Dog hit by car

[bobtail4x4]

last thursday, while travelling with my dogs in the back of the camper, we got held up in traffic, after being in the car 2 hours they were getting desperate, nowhere suitable to stop so I had to pull into a layby off the road, as I was reaching for the lead they all jumped out (desperate) unfortunately they ran into the road and one was hit on the return,

£600 vets bill having found a vets in a strange town.

I am now waiting for the car drivers claim for damage to his grille,
my one real question is as it was absolutely throwing it down with rain and he could have seen the dogs for a few hundred yards, is he partially to blame for not driving to the conditions?
obviously the car insurance wont cover this, not sure if the houshold insurance will?

[bobtail4x4]

Im not trying to shift the blame, I understand the dogs should not have escaped, Im sure on PH we are all perfect??
they are not insured as the cost of insuring several hounds is horrific,
the money saved will pay for the damage,

my question was should the driver have been travelling at a speed he could have stopped in? so partially to blame??

not going all mumsnet but it could have been a kid?


btw thanks for asking, the dog is stiched up, somewhat bruised, and happily wandering up to pretty strangers looking for sympathy.
not a trick I taught her, but she seems to always pick attractive women to approach.

[bobtail4x4]

The Mad Monk said:

bobtail4x4 said:

they are not insured as the cost of insuring several hounds is horrific,

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Why do you keep dogs if you can't afford to insure them. Supposing they attack a child - or me?

Why have more than one dog?

they are working dogs, I can afford to insure them, but I found out a while back what a racket it was, doubling premiums as dog gets older, but paying out less,
and why would they attack anyone? even in pain she let the vet examine her, still wagging her tail.