Tail of the Rubber Pup

This past Wednesday while working in the shed, I heard the our dog Zoey yelping like crazy. I walked outside to find Levi getting out of his truck looking very concerned. Then the dog limped over to the shed, crawled underneath it and remained there for the next 30 min. Levi had explained that he did see the dog and was driving slow in order to avoid her, but that he knew for sure that he had run her over. My first though of course was that this was it for the poor neurotic ankle biter, and that she would soon be entering into eternal sleep. I contacted the vet in Crafordville and inquired about euthanization preparing for the worst. Before I left for the vet I decided it would be a good idea to let little bobby know what was going on:

Me: Son, I have to take Zoey to the vet because she was run over by a truck today
Bobby: Is she going to be ok?
Me: I'm not sure, that's why I'm taking her to the vet. I just wanted to let you know that she might not make it home.
Bobby: She looks ok..
Me: Yes, she does.. But if her injuries are really bad we may have to put her to sleep.
Bobby: For how long?
Me: Permanently.
Bobby: YOUR GOING TO JUST KILL HER?
Me: Well son, if her injuries insider her are really bad it would be better. We won't know until the vet checks her out. I just wanted you to be aware of what was going on and that she might not be coming back.
Bobby: Ok, I understand. She's going to be fine though.
Me: Ok. I'm off to the vet then..

After the physical exam ($30) the veterinarian stated she was unable to tell if anything was broken, but that it appeared there was not any internal bleeding. X-rays would be another $100. After the x-rays she found that her pelvis was broken, but not much out of alignment and he leg was broken but not out of place at all. The Vet had already mentioned that if her hip was broken there was not much we could do, but that it was a good sign that Zoey was active and moving around.

So, $130 later.... It seems that not only is our Neurotic Ankle Biter a mean little dog, she is also made of rubber. I guess this is the type of dog that simply refuses to be killed :)