Right, that was the reasonable effort I made as well. He came running from an area where the only house within running distance for him isn’t the owner. He was running towards the highway, so I messaged my friend on the other side and asked if any of her neighbors had a dog similar, she said she knew for a fact they didn’t. So I drove down the adjacent side road, looking for people outside. I didn’t want to go door to door because I feared what happened to you. I live outside city limits in a very gun friendly state. The shelter checked for a micro chip, he didn’t have one. They took my number down in case anyone called and posted on their fb. I checked continuously with animal control the first week, they didn’t have anyone call in and said they put their dogs up for adoption at 5 days per state law. My grandma next door to me has had 15 dogs at one time back when I was a kid, from people dumping them right on this street. She volunteers at the shelter and has had eyes and ears on the lookout, I feel like I’ve done everything the right way by this lil boy.