Front Bumper Trouble?

What split was a bumper cover. The structural components that provide crash protection are all buried underneath what is a cosmetic plastic bumper. That is the way all cars today are built. Says nothing about the quality of the rest of the car.

There are places that can repair and repaint the bumper cover with flexible paint (different from what goes over the sheet metal body parts). Find such a place.

 

Even so you must have hit the dog harder than you thought to split it. It's flexible to allow some deflection without damage.

If it was me I would replace the bumper cover. It's not terribly expensive and it has to be painted either way. Some used covers are already painted.

See the following link for example new and used covers on Ebay:
"Prius v front Bumper cover" | eBay

 

bionic dog. or an alien in disguise?

 

It is SO easy to drive into or over a sidewalk curb or parking lot curb with our very low bumper/ air foil. I eased over a curb last night. When I backed out I thought the bumper was going to pull off the car. Gotta be real careful. You cannot edge up until the tires nudge the curb like with most cars.