I have just got back from a post school drop off run with a friend down country lanes. At one point a young sheepdog started following us. It came from outside a cluster of several houses so it wasn't clear which one. Me and friend are not dog owners or lovers so not sure what to do. We stopped several times and told the dog to go home but it carried on following us. We decided that if it was still following us by the time we got to the end of the lane and reached the main road, we would change our plans for a circular run and go back the way we came to see if the dog would go home.
Before the main road we passed a house with a man working in the garden and asked if he knew where the dog lived. He didn't but caught the dog for us and checked its collar but no address tag. He said he would hold on to the dog for a bit until we were out of sight in the hope that the dog would then go home.
Shortly after that, a car screeched to a halt next to us. The wandering dog and its owner were in the car. She had driven down the road and found the dog being held by the man. She was furious with us for letting the dog follow us and not returning it home. We did point out that it had been wandering free with no address on its collar and that we were not dog owners and had no idea what we were supposed to do and neither of us liked dogs and wanted to deal with her dog anyway. Also that we had been planning to change our plans and return the way we came if we had got to the main road anyway.
She was still angry and said it was not the first time her dog had followed runners down the road and they had not made the effort to return it!
AIBU to think me and friend hadn't actually done anything wrong?