Sara

I, too, am thinking of you and your family.  I am so sorry.

Oh, Angel, I'm so sorry. What a horrible thing to have happen. I can't believe the car didn't stop. [] Run free, sweet Sara.

OMG!  Angel, how horrible.  My heart is with you & your family.
 
Run free, Sara...

I am so sorry!  What a horrible thing to experience.  I hope the person who hit Sara and didn't even have the humanity to stop is suffering 10 times more because of this.  

I'm so very sorry...she is such a pretty dog...I know how much you loved her.
Somehow...there was a reason for this..there always is but we just don't know what it is!
Hang in there...try to think of all the wonderful days you spent with sweet Sara!

I am so sorry for what you are going through. Sending a big hug.

That is awful.  I'm so sorry.

Angel, I'm so sorry you had to go through such a horrible ordeal.  It's hard enough to lose a dog who is old and sick, but to have young healthy dog snatched from you so suddenly -and in such an awful way - is beyond comprehension.  Please don't start playing the "if only - if I hadn't - what if" game.  This was absolutely not your fault.  I don't believe for a minute that someone could hit a dog walking along the roadside and not realize it.  Did you notify the police?  It's possible that she did a bit of damage to her car and will have to take it in for repairs and that could be her undoing.
 
Joyce

I am so sorry for your loss.  There is no way that anybody can ever prepare themselves for something unexpected.

OMG, I just finally opened this post.  I am SO SO SO Sorry for what has happened!  I do not know what I would have done if that had happened to me.  I can't imagine how you're coping.  Cry, scream, hit stuff, whatever you need to do.  I am so very sorry.  Poor baby girl. 

Thank you everyone. This really means alot, and it helps. Does it really get easier? I know that a big part of me is missing now. Family and friends don't understand. They send sympathies and then say "it's time to get over it, I know you're upset but it was just a dog." They don't get it. She was more than just a pet to me. I really loved her. 
I did notify the police. There is nothing they can do. And they didn't really care either. I told DH I wanted to put a sign up reading "Thank you for killing my dog and leaving." But he wont let me.
The kids want another dog that is identicle to Sara, but I just can't do it. I explained to them that even if they got another dog that looked just like Sara, it's not Sara. I'm not even ready to consider a dog. I feel like it's just wrong to think it right now. I'm not ready and wont be for a while. But am I being selfish? maybe it's what they need? I don't know.
DH built a cross with "Sara Girl" burned on it, and we bought a statue with two angels hugging and a puppy looking up at them.  I had a load of Sara's pictures printed out and we framed them and put them out with her collar laying on them. It's a long process. and it stinks. 
 
Thank you sooooo much. I've been reading your messages to the kids and it really helps. Thank you.

Oh my gosh, Angel. I am so sorry. I'm truly at a loss for words right now. I cannot imagine the pain and agony you must be feeling after such a tragic incident. Try to take comfort in the fact that your Sara was so loved, and she knew that when she left this world. I cannot imagine the feeling of loss you must have, but know that I am here to help you through this in whatever way that I can. Please, please let me know if you need anything. Anything at all. You will be in my prayers.

I sit here in pain and grief for my own dog Alley who  we had to put to sleep on Saturday morning....Just when I think to myself how bad I hurt and I come here to read about your Sara and I can't imagine your pain sorrow and hurt and the replay in your mind  and what  you are going thru.... I want my husband to read this.. We walk our Westie Louie off lead cause he is like Sara and minds so well. But it only takes a split second an an idiot driver... WE have a girl that drives down our street and I call her "speedy" I give her dirty looks as she drives by in her in car with her dark windows. My neighbor has flagged her down and nicely told her to slow down that we all walk and have dogs and I'll be d**n if she doesn't...
One evening I was walking Louie and I saw her coming... I ran and picked him up and gave her a look... I too thought of putting up a sign or something in the peoples mail box about her need to slow down. I think its my neighbors grandaughter. But its Mon thru Fri... Thank heavens Mike walks the dogs way before her 7am speed by...grrrrrrrrrr
 
I will say a pray for you as well. Isn't it funny how you think your the only one in so much pain and yet there are so many that have lost there fur ones... And please ignore those who say "its only a dog" If I can find the poem that is titled that I will post it here... Then you can print it off and hand it out to those who say that.
 
Okay I found it..

[align=center]Not just a dog.
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a person." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand." 

Thank you everyone. This really means alot, and it helps. Does it really get easier? I know that a big part of me is missing now. Family and friends don't understand. They send sympathies and then say "it's time to get over it, I know you're upset but it was just a dog." They don't get it. She was more than just a pet to me. I really loved her.
I did notify the police. There is nothing they can do. And they didn't really care either. I told DH I wanted to put a sign up reading "Thank you for killing my dog and leaving." But he wont let me.
The kids want another dog that is identicle to Sara, but I just can't do it. I explained to them that even if they got another dog that looked just like Sara, it's not Sara. I'm not even ready to consider a dog. I feel like it's just wrong to think it right now. I'm not ready and wont be for a while. But am I being selfish? maybe it's what they need? I don't know.
DH built a cross with "Sara Girl" burned on it, and we bought a statue with two angels hugging and a puppy looking up at them. I had a load of Sara's pictures printed out and we framed them and put them out with her collar laying on them. It's a long process. and it stinks.

Thank you sooooo much. I've been reading your messages to the kids and it really helps. Thank you.

 
Angel- 
It took my dh 2 years before he was ready to get another dog Angel.  He couldn#%92t do it after losing 2 dogs within less than 6 months of eachother, he couldn#%92t even think of getting one.  I had to talk him into it 2 years later and he admitted that the grieving he was still feeling after 2 years of losing our pups, diminished GREATLY after saving JJ and Pru. 
 
You have to do what feels right to you and maybe a little space is OK, but what I don#%92t want you to ever feel is that by getting another dog, you are giving up or forgetting sara.  I think DH felt that way and it is a shame that he felt that way when in reality sara (and my two last greys) would have wanted  us to be happy and to help give other doggies a good home.    
 
As for "getting over it already".. there is no time frame.. you must do what feels right for you and others may not understand that and that is OK.. grieving is a personal thing and you don#%92t have to justify it to anyone else, even family.
 

Thanks for posting that poem, It's just a dog. I think Angel needed to read that. We here are all the same frame of mind, none of our dogs are just a dog to us, they mean so much more to us than that.
 
Angel just take one day at a time. When the time is right, the right fur baby will fall into place for you and your family. I understand why your DH wont allow you to post that sign, because people who didn't know how she was killed wouldn't understand the sign. I would post something like, To the LADY that ran over Sara, she was not just a dog, she was a FAMILY member. What if the family member were YOUR CHILD? Or something to that affect.
Hugs to you and your family Angel. My heart aches for you all.