Wandering dog scares all

I put Max outside Thursday night after 9:30. Fifteen minutes later I was surprised to have the front door bell ring. "A ring at the door at this hour is trouble", I thought. At the door was a woman holding Max by the collar with her own dog at the end of a leash. "He almost got hit by a car in the street", she said. I was slightly stunned. I thanked her and went out to check the driveway gate, which was closed. But the side yard gate, which I never use, was wide open. Thank goodness for small acts of kindness.