My dog ran off(again) today. I went after her, but lost track of her, and since I live alone, I figured it would be better to go back home just in case she came back, rather than wander around looking for her. About an hour later, I heard dogs barking a couple of houses down, so I went to check it out, and sure enough, there she was! So I tried to call her back, but she ignored me. I couldn't go after her, because she's still basically a puppy, and if I run after her, she'll think I'm trying to chase her, and run off again.
Just then, a car pulled up, and two girls got out. She ran to one of them(my dog loves people). The girl looked right at me with the leash in my hand, trying to lure my dog back to me, and rather than make any attempt to help me catch her, yelled at her and chased her away.
Fortunately, she didn't go far. She just circled around a couple of houses and came back, but if she had gotten hit by a car or something, I would probably be in jail right now.