Hug your raptor tight!

Total nightmare scenario yesterday. Our crazy big boy Calvin was fully run over by a car. Entirely my fault.

Brought him outside to pee midday and had a brain fart, took his leash off before I opened the door to go back inside. As luck would have it, at that very moment the neighbor was pulling into their extended driveway beside us. Cal bolted after, because all things must be herded. Slow motion kicked in as he ran up to the SUV from the side, out of the driver’s view. He jumped in front and fully went underneath the vehicle. My heart and stomach sank to my toes. He yelped. But before I fully processed what happened he had jumped back onto his feet and ran back inside.

Took him to the animal hospital for X-rays and tests. Miraculously he only suffered this abrasion on his head and a contusion on his chest.

He’s feeling pretty good today. Sore, of course. But he’s already back to pestering the cats.

I feel like such an idiot. It was totally an accident and bad timing, but it was my fault. He’s my responsibility. I let him down. I’m so thankful he’s ok. It could have been so much worse. But I get to type this out with him lying by my feet.

Be safe out there y’all. Hug your cattledogs extra tight for me.