I know growing up, we have picked up so many dogs off the street its uncountable... We have gotten many from shelters though. Just about 2 years ago at my camp my parents kept hearing the security calling for the owners of a dlamation beagle mix. We ended up taking her home. We had to get rid of her unfortunatly to my dads friend. Though about 3 times she ran from him and ended up on our front porch He lived quite a while away but yet she kept coming back. One day she ran away from him and we havn't heard from her since