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[quote=Anonymous]My son and I were taking a walk and noticed our (new) neighbor’s puppy behind their fence. It looked like a golden-doodle, or a breed that looks like a teddy bear. We’ve never actually met these neighbors beyond a wave as we walk by - they have young kids and seem nice from afar.

On our way back from the walk, the dog was in the street…he jumped the fence. He was incredibly sweet, well-behaved, affectionate….he seemed to just want company. We rang the bell a zillion times but nobody was home so we got the dog back over the fence but he kept jumping out…this happened several times, and then he ran down the (busy) road toward an even busier street, with many cars. He had no collar.

I could not bring him in my house (I have cats) and we don’t have a fenced-in yard. I had no idea when the neighbors would return; I rang their bell many times. There was no way to keep the dog safe from running off so I called the humane society near my house and they told me to bring him in. My plan was to leave the neighbors a note letting them know where to pick him up.

The woman at the shelter was a bit rude, and asked me why I brought the dog in if I knew where he lived. I learned that the neighbors might have to pay a fine to get him back. At this point I started to second-guess myself and decided to just figure something else out, but the woman seemed reluctant to let me take the dog back and told me I’d have to fill out a form, etc. I dropped the dog off but just felt really terrible about it.

When I got home I put a note on my neighbor’s door with a flyer from the humane society so they knew where to pick their dog up, and just as I was walking away, they pulled up; they had been out looking for their dog and the woman was crying with relief, and kept apologizing. But now I feel terrible - because I may have gotten them in trouble, and it turns out if I had only waited a little bit longer, they would’ve gotten home and all would’ve been well.

I just had no idea when they’d be home and the dog was a sweet puppy that didn’t know not to run off. He could’ve been killed or lost - he was going fast (I got him in my car to prevent him from going further).

Was this an example of - I should’ve minded my own f-ing business? Will my neighbors hate me now? I just didn’t want their dog to get hurt.

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