This evening while I was driving to town a german shepherd that belongs to one of my neighbors down the street jumped out of some tall weeds and ran directly in front of my truck. I braked hard and swerved but could not avoid hitting the dog even though I wasn't going very fast. I stopped my truck, got out and checked the dog (it was breathing shallowly) and then ran to the neighbor's house and told her what had happened. We ran back and the dog had expired. We pulled the dog off the road and she went back into her house and I left. She was devastated, but thanked me for having told her. I've been a wreck all evening, as I've lost pets like this myself and am torn up by the pain she's going through. I called a mutual friend and told him to get in touch with her, since I couldn't imagine she'd want me to hang around. Any thoughts as to what I could do for my neighbor would be appreciated.

RNS