Keep running!

with a car? take them to the vet immediately and if it wasnt your dog pay the bill and apologize for doing it and that it was an accident (hopefully).

Call the RSPCA straight away to ask what to do.

Note down where you were when you saw it, call information for the nearest animal hospital or vetenarian's office (if it's an area different to where you're from). Take the animal to the vet - do the right thing. Ask the vet to contact the animal's owners. If it was your fault admit it - more than likely there will be others who saw what happened and may be calling the police anyway. If it was your fault, it's not your legal obligation but try to offer the owner some kind of comfort either via the offer to buy them another pet when they're ready or perhaps if able to afford it, to pay for some counselling if they want it. Sounds extreme but hey, in this day and age you can never be too careful or kind.

Pull over immediately! Pick the dog up with a blanket/towel (that you will have conveniently located in your boot for emergencies just like this) and take it directly to the nearest vet. It's also a courtesy to make sure the owners are contacted and for you to pay the vet bills. Animals don't have a conscience, and therefore are not accountable for their actions. They are a product of the human environment. But humans are accountable for all of their actions. If you left the dog to die, your karma would happily bite you in the ass.

Stop and notify the authorities.

I would stop and see how badly the dog was hurt. Then I would contact the proper authority and the dog's owner if I knew who's dog it was. I would also offer to pay vet costs. I think it's rotten to leave a feeling being no matter if it's animal or human just laying in the road to die.

Stop take it to vets if possible, so they can pay the bill and also any damage to your car, as it should of been on a lead.

From a family member's experience just today. A driver can run over a very small house dog and be charged with leaving the scene of an accident. We have neighbors in a rural area that have house on one side of gravel road, garage and chicken houses on other side . House is apx 15ft from the road. Many animals and birds are in the road constantly. Driver saw two dogs and owners standing in yard did not change speed ,and when one dog ran in front it was too late. These are people that call the police on such a frequent basis that the county cops are tired of responding and now tell the highway patrol to go out. The officer stated that he had to write something after he came out but to call the prosecuting att. in a few weeks and prehaps he would just throw it out. Soo- my advice report to authorites any time there is property damage involved. Assist if injures,, YES But pet owners need to be responsible and not put their puts in a situation where they are likly to be harmed or cause injury to someone tring to swerve. A chihula and a squirrel are about the same size . You could run over either and barely feel a thump. Too bad people have to deal with neighbors like ours.

Stop and take the dog to the vet

Take the dog to the Vet immediately.

If I didnt kill it, I would pick it up and take it to the vet, if I did kill it..look for a tag..take it home..and then feel like sh%t for killing someones pet:)

bury it!

Well check the dogs breathing to start off with. If he is breathing fine put a muzzle on him. If you dont have one use a lead or bandage, anything you can find. The dog will be under alot of pain and might bite so this just saves injury to urself. But never put a muzzle on if he isnt breathing properly. After this check for bleeding. If he is bleeding heavily make sure you put pressure on the area. This could make the difference. If you dont bandage him and just rush him straight to the vet he could lose enough blood to kill him. If you suspect back injuries try to keep his back as straight as possible. Try to use a stretcher or something similar if possible. Wrap him up with a blanket to keep him warm because he will most probablly be in shock and generally the animal will die of shock rather than beigh hit by the car. If he is a small dog keep him close to your body cause body heat is the best source of warmth. Now get him to the vet as soon a possible.

awww that is sad.... i would def take it to the vet and try to save the dog if it was possible. Also let the owners know. I would also feel like crap forever.

I'm not trying to be callous. I was sincerely grieved when I hit a dog once. But many states have leash laws and owners are responsible for the whereabouts and wellbeing of their pets. The driver shouldn't have to pay veterinary bills (which can cost thousands of dollars) because an owner wasn't watching or properly restraining their pet. It is correct that you should stop your car and try to find the owner. Also, if you are not a veterinarian, do what you can to help the animal but don't move it. Just like a person who requires first aid, you shouldn't do anything if you don't know what you're doing. Let the owner pick it up, so that you are not (unintentionally) causing the animal more harm. Other people will be polite enough to swerve around an animal in the road. I also got the owner flowers and a sympathy card. Getting them a new pet is very pointless and not very thoughtful because to most people pets are simply not replaceable.

suppose the dog leaps back up and keeps on running right through another intersection almost getting hit AGAIN but seems no worse for wear?

I hit a dog today and I felt terrible I tried to stop but couldn't fast enough. I was driving slow but he came out of no where from the front of a parked car.(HE LOOKED AT ME AS I WAS COMING) :( :( I felt my car go over him. It was horrible I heard and felt him being draged. I didn't know what to do if to stop or go further incase he was under my cars tire. I stoped when I didn't feel like anything was under my tire. When I finally stoped my car I put my emergency lights to make sure cars would go around. As I was getting of my car the dog got out from from under and ran across the street. I really wanted to make sure the dog was ok so I followed dog to see where it would go. He then stoped and as I was trying to check tag he ran off. I lost complete sight of his whereabouts. I knocked on a home where I thougtht he might of gone into but no answer. Not knowing what else to do I went to the nearest police station. He said that theres nothing they could really do. Unless someone reports a dead dog or injured dog later on. Deputy said that leash obligation protects motorised drivers. So therefore there is nothing that can be charged to you. He said the only thing you should do if you run over a dog is report if its injured or dead. Or take the dog to it's owners on your own. (but now days you have to be carefull when telling someone about you hitting their dog. Some people can be very violent and can even hurt you.) Instead you might just want to take it to the vet or animal control and have them deal eith that. Sherrif told me to go home that everything would be ok. I felt SO TERRIBLE but I hope that dog is ok. I couldn't imagine if that happened to my dog.

I run over a dog yesterday and i felt horrible because the owner was crying really bad but it wasn't my fault he came out nowhere i saw it when he was caming to my car but it was to late, he was already under my back tired. I tried to calm down the owner and trying to be nice and not tell her that it was her fault for letting the dog out of the streets without a leash. However she call the police and after a 20 minutes she knock in my door( 'cause she is my neighbor) and said to me that she cancel her phonecall to police and that I should buy her another dog. Is that correct? Do I really have to buy a dog to her? When it was her fault.

well first you check if its still alive then if it is take a blankit or your shirt and pic it up gently then rush it to the hospital and call 911 or somthin like that AND YOU BETTER FEEL SORRY FOR IT CUZ ITS A LIVING THING!