today my neighbor found a dog in his yard. he gave it some food and water but didn't take it inside. no one came by looking for it. because the dog didn't look very healthy or mobile and the fact that its going to be in the 40s tonight I took her in. she is a beagle mixed with something else, maybe spaniel. she is very overweight and doesn't move very fast. she is very sweet. I have a bad feeling that she isn't lost but rather was abandoned. I'm going to take her to the vet tomorrow to see if she is microchipped (I'll give this a generous 10% chance of working). and I'm going to put up some "found dog" postings on facebook and the street (I'll also give this a 10% chance of working). so I'll say there is a 20% chance she is lost and I can reunite her with her owners making all 3 of us very happy. and an 80% chance that I now have a dog in addition to way too many cats.