I'm still shaking from this episode...
I walked to the neighborhood convenience store about 4 blocks away from home on a main highway. I looked up and my dog, Buddy, is across the highway just smiling at me. He'd gotten out of the house, although I thought I'd left him inside. I couldn't holler for him to come to me because cars were zooming both directions across the highway. The store is between me and Buddy and I'm walking away from the store. I covered my eyes with my hands and go home the back way. When I had the nerve to turn around and look, he was running up behind me still smiling and we ran together the rest of the way home.
When we got back, I scolded him and then cooked him a hamburger.

Man, I just really love my dog and don't know what I'd do without him. What a close call.