KC The life of the drove

Kc was a bright dog. One of my favorites. Tonight I called for her as i do every night, I heard her collar tingle as I do. Hearing her collar i just let her go. Thinking she was just sleeping in the tent.. no different than any other night. I just let her sleep.

The sound was extraordinary. Sounded like a tire exploding. I looked up, not even thinking about Kc. I thought wow they have a flat... then a cop pulled up right behind them. Mind you, I am 100 yards off the road, and kc doesnt go on the road without getting the third degree. Even getting tied up if she gives me a problem. But she is in the tent in my mind.

The police are pulling this person over, must have been a trap. They must have been doing something wrong. Then the police officer said, a dog ran in the road... it didn't even register to me, Kc is in the tent. A few seconds later and I went to to tent, and she wasn't there. My heart jumped... I knew at that moment it was her. I went and asked the officer where. He told me and I looked to no avail.

I retrieved my light to look again, and sure enough.. my beautiful Kc was laying in the road.

Many people will say i am terrible for not having her on a leash... when I rescued her was anyone else there? No. Did she have a bad life? No. Was she happy? Yes.

We all will meet our end. Can we all say we lived? Would Kc come back and say she was wronged? Ask anyone who has met her, and I guarantee the answer is no. I guarantee the answer would be, she was loved.

I never expected this. Can I say I never thought it would happen? No. We live in a world thay moves so fast. We have to cage or tether everything that moves, and if they are not caged or tethered they must be managed at some level.

I hate cars. I hate trucks. Do I gripe about it? No.. do I think they are the dumbest thing to ever happen to man? Yes.

Did I run over your dog at 2 mph? No. Did you hit my dog going 50mph (faster than any living being) and then just move on like nothing even happend? Yes.

Its pathetic. I will be mocked, and ridiculed and shamed... but if you asked Kc, what would she say? Does anyone even know. Who is crying now that she is gone?

Am I alone in this? Am I alone to blame? How many animals die at the hands of vehicles a year? How many animals will die due to me walking down the road?

She will be missed, and I do not fel bad. For she lived her best life.