I'll bet he found some, too.

Steaks for dinner, I hope, and many, many cookies!

I love reminders of just what dogs mean to our lives.

Mole looks too big to be a pit bull but I wonder if he would have been reported as such had bitten someone rather than helped with a rescue.

The article doesn't seem to indicate that there was an active search. It seems too much of a coincidence that the guy was out for a walk with a working search and rescue dog. I'm involved in the dog rescue community retrieving dogs from puppy mills and we tend to refer to our dogs as "rescue dogs".

rather than a trained rescue dog.

A good writer should realize the potential confusion.

and truly man's best friend on this planet.

If you don't believe me, try this experiment. Lock both your spouse and you dog in the trunk of your car. Then the next day, open the truck and see which one is happier to see you.

Don't hike in unfamiliar areas at night. And be kind to doggies!