I've never hit a dog, but I hit a coyote one morning about 3 AM on a deserted west Oklahoma highway. Took out the right front headlight and the coyote. Scared the HOLY CRAP out of me, but at least the coyote was already dead because I had no way to finish it off.

Mr hit a deer one night coming home from Cheyenne. At least we were in a big honkin' pick up and were lucky. Nobody hurt but the deer.

A local teacher wasn't so lucky. Her husband was driving, (smallish car), hit the deer which went thru the windshield and killed his wife. Antlers are not good for human chests.

Let's be CAREFUL out there.

(hitting skunks, even re hitting skunks is no fun at all)