Nicole and I were leaving to go to the store and planned to take the dogs with us. I let them out like I always did to sniff around in the front yard until I got the car door opened. For some reason Sampson and Lulu went running across the street. They were both hit by a truck coming down the road. I saw the entire accident. I screamed and all my stuff went flying that I was holding. I ran to Lulu who was just laying there...I knew immediately she had died. I didn't know where Sampson was at the time. I remembered yelling to Nicole to get grandma on the phone so we could get Luly picked up. Neighbors from all over the neighborhood who I'd never seen before came out. Our neighbor across the street came from nowhere...he called his son to come get Lulu. In the meantime Mom had pulled up as well. I didn't cry at the time...I just wanted Lulu taken care of. Mom told Robbie to go get a towel so she could be wrapped up in something instead of being put into a plastic bag. He first brought out a little hand towel that wouldn't work. I said there's a towel on the couch in the family room. He ended up bringing out my pink & white striped Victoria's Secret beach towel to wrap her in. I was so happy to see that towel because it was absolutely fitting for Lulu because she was a total girlie girl for being a dog.
After she was taken care of, I couldn't figure out where Sampson was. Realized he wasn't anywhere near. We thought for some reason he was inside...we called for him inside, but he didn't come. We looked in the backyard, nothing! I went out front panicking calling for him. All of a sudden he came running to the house. I grabbed him to see if he was okay because I knew he wa hit too. I saw he was bleeding because I had blood on my hands. I looked him over closely and found he had blood on his left front leg. He was favoring it, but it didn't feel like anything was broken. I did pick him up and just held him.
While all this was going on, Nicole had called Josh to tell him what had happened. I then talked to him while I was holding Sampson, he didn't make me feel very good. Nicole is such a sweetheart, she kept saying "mom, he just doesn't know what to say"! As all this was going on I sat on the big rock in the front yard, holding Sampson and just cried. I couldn't believe that my little faithful little dog was now gone in a moment!!!
We finally went inside to take care of Sampson. I held him while Mom tried. To clean his injuries. It wasn't working very well, so we decided that I would probably be best to take him to the vet to make sure nothing was wrong with his insides besides what we could see. And we didn't want him to go into shock either, because dogs tend to go into shock several hours after trauma has occurred. We ended up going to an after hours doctor for him. I wrapped him in a towel and carried him. When we got there, we we're let right in. Sampson was so calm, which was unusual for him. The doctor looked at him but decided that he needed X-rays and blood work to make sure everything was okay. He took him into the back and gave him a painkiller to relax him & to make it easier to do the X-rays. The X-rays came back all clear, but the blood work showed that his blood levels were raising....which meant he could go into shock and die. I didn't want him to die if it could be helped, so we left him overnight for observation and an IV treatment. That was the best decision we made.
On the way home everyone in the car was totally quiet. I just sat there numb to what had been going on. Then it all just hit me! I couldn't imagine what I would do if both of the dogs had died. Lulu was hard enough to deal with. I cried so hard uncontrollably. I was devistated!!!!
I was a total mess! I had Lulu mess on me and covered in Sampsons blood. Nicole helped me into the shower. She seriously forced me into the shower. I somehow got my clothes off. I think she and my mom got them into the washing machine because I didn't know where they ended up. I cried in the shower because my little dog was gone! I honestly love her so much!!! She was always the one that would make you calm. She smiled, arffed, and pounced off you until you'd pay attention to her. She was addicted to treats and chewies. She loved Skittles and Starbursts! All that was gone in a flash! When I got out of the shower and went into my room, the first place I always look is her spot on my bed...she wasn't there. I cried some more. Nicole hugged me and said "mom please stop crying". I know she wanted me to stop because she didn't want to cry either. That night and for the next week Nicole slept in my room with me to make sure I was okay. I really appreciated that.
I picked up Sampson the next day. I took a picture of him and sent it to my family. Everyone got emotional at that time about Lulu (even Adam) in fact he asked us to stop because he was getting so emotional while he was at work! Working in the oil fields with a bunch of guys around isn't a good place to show emotions I guess. I was told to keep Sampson in a kennel with no activity for the next week. I wasn't about to put him into a kennel because he's never been in one. He couldn't walk anywhere, only be carried. Taken outside on a leash & picked up when he was done. So Sampson was carried everywhere! He went to work with me for several days. When I needed to do something and couldn't have him with me, Mom would take care of him at her desk. He got so spoiled everyday. People would come in just to see how he was. It finally got to the point he was able to walk slowly on it. He's been picked up to be put on the bed, carried up and down the stairs, taken outside, and into the cars. He was hand fed for several days because he didn't want to get up to eat. So to make sure he ate, I'd give him food while we sat on the couch before work or while watching tv. I know he loved that!
I took him back to the doctor on Friday for his check up. There's still swelling in his arm, but he's been walking and short runs. The doctor was very happy with how well he's doing. I need to take him back again next week for another follow up. I don't mind because I just want him happy.
My Sweet Pup Lulu Belle McCourt
Funny little side note about Sampson and his little injury...he's been getting around just fine, but yesterday when I was leaving to go do my 7 mile run, he wanted to go so bad, he sat in front of me with his left front paw lifted so I'd pick him up! Ohhh....he's a smart one!!!
Sampson at work...he loved it!!!
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