Such good news about the reunion!
A homeless Vietnam Vet and his dog were a familiar fixture by our Safeway store several years ago. One day he was alone. I asked him where his dog was, and he said that someone stole his dog as he slept.
He thought his dog was stolen by a do-gooder who "thought" he could give the dog a "better home". That Vet told me that his dog "ate better than I (the Vet) do!" The customers of Safeway would give him groceries and a box of dog biscuits.
There was another dog by his side several days later, and I didn't want to ask for details, where he got the dog, etc.
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