I adopted a neighbors Shih Tzu a few years back because she was malnourished. I wouldn't leave her on the street from fear she would get hit by passing cars. One thing I learned is that housing village idiots don't give a $hit about anything. My dog (Stang) got chased by a big dog. When I reported this to my (previous) wife she said oh that dog really nice. A week later that dog killed another dog. After that I let Stang share the bed with my previous wife. She wasn't too happy about it. I often think she dumped me because I didn't want children, but it could have been because of Stang.