Because dogs never move... Or run...

That was my point op should've been paying attention to what was in the path of her vehicle, so if some was to "run or move" into her way she could stop

because all dogs are visible in the rearview mirror

So you have the magical talent to yell two things at once? He obviously also wasn't expecting her to you know keep ******* reversing. Also most driveways aren't that long so from the time he yelled stop and her continuing to reverse and hitting his dog wouldn't have been enough time to call his dog. Kind of a dumb comment to make really.

It could also have been a dog that doesn't like to listen. Our small dog only goes outside on a leash or tied outside, so the few times she's gotten loose she just zips around all excitedly and doesn't readily listen to being called. Also humans are usually more responsive to commands like "stop" than dogs are.

My first instinct would be to call the dog then yell stop. I know my dog listens better than most people lol

dogs aren't robots. If they are not super trained service dogs, when they are excited they are not gonna listen.

None of my dogs are super trained guard dogs and I have never had a problem with them listening when they were excited. And my dogs also know a whistle command that tells them to tear ass to where I'm at. It takes a lot of time, effort, and patience but it is doable. And my dogs aren't robots and they are still giant goofballs.

Translation- I'm perfect and have the perfect dog and they don't so whatever happens is like totally their fault.

@103, it's being realistic. One of my dogs isn't completely trained yet so it's our job as her owners to make sure she's safe. That means only letting her out when she's supervised or tethered in the yard. It's the owner's job to reduce the risk of harm to their pets if they can.

Yeah and if kids had been playing outside, it wouldn't really be a ydi either because parents need to keep their kids on leash or sitting by the door right ?? She would have hit a child with her car only because humans lets their offspring play outside, what a silly idea. The amount of people who shouldn't be allowed to drive in this comment section is disturbing.

@154, I don't where you live but typically where I'm from (Louisiana) the kids play in the backyard where no cars are. If your kid doesn't know not to run behind cars that typically means you need to supervise them and teach them to watch out better because people who are driving are dumb and get distracted.

Dogs escape out the door easily. If OP left the house without being careful, the dog could have run out after her. That's not the owners fault. Dogs get out sometimes, which is why you should be aware of your surroundings and stop when you're told to. As a driver, OP is responsible for making sure the way is clear before she left, so yeah it is her fault.

I live in an apartment complex where there is no such thing as backyards, it's just buildings, sidewalks and streets. You can't keep kids locked inside all the time and when they're on parking lots, people know they need to be careful. So they're careful and accidents don't happen. It's really not complicated.

@60: I agree because I am sure there are more people here who would have done the same thing and not just because they thought they were trying to be made up with, but simply not to be around that person anymore depending on how the breakup went. Some people make it seem like she purposely ran the dog over.