I rescued an old chihuahua terrier standing in the middle of the road

[uppityperson]

He was standing smack dab in the middle of our county road so I slowed, stopped, opened the door and in he hopped, panting away. I gave him a drink and estimated how far the cup of water he drank would take him, how far away he'd traveled. It took a couple stops but I found his home nearby and they were very happy to get the cute dog home. He went wandering, lost his way by being 8 inches tall and having cataracts, so flagged me down for a drink and a ride home. Cute little guy and it made me happy to have a good ending to "little dog in the middle of the road" story.

After the last week, I need good stories and wanted to share.

[MADem]

1. You have a heart of gold! nt

[Behind the Aegis]

2. On behalf of our kind, Thank you!!!

So sayeth, Voodoo!

[uppityperson]

11. He was really cute, so self possessed. "Thank you for stopping I am getting in now"

Very glad to have found his home again also. I guess being partly blind and only 8 inches tall, it is easy to wander off and get lost.

[hamsterjill]

3. It's nice to put a little good out into the world.

Thank you. Random acts of kindness make this world a better place.

Do you know how many people would have just kept driving? So, again, thank you much for helping him get home.

[lillypaddle]

4. Good for you!

[Flashmann]

5. N/T

[2theleft]

6. awwww!!! VERY good on you!

[get the red out]

7. Thank you for helping him

You were his and his people's angel today.

[IrishAyes]

8. We all need those stories

All the time, not just after last week although that was one of the worst.

Thanks.

[AndyA]

9. You will be rewarded for saving that dog

I'm sure the family is very thankful, and you have a new four legged friend now, who knows you were kind and helped him out.

On behalf of animal lovers everywhere, thank you for being so kind.

[wet.hen88]

10. hooray!

Thanks so much for doing that! YOU have made my day...heck, my weekend!

[Walk away]

12. Good Uppityperson! You deserve a cookie!

[livetohike]

13. Thanks for the great story

So glad you found him and were able to find his house.

[Sohee]

14. You did a good job!

[Stinky The Clown]

15. A big fear of little dog owners is one of them carelessly wandering off and disappearing.

You made that little one's family very happy.

When our big dogs leave our mowed area and head into the woods, we can see and hear them for a pretty good distance, maybe a few hundred feet even with everything in full leaf. The little one can literally disappear in less than ten feet in some areas. We always worry that she'll start following her nose and get lost or make it to a road.

[lindysalsagal]

16. I did the same last month. Poor thing was about to get hit.

I didn't get to meet the owners: I brought the dog to a local vet so they could look up the tag the next day at town hall. The vet gave the dog back. Sweet dog. Obviously well loved. I just felt bad that we couldn't call the owners that afternoon: It had no readable tags. It only had the below-the-skin marker, and that reveals only a data base number, not a name. They had to worry all night that the dog was dead. Nothing I could do. So I never found out how far from home he was.