Unfortunately, Jim, that's not the case. Here, where job losses have been pretty heavy, there's been a rash of pets being abandoned, or turned over to animal welfare groups, just because folks can't afford to keep them any more.
I know - it's a shame - a crime, actually - to do that, and many of the abandoned animals fare very badly, but it's happening a lot. We're on the fringe of rural - not nearly like Brent and Sharon, but still out a bit - and we see dogs and cats that've been 'dropped off in the country' a lot.
That pup that found Brent is very lucky. He's either goning to find his home again if he was truly lost, or else he's gonna get a really good new home with Brent. Maybe you oughtta name him "Lucky," Brent!
Is he a blade runner....
