sheepdog killed by van driver

[Parrotperson]

just hear one of the local farmers was driving his sheep along a quiet road with his dog

Delivery driver comes round corner at speed. scatters sheep. Dog then tried to gather sheep. Van driver hit dog and ran it over killing it without trying to slow down.

Apparently he got out of the van having eventually stopped. Said "the dog's dead" and drove off

I know what I'd have done to him if I'd been the farmer.

Don't know which delivery company but we're quite out of the way and I've only ever seen DPD and Evri round here

Hope to god the farmer got his details and reported.

 

[meleeka]

That’s shocking! Given how much a good sheep dog would cost, the farmer ought to take legal advice (not that it’ll bring his dog back).

 

[Smitty]

I so hope the farmer got the van number. What a complete barsteward. At the very least the farmer should be well compensated for his dog.

 

[poiuytrewq]

How awful! Poor farmer

 

[Parrotperson]

Yes let’s hope he gets compensation. Doesn’t make up for the loss of a trained dog though.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Yes let’s hope he gets compensation. Doesn’t make up for the loss of a trained dog though.

It’s not just the value of a trained dog. That dog worked with him. Probably spent all day every day with him. It’s a huge emotional blow aswell.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

And how many sheep were injured/killed ?

 

[twiggy2]

I dread this happening where we are

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

What an awful thing to happen

 

[SusieT]

Dreadful thing to happen, one does wonder if there was anyone at the front to warn drivers coming the other way ? Clearly behaviour was bad by driver, but should farmer have taken precautions to ensure safe road use? Even is it was quiet?

 

[Parrotperson]

And how many sheep were injured/killed ?

none luckily. they scattered as he came round he corner. The dog was trying to round them up when he was run over.

 

[Parrotperson]

Dreadful thing to happen, one does wonder if there was anyone at the front to warn drivers coming the other way ? Clearly behaviour was bad by driver, but should farmer have taken precautions to ensure safe road use? Even is it was quiet?

I don't know.

I was out riding today. I was approaching a blind bend. I could hear a car coming fast. I got steady neddie (thank god he was) onto a small verge against a hedge. Car came round corner (which she couldn't see around) so fast all the water in the puddles flew up on me and horse. Her front wheels were on the edge of the verge I was on. She didn't stop.

I think if you're driving on country lanes you should bl***y well act like you care and slow down.

 

[Moobli]

The same thing happened to a working sheepdog on a neighbouring farming estate a couple of years ago . Dreadful!
When moving sheep down the road we always have someone up front in a vehicle slowing traffic down as despite it being a single track hill road people drive too fast. Not as upsetting as losing a dog but I hate it when we put the ewes back out with their lambs on the hill by the road as inevitable we lose some to people driving too fast.

 

[Fjord]

Oh that's just awful.

 

[fiwen30]

That’s absolutely terrible, what an awful thing to have happen and to have witnessed.

I believe it’s against the law to hit a dog and then drive on? Surely that means there’ll be recompense, even if it doesn’t make up for the loss of a faithful companion.

 

[Birker2020]

Something like this happened to a sheepdog named Jess in Wales in 2021 but in that instance it was killed by dirt bikes.

Tragic. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/off-road-bikers-killed-dog-20426915

 

[maisie06]

Dreadful thing to happen, one does wonder if there was anyone at the front to warn drivers coming the other way ? Clearly behaviour was bad by driver, but should farmer have taken precautions to ensure safe road use? Even is it was quiet?

That could easily have been a group of cyclists or ramblers he could have ploughed into, we can't all have someone upfront waving a flag.....drivers need to slow down and be heavily fined and have their car crushed if they drive like idiots

 

[Gloi]

May years ago a car ran into a friend s parents cows going in for milking and killed two.

 

[Parrotperson]

May years ago a car ran into a friend s parents cows going in for milking and killed two.

It never changes does it. The insanity.