A simple 'I'm sorry' needed for dog's death

TO THE EDITOR:

On Sunday afternoon my family and I attended church, enjoyed lunch with family and friends, and returned home to enjoy a peaceful afternoon of nothing to do but enjoy the day.

As I cleaned in the house and my husband watched football, our two children and their best friend played in the front yard. As they played they had to witness our Cocker Spaniel being hit by a car and thrown into the ditch. As if this wasn't bad enough, they had to witness the person who killed our Cocker Spaniel drive away without stopping.

I spent the rest of my Sunday afternoon burying that Cocker Span- iel with the explicit orders from my six-year-old to bury her in a nice, shady spot where she wouldn't get too hot.

Now that I have told you how I spent my Sunday afternoon, I have one question. Why didn't you stop, whoever you are? This accident happened on the Lincolnton Road in Wilkes County in case you forgot.

I can't imagine hitting someone's dog and not stopping to say, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." That dog may have seemed like any other dog to you, but that dog was a member of our family. That dog had a name and her name was Ginger. That dog had been a member of our family for almost nine years and had grown up with my two children who are six and 10.

I know you have no control over hitting Ginger. She should not have been in the road, but you do have control over what type of person you are. Any good, decent person who hit a dog in front of three children should have the decency to stop.

I am sorry this letter seems so harsh, but when a child has to ask an adult, "Why did they do that and not stop to check on our Ginger?" How do you explain it to them?

It seems as if the world has become a cold, heartless place. No one seems to care any more about anything but themselves.

I hope this letter finds the person that hit and killed our sweet, precious dog Ginger. She deserves better than that and all it would have taken was a simple "I'm sorry" to her family.

MICHELLE PATE

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