Two summers ago I hit a Labrador Retriever broadside that was not on a lead and suddenly darted away from the owner to chase a squirrel. At the time I wasn't going to go after the owner (young man in early 20s). Six trips to a Retina specialist and $3,000 later to repair a tear in the Retina caused by the impact and I had different thoughts. These days, I don't think I'd leave the scene without lots of detailed information from the other person. I'd also take lots of photos with my smart phone.
Sorry you had to go through this.
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