CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – A small dog is recovering after he was hit by a car Saturday night on Dunbar Cave Road in Clarksville.
The 14-year-old male Yorkie named Skippy was seen running back and forth across the road shortly after 10 p.m. Beverly Hearn and her husband, Randy, noticed the dog and tried to stop and help him. However, Skippy was spooked and kept running.
The couple pulled up next to the dog, but at that moment a van drove by and before they could rescue Skippy, he was hit.
Beverly contacted the emergency line at Animal House Veterinary Clinic to help the injured dog. She and her husband examined him but found only a collar with no tags.
Skippy was given emergency medical care and the veterinarian determined he has a fractured pelvis.
Beverly then reached out to ClarksvilleNow.com to help find Skippy’s owner. “I thought that I would do what I could do to find the owner because the poor little guy had suffered enough,” she said. Beverly said she and her husband love all animals, but have a soft spot for Yorkies after they had to put down their own elderly Yorkie last year.
The owner saw a post on social media Monday and visited the clinic. She confirmed that Skippy was indeed hers.
The veterinarian told the owner, who has asked to remain anonymous, that Skippy’s condition is stable but he is heavily sedated and may need to have one of his paws amputated.
The owner said Skippy originally belonged to a woman she had taken care of while battling cancer. After the woman’s passing three months ago, Skippy was given to her.
When he ran away Saturday night, she immediately began searching for him and making posters to display in the area in an attempt to find him.
She said many people have contacted the veterinarian to offer help with Skippy’s bills and provide donations, for which she is very grateful.
“I don’t have much and I am willing to try to get him the best care. The whole staff at Animal House have been very kind,” she said.
She would also like to extend her gratitude to Beverly. “Thank you for finding him and going far beyond what others would do for someone else’s dog,” she said.
Skippy will remain at Animal House temporarily so veterinarians can monitor his health.