DOG BLOG

Driving in Auckland’s traffic is often difficult and occasionally dangerous. 

On this particular day I was a passenger in a family car. We slowed down and stopped at a set of traffic lights. Nothing out of the ordinary…then to my horror I noticed a large dog lying still in the middle of the road. The traffic lights were very soon going to turn green on the opposite side.  Long lines of cars and trucks on the opposite side were about to unavoidably smash into the dog. I quickly unclipped my seat belt, bolted out of the car and ran towards it.The dog’s chest was still. 

I grabbed the collar and dragged its heavy body towards the safety of a traffic island. We just made it before the lights on the opposite side of the road turned green and traffic began to move. Now our lights had turned green and members of my family were frantically waving at me to get in our slowly moving car. I scrambled in and briefly closed my eyes. Whew.

POINTS TO PONDER
What was I thinking? I was thinking about the dog, but not only the dog. What about the family who owned it? Let’s hope the body was returned to the family for a dignified burial. 
Kind actions can and sometimes should be instinctive. Be careful, but still follow your heart. Do what needs to be done.
Don’t leave kindness to just between people. Be kind to animals too - dead or alive.