that isn't likely to severely injure me because of that. I'll brake as hard and safely as possible, but that's all I got.

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Similar incident. My Wife's girl friend swerved to miss a dog and totaled her car. I made a mental note, never swerve to miss a small animal.
There was a teenager whose parents bought him a Four Wheeler. He would drive pass my house often, and I have Beagles running loose. I stopped him one day and warned him.
I told him, I don't want you to run over my beagles, however, if one is crossing the road, I would rather you hit the beagle rather than trying to avoid him and wreck. I can replace the beagle, we can't replace you.