Sorry I didn't have time to post before now.
She was supposed to come get him at 6, but she called a little after 5 and asked if it was ok if she came early. This is a good sign, maybe she does care about her dogs.
When she got here, she told me she had went & got the retreiver from the pound & gave him a bath right away because he was so dirty & had so many burrs in him. I was glad to hear that. And the little guy seemed truly happy to see her.
I told her she should think about getting a collar & id tag for the both of them, and she told me that the little guy had allergies & a collar bothered him. Have you ever heard of this before. There are many types of collars, I'd think you'd be able to find one that didn't bother him.
Anyway after I said that, she quickly said thank you and bolted! Guess she knew I was going to try & tell her other things & just didn't want to hear it.
Oh well, at least for now they are both clean & alive! I will be keeping a lookout for them from now on.
Thanks everyone for trying to help & encourage me.