Many of you will have already heard about Carmel Smith's awful motorway accident where her car turned over, sliding along the road on its roof. She has asked me to make the following post for her.
Thank you for all the good wishes that have been conveyed to me, the flowers and the cards. If you know me and want to speak to me then don’t be scared to pick up the phone.
The next time you see the emergency services in a hurry, move over!! If you see any highway men on the motorway don’t swear at them, they were first on the scene and absolutely marvellous with the dogs. Della spent the most traumatic hours of her life in the company of the most amazing group of men we have ever met.
The prognosis for our other 5 dogs is optimistic. We will be eternally grateful to Ray Jones who, some time ago, told me off the one time I had loose dogs in the car because I’ve never done it since and that’s what saved them. The custom made cage saved Fly, the greyhound’s life. The firemen couldn’t cut it with bolt cutters. They had to undo the nuts on the escape hatch to get her out. I don’t think she would have been so lucky in a collapsible cage. The next time I put a cage in a car, I won’t be tying it in with anything not designed to resist impact. Crepe bandages just don’t do the job!
In memory of Della, look at your car with a mind to how safe it would be in a similar situation. What loose objects are there? The loose bedding actually helped and fortunately all the dangerous stuff (scissors etc.) was trapped in the boot because of the dog guards. If they hadn’t of been, I’m sure it would have been a lot worse.
I give thanks to God that I live to aggravate you all another day.
Thank you for all the good wishes that have been conveyed to me, the flowers and the cards. If you know me and want to speak to me then don’t be scared to pick up the phone.
The next time you see the emergency services in a hurry, move over!! If you see any highway men on the motorway don’t swear at them, they were first on the scene and absolutely marvellous with the dogs. Della spent the most traumatic hours of her life in the company of the most amazing group of men we have ever met.
The prognosis for our other 5 dogs is optimistic. We will be eternally grateful to Ray Jones who, some time ago, told me off the one time I had loose dogs in the car because I’ve never done it since and that’s what saved them. The custom made cage saved Fly, the greyhound’s life. The firemen couldn’t cut it with bolt cutters. They had to undo the nuts on the escape hatch to get her out. I don’t think she would have been so lucky in a collapsible cage. The next time I put a cage in a car, I won’t be tying it in with anything not designed to resist impact. Crepe bandages just don’t do the job!
In memory of Della, look at your car with a mind to how safe it would be in a similar situation. What loose objects are there? The loose bedding actually helped and fortunately all the dangerous stuff (scissors etc.) was trapped in the boot because of the dog guards. If they hadn’t of been, I’m sure it would have been a lot worse.
I give thanks to God that I live to aggravate you all another day.
