Last year, when walking along a small countryside road with friends, a young dog came out of the nearby woods and followed us.
But it was running around and twice jumped in front of a passing car, which barely missed it.
So, I took a piece of string (sorry, didn't have paracord at that time ... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ) out of my backpack and made a leash to keep the dog under control.
There was a portable phone number etched on its collar.
We were able to call his master, who was hunting in the woods. He was happy to hear we had found his young dog.
Apparently that was this young fellow's first hunting day. I still don't know if it get lost or if it was just bored with hunting and prefered to get away ... <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
A short time after, both were reunited.