I saved an 17 yr old dog this weekend.. what did you do?

Ha ha ha ha... I think my house possesses some sort of magical smell or mark or something that only dogs and lost critters can see.

FOR EXAMPLE:

This weekend, it just so happens at 10 o'clock at night my dog decides he wants to go to the bathroom.. find.. so we go out walkin like crazy people in the middle of the night and he decides he wants to go right instead of left when we get tot he edge of the driveway. This may seem like no big deal, except he ALWAYS wants to go left! So, FINE... me and Fred and Merlin (the dog) go walkin to the right of the driveway and not more than 10 steps, lo-and-behold... a TINY little dog is standing in the dark shivering. *sigh* I'm not a bad person.. its not like I dont want to rescue every thing.. but I cant keep them. And I feel bad calling the pound. I always do the sign/ad bit.. but its like owners of lost pets just dont know how to look for them. READ POSTERS THAT SAY "FOUND DOG!" Just.. (sigh).. nevermind. Ha ha ha...

Anyways, so I have to take the dog home with me. Of course. She is freakin TINY! I take her inside, and my mother takes one look at her and wants to trim her toe nails... fine. He he he.. we do that. And this little chihuahua like dog eats about a palm full of dog food (i'm tellin ya, she's tiny. Like 5-7 lbs MAYBE) and passes out. Ok, so now we are lookin at this dog.. and she aint to spring chicken. Thanks for sure. I mean, she dosent look that old.. but she has got to be like 10-12 years old.

The next day, my honey (out of the goodness of his little techno heart) says that he'll take her home if we cant find her owner. AWH!!!! Isnt that so sweet?

OK, so now we are going through the motions, makin signs, etc., and this whole time this dog sleeps. I mean, she gets up ever 2-3 hours, walks around for a bit, drinks some water, wanders around, but she doesn't really want human interaction. She's quiet... no barking, no whining... just kinda ghost like. I think she was deaf too because when you made a loud noise, she didnt even look at you. SO ANWAYS. Day goes on, Dog sleeps on.

Around 3-4pm, dogs goes on a walk and my mom follows her. Then this guy on a bike comes riding up "Momo..." he shouts. Apparently, this dog escaped from his neighbor the night before and he has been riding his bike around all day looking for her. Her owner is this OLD guy (like 70+) who has had her since she was 6 months old. Apparently he is a widower too, and this is his one and only pet (and get this) who he has had for 17 years! OMG! 17!!!! The freakin dog is 17 years old!!! NO WONDER she is sleeping hours at a time and deaf! How she managed to walk like 7 blocks is beyond me! I mean she's freakin tiny! 17!!!! can you imagine? thats like 119 in dog years. Anyways. Momo goes home and all is well.

BUT.. when I think about it.. its rather nice.. I mean, yeah I saved a 17 year old dog from a cold night in the street.. but then again, its even nicer that she gets to go home to her daddy of 17 years. I know my mother would be heart broken if she ever lost her dog... and he's 5 years old and a tough little cookie.. let alone had she had him for 17 years!

So, I saved a 17 year old dog this weekend... and probably an old man's heart... what did you do?