I had another interesting dog encounter; may I share again? Here goes. On Monday after work I was in line to pick up dry cleaning. A young man had parked and joined the line after me and his dog was in the car watching for him. I said awww, your dog is waiting for you - and he said, "Isn't she cute? She is a rescue from a raid on a known gang house. There were puppies being raised allegedly for fighting, so they called in animal control. I got a call from a friend who works there and that's how she became my dog. She's a big softie, great with the neighbors' kids." I asked if he knew where the dogs went after animal control and he said that when there are a number of dogs like this, or animal hoarder situations, they contact other shelters who can take the dogs longer-term and evaluate them for placement with families. He said he would like to take her for special classes to become a canine visitor to hospitalized children or elderly people in nursing homes. I thought that was a great story. Thank goodness there was a long line at the dry cleaner so I got to hear it all!