Reply #21: Be proud of your actions, don't wait for others to be.

[jobycom]

Who knows what the owner was thinking. Maybe he was worried you were going to steal the dog, maybe he had a sick kid on his mind. Maybe he was annoyed for no reason you could know.

You did good. Know that, and don't expect thanks from others. Whether they give them or not is more about them than you.

Funny story, though. We had a neighbor who almost daily would email our neighborhood list that he'd found a lost dog. Always something like "Found another lost dog. (description). I will hold the dog for one day then call the city." Now and then someone would respond with something like "Yes, that's my dog, as you know since it's the same dog you grabbed last time. I was the owner standing across the street saying "Hey, Ron, that's my dog" when you grabbed her." Dude was nearly psychotic, I always thought. He was like a 30 year old "Get off my lawn!" dude.

You never know the dynamics of a neighborhood or what someone is thinking about. You did a good thing. By proud.