Bad Day

[Dunkanon 380]

Lost my big dog "Chase" yesterday, driving along the road after a dissapointing day on the hill with a young terrier in the motor who had just failed and feeling rather low, i spotted my wife walking our two lurchers across a field adjacent to the road ...I was telling my mate she is keeping them on the lead beacause there is a lot of quarry in the wood above and the dogs will hunt up off the lead and be gone for ages so she will be taking them for a walk down to the shore to let them have a run without them hunting away anywhere........some 20 mins later I drove out the lane onto the road and saw a car stopped on the road....my heart sunk when i saw my wife standing holding a dog lead and only one dog with her......It turned out that what she always considered a safe place for her to let them off had a deer laid up in some gorse ......the big dog winded it and knocked it up....deer went over wall onto road and Chase followed...he was hit by a passing car and killed instantly......he was only 18 months old and was the family favourite, a real character and a real prospect.....we are absolutely gutted. We have lost dogs before as Im sure most of you have but losing this fella who to us was a bit special has knocked us all for six.....we buried him in the garden as the wife wanted to keep him close and I dont mind saying there wasnt a dry eye from any of us as we laid him in the ground.

 

 

[gamerooster 1,179]

Sorry to hear of your loss mate, but he died doing what he loved and at least it was quick, never easy losing a dog, especially when it's a young prospect

[king 11,664]

That's shit news mate. And just like the saying you never know what's around the corner. But 1 thing I will say is the dog was in his element chasing that deer it could of been a rabbit or other game he was doing what he was bred for.

All the best King.

[crowsnest 55]

very sad bad day,i know how you feel mate, same happened to me not long ago

[steve66 3,086]

Been there mate , it's heart wrenching for all those involved

Only time seems to heal

ATB Steve

[tank34 2,178]

Rip chase its gutting when you lose a dog lost a beddy greyhound bitch last year same way killed on road, never easy chin up mate

[nothernlite 18,028]

Sorry for your lose mate fecking deer can be a pain need a cull badly it's the same side of motorways full of them sorry for your lose such a young dog as well glad thete was no one else hurt in the accident

[dan john 82]

Sorry for your lose horrible to hear

[dytkos 17,536]

Sad for you. R.I.P. Chase

[Lenmcharristar 9,183]

Accidents happen mate, just a shame it was killed. I say we van cars haha, chin up

[neil cooney 10,415]

Lovely type, a big pity.

[dodger 2,665]

Sorry to hear that sad day n feel for ya wife to..

[BlackBuck 655]

Sorry for your loss mate , smashing looking dog he was

[chrisbullx 2,541]

it's always a gutter losing any good working dog being young or old sorry for your loss mate atb cbx

[BlackStreak 498]

Sorry about you and your families loss.