My son met the owner of a "stray" we found years ago!

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16 years ago I lived in Arizona and saw a dog walking along the side of the road. I thought nothing of it, since there were a lot of loose dogs walking around. But the next morning, there she was in my yard as I was watching my children play in their little pool! I was afraid she might harm the kids so I half-heartedly threw a couple of rocks and she just sat down and looked sad. We kept that dog and my neighbor named her Blue because one of her eyes was blue. We had her for the next two years until my eldest sons first day of second grade--some horrible monster saw Blue at the end of the driveway and swerved his car on purpose to hit her. My son saw the whole thing, I heard him scream her name and ran out to see her trying to walk toward him and then collapsing. Her neck was broken and she was dead. A couple of days ago my other son was hanging out with friends and one of them was friends with a older hunter who was there, too. One thing led to another and it turns out that Blue jumped out of his truck right around where I first saw her. He was relieved to know that she had four wonderful years with a family that adored her and also that although she died earlier than she should have, it was quick. I just thought this was a great story to share. Not many people get to meet the owners of the dogs that wander into their lives. Not all are mistreated or abandoned. The guy looked for her and we advertised her but just didn't connect.