[Does so]

Now that I think about it, the same day a "Foundling" dog, who'd just been adopted by a neighbor went missing towards dusk. I'd been sipping wine prior to hopping on my bicycle to assist in the search.

Giving up—as it got too dark to continue—I tripped myself up, and fell down with the bicycle on top of me. A little slow in getting up, the "lost" dog came out from bushes to give me a nuzzle. :-)

[skr]

Thank you, sweet story

[CGASMIA68]

Sipping indicates how you drank the wine not how much, nice try.

So did the neighbor ever find or try to find the dogs rightful owner ?

[Does so]

Giving up—as it got too dark to continue—I tripped myself up, and fell down with the bicycle on top of me. A little slow in getting up, the "lost" dog came out from bushes to give me a nuzzle. :-)

I didn't mention that I carefully held onto the dog's (new) collar to hold her from running away again.

Like Meagan, I think it's a big help to "get down to the dog's level", though I'm not advocating that a bicycle helps in such rescues. ;)