I saw the neighbor lady (the Mom) leaving with four kids when I got home from work tonight---looked like they were going to a ball game or two, as two of the girls had softball uniforms on. The little boy who was playing with the puppy yesterday, whom I saw put the puppy into the car before leaving with his Mom yesterday, was one of the kids, too. Anyway, I walked toward them and raised my hand in greeting and asked the Mom if everything was OK--if everything had worked out OK. She smiled and said everything was perfect. I asked her if the younger kids understood the reason I had taken the steps I had, and she just smiled again and said everything was fine, good, perfect, cool. The kids didn't say anything to me, as they were already all in the vehicle. But I sensed that the Mom was very, very relieved by how things turned out. I feel like she appreciated my intervention.

I talked to the neighbor who lives in the house between my house and this other family's house, and told her what had happened. She said she had seen them put the puppy into the 20-year-old's car before, but always when the 20-year-old was leaving with him. But she was horrified at the thought of the puppy actually having to live out of the car. She was glad I had called the Humane Society, too.

I didn't see anything of Melissa or of her car today. She's probably the only one who is ticked off at me for turning her over to the Humane Society. Again, I don't know if she was fined or anything. I just know that the puppy is safe and in an air-conditioned building and receiving veterinary care and will soon be put up for adoption if he is as healthy as he looked, and will most likely find a loving furever home very soon!