[yorkietalkjilly]

It sounds like two "escapees" probably waiting for mom & dad to come back by the way you describe their behavior. Two dogs out together acting familiar with each other & companionably smacks to me of pets that found a way to get out when the owner was distracted or something. Probably if you'd called Animal Control they would have picked them up, scanned for microchips, if any, & notified any owner or held them. If they were truly pet escapees, the parents would have very likely called AC to see if they had the dogs, paid the fine & picked them up. Whenever I see well-fed, clean, tidy dogs quietly walking around, lying down & not acting frantic or lost by dashing here & there, I usually assume the dog got out of its yard or scooted out the door without being missed somehow & usually do nothing but check outside to be sure they are staying safe. I always think maybe the owner got an emergency call from the hospital in the wee hours & dashed to a loved one half frantic, not realizing the dog was right behind or something like that. If a dog is skinny, limping, acting sick/injured, scared or wild, I usually call AC as I fear it's likely to run into traffic in its frantic state or just run far off and probably needs immediate help. It's a hard call to make as whatever you do, not really knowing the situation, could be either right or wrong. And I'm like you, I think about it over & over afterward, whatever I did/didn't do about it.