Going out to the front yard a few minutes ago, a beautiful male boxer was wandering around there. He had a collar on, but no id. He came to me happily, such a sweet dog! Very big and threatening looking, but such a sweetie! I asked the neighbors who were outside and they said he was wandering around but they had no place to put him. I put him in my fenced back yard. My golden pup, Fozzie, was very upset at his presence, so I put Fozzie inside. I then drove around the block, seeing a woman outside, looking disturbed, I stopped and asked if she had lost her dog. She said, "Yes," and that her house had been broken into last night and the police were on their way. I told her I had her dog, and she will come as soon as she can.
I live in a marginal neighborhood, where though there are many longterm residents, and even elderly, there are also a lot of transients. I have been rather complacent about locking my doors. This is a wakeup call, and I'll secure things better in the future.
Patty