u/TifarethVaruna

Earlier today I saw a very small Maltese running around near my house with no owner in sight and no leash on. I see a collar on the dog so I know he has a owner, but as I try to walk up to the dog to read the tag he runs away and at one point he was dangerously close to traffic so I’m genuinely worried he was going to get hit by a car. I’m just thinking, “This dog is going to get hit if nobody does something” So I follow him for about half a mile, and he went up to a house where some people were sitting outside. I told them to catch the dog so we could check his collar and locate his owner.
The guy casually goes, “Oh, that’s my dog” And I’m sorry, but the way he said it was almost like I was the weird one for trying to help his dog? In such a matter-of-fact way that it almost seemed like I was supposed to know that.

I asked him if he knew his dog had been running around loose and had almost gone into traffic? His response was basically, “Yeah, he just likes to explore.” He even joked that the dog probably ran away because he thought someone was trying to catch him.

That honestly pissed me off.
I WASN’T TRYING TO KEEP YOUR DOG. I WAS TRYING TO FIND HIS OWNER.
Why am I a stranger more genuinely concerned about your dog’s safety. The dog was very small and loose running around very far away.
What also struck me was how dismissive the owner seemed about the whole thing. Saying something like “ Oh he just likes to explore” doesn’t really address the fact that something could have happened to him.If you know your dog likes to roam, shouldn’t you take extra precautions to keep him safe?

Maybe I’m overreacting. But it was frustrating to see someone act so casual about a situation where their dog could have easily been injured or killed. If you have a pet, it seems like part of your responsibility is making sure they don’t have to rely on strangers to keep them out of traffic and make sure they’re being cared for.

We filed jointly for 2024 and got our refund eventually, although very late. In hindsight this would explain why cashing the check with both our signatures why the teller asked me if I had any other prior name changes. Thought it was odd but didn’t consider it could be due to anything on our end. Fast forward this year upon signing in to my IRS account I notice an extra letter added to my first name, likely a typo as this spelling is not reflected on my new social security card issued post marriage. We already filed this year and spouse suggests I wait until we receive our refund to correct the error. Now he says because the return has been accepted it should be okay to request a correction. What should we do? Would requesting a correction post-filing delay our refund?