That happened to me on a walk once with Ripley. Somehow he turned around at the end of his leash and slipped right out of his collar. I was frantic because of course that meant he had no tags on him either and he had been turned into the shelter as a stray so I feel pretty sure that's how he wound up there in the first place. The little stinker was paying no attention to me when I called him and was quite a bit ahead of me as I was struggling to get him and quickly losing. I was getting extremely out of breath and it was dusk and I knew that if I didn't soon get him he would be invisible in the night.

A complete stranger passed by in a white SUV and pulled over. He asked me what Ripley's name was and when I told him he began calling him. Well amazingly when Ripley heard his name being called by a complete stranger he came running to me (his mama ). I learned one thing that night. Every time he leaves the security of my fenced in yard he is on a harness!! No pulling that trick on me again. My heart couldn't stand it.