[EvonsRorgon]

What would you do?

my husband was getting ready to leave tonight and he told me not to take Peanut on his evening walk yet because there was a stray am bully about 2-3 years old out side and it was very scared and was going up to each house looking at it as if he was trying to find his house. i came out (without Peanut) and the dog looked at me and he took off running. i usually don't try to approach strays but i thought what if it was Peanut lost and scared. well this dog took off running towards the main street so my husband and i got in our car to follow him to get ahead of him to try to shoo him back into the neighborhood where he could at least be safe from the main road. well he go to the main road and again i tried to approach him enough to gain his trust so that he would go back in the neighborhood and again he looked at me and slunk down and ran. we tried to call a/c but since it was 6 pm the office was closed so there was nothing we thought of to do and thedog disappeared so we drove where we thought he would have gone and did not see him in the road so we figured he might have found a safe place to go and we turned around.

fast forward about 30 minutes. i decided to take Peanut on his nightly walk with my sister in law and neice. we are inside the neighborhood (a good safe part deep in the neighborhood away from any main road, actually 2 dead ends and an island) we seen this dog again. i stopped and sat Peanut down and waited to see where this dog was going to go. he looked at us and then ran across the street from us and sat at one of the neighbors houses on the grass. so we continued to walk. i felt okay that he was where he was no cars would get him and i couldn't do anything i had Peanut. well we are walking a few feet and a man and his wife complimeted Peanut and were very nice. they then seen this stray am bully and asked if he was our dog. i told him no he seems to be a stray. he then asked if he had a collar i said no. so he started to whistle to the dog. the dog looked at him then slunk down and ran. the man and his wife then started to walk towards the direction of the dog. i didn't see if they got to him. inside me i am hoping they were able to get him and gain his trust.

ethically, i feel like i failed this dog. i feel i should have done more to help this dog out. i just didn't know what to do for a dog that was scared and didn't want to be approached. i feel that if this had been Peanut i would want some one to do more to help him to get back to me. but this area is known for people to dump stray animals so i feel that this could be this guys case. i walk and run in this area a lot and know most of the neighbor's dogs and haven't seen this guy before but thats not to say he hasn't been running scared for a few miles trying to find his way home. should i have done more? i just feel really bad that i didn't catch this guy and try to find his home. i keep worrying about him now that he doesn't make his way on to the street. he seemed like had he not been in a scared lost situation he would be a very friendly happy guy. i am hoping i see him again so that i know he is safe and maybe i can try again to get him or call a/c during buisness hours.

anyway, what would you do?