Makenzie is recovering after being hit by a car after she ran into the street near her home in Clawson. 

Makenzie is recovering after being hit by a car after she ran into the street near her home in Clawson. 

"Kevin Knight was walking to his mailbox on Veterans Day with his Yorkshire terrier Makenzie, part of their daily routine.

It was only after they crossed the street to the mailbox that Knight realized it was a holiday and there would be no mail delivery. Before he could give an all-clear signal to Makenzie to cross the street, she did something unusual.

“She just all of a sudden, for the first time, she darted across the street before I said, ‘Mak let’s go,’” said the 65-year-old Clawson resident. “She ran into a Jeep and was spun under the tire.”

A terrified Knight scooped up the little dog and rushed her to BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Auburn Hills.

“I was in total panic,” he said."  READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE

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