Joel is a good man:-)

Today Joel was out front mowing the yard. He saw a young boy...probably 14...walking his dog down the street. The dog was limping and Joel asked if he was ok. The kid said that he broke his leg when it was a puppy and it didn't heal properly...so his leg is crooked and he can't walk on it. It's really hot outside and the dog was worn out. He stopped at our neighbors house and laid down under a tree. Joel and I took the dog a bowl of water...he sucked that down...so we took him another. This is a 150lb american pit. He is GORGEOUS!!! It's sad to me because you can tell the dog isn't taken very good care of. The only reason they have that dog is because they think it's cool. His leg is all infected because they never took him to the vet:-( Joel and I were concerned about the dog and asked the kid how far they had to go to get home. He said they lived on the street behind us. We decided it was best to take the dog home and not make him walk that far. Poor dog:-( I am sure the kids loves him but I just don't think he has him for the right reason and the dog is the one who is suffering. It was nice of Joel to do that and I hope that after talking to the kid a little talk about how important it is to take care of dogs...especially in this heat....I hope that he will remember what we said and play a big part in taking care of him:-) The kids name was Anthony. Super sweet and very polite young man. He was very appreciative of what Joel did. It always feels good when you think you might have helped someone...or given them some encouragement to do the right thing:-)