Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I wouldn't go at midnight to the house of someone I didn't know.

This. I'd take the dog home and take it to a vet the next day to see if it was chipped. Or take it to the police and have them return the animal. I'm not going to some rando's house at midnight. Sounds like a great way to get shot.

Sounds like you live in Baltimore

No, but if some rando bangs on my door at midnight, I'm not opening it unarmed. I wouldn't assume differently of anyone else.

I'm curious what is the next step in your Rambo fantasy.

You pick up your sidearm and open the door.

Then what?

If the visitor jumps you, you are too close to wield a gun effectively.

I asked Gemini to rewrite OP in a readable exposition:


had a bizarre experience at midnight after finding a stray dog. His collar only listed an address—no phone number. When I picked him up, he hopped right into my car.
I drove to the listed address and noticed the TV was on inside. I rang the doorbell three times and called out, "Are you missing a dog?" When nobody answered, I began to drive away, planning to take him to the humane society in the morning.
As I reached the end of the street, I saw a man walk out of the house. I made a U-turn and successfully reunited him with his dog. However, it struck me as odd that he just stood there. If I saw a car driving away with my pet inside, I would be running and yelling for them to stop. You have no way of knowing if that person is trying to help or if you’ll ever see your dog again

Aren't yorkies teeny tiny? I would have assumed he had been asleep, you woke him up, it took him a minute to get oriented and come to the door, and he didn't see the dog at all in your car in the dark.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I wouldn't go at midnight to the house of someone I didn't know.

This. I'd take the dog home and take it to a vet the next day to see if it was chipped. Or take it to the police and have them return the animal. I'm not going to some rando's house at midnight. Sounds like a great way to get shot.

Sounds like you live in Baltimore

No, but if some rando bangs on my door at midnight, I'm not opening it unarmed. I wouldn't assume differently of anyone else.

I think its seriously time to get over this experience and move on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I wouldn't go at midnight to the house of someone I didn't know.

This. I'd take the dog home and take it to a vet the next day to see if it was chipped. Or take it to the police and have them return the animal. I'm not going to some rando's house at midnight. Sounds like a great way to get shot.

Sounds like you live in Baltimore

No. How on earth is a human supposed to keep up with a car? You want this guy to trip in the dark? The more intelligent thing would have been to memorize the license plate, but I doubt he could see it in the dark.

Thank you for reuniting this dog with their owner, but you lose points for lack of common sense and being too critical of others.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I wouldn't go at midnight to the house of someone I didn't know.

This. I'd take the dog home and take it to a vet the next day to see if it was chipped. Or take it to the police and have them return the animal. I'm not going to some rando's house at midnight. Sounds like a great way to get shot.

This. Take it to the shelter or police.

Anonymous wrote:The guy was asleep in front of the tv. You made a loud commotion at his door after midnight. He woke up confused and uncertain if this was some kind of home invasion or maybe ice at the door. Who knows. You drove off so he came out to have a look and saw you were just some dufus with his dog.nobody is running after your car after midnight. That’s not normal.

This, at least wait a bit or try a neighbor. I might not have heard the door as our cameras are hit or miss but I’d know if my dog was missing. I’d call the police vs chase you but I have health issues and couldn’t chase a car. Be real. You like drama.

Anonymous wrote:Well I wouldn't go at midnight to the house of someone I didn't know.

This. I'd take the dog home and take it to a vet the next day to see if it was chipped. Or take it to the police and have them return the animal. I'm not going to some rando's house at midnight. Sounds like a great way to get shot.

No. I’d scream maybe but if you saw me you could let the pet out and they’d be able to get back to the house if they’d strayed too far and got lost

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you here, OP. You seem awfully put out by the experience and then again, everyone's responses here.

What do you want, a medal?

I’m put off by the lack of care for the pet And that I should inconvenience myself if you’re at home.

Stop being a martyr. If you chose to drive the dog home instead of to the shelter, your house, a local 24-hour vet, etc. YOU CHOSE. Quit with this nonsense about how you think other people "should" behave. You're "put off" by some resentments in your own head, and it's not a good look.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you here, OP. You seem awfully put out by the experience and then again, everyone's responses here.

What do you want, a medal?

I’m put off by the lack of care for the pet And that I should inconvenience myself if you’re at home.

What lack of care? You're making so many assumptions it's ridiculous.

Of course lack of care. If you’re home come get your animal. Why should the dog be stressed out going to a strangers house and then to a shelter if not necessary.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I wouldn't go at midnight to the house of someone I didn't know.

What should I do with their dog? I’d prefer not to take a strange dog home and the humane society is closed.

Leave it by the house it escaped from?

The dog was found 4 blocks from the house and was a yorkie. Do you think a yorkie outside at night is going to have a good chance of making it through the night?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you here, OP. You seem awfully put out by the experience and then again, everyone's responses here.

What do you want, a medal?

I’m put off by the lack of care for the pet And that I should inconvenience myself if you’re at home.

What lack of care? You're making so many assumptions it's ridiculous.