I hit a dog today. It was an unpleasant experience. I was driving to get a shot, on a rather large road, when a good sized boxer darted through a bunch of cars and right in front of mine. I saw him on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road, but I'd only gotten enough coherent thought out to think he looked like he was going into the street. I didn't even have enough time to think about slowing down when he darted. I did slam on my breaks (thank you Jesus for not causing any car related accidents), but I hit him at a decent speed nonetheless. Thankfully, the dog made it. His back leg was bit torn up, and he seemed to have spots of blood on his neck from an unknown source, but at least it was okay. Still, it's a rather nerve-wracking situation.