Impromptu

The snow-plow driver opened his window and asked if he could meet Romeo. He stopped his truck in the middle of main street and climbed down from the cab. Romeo was terrified. He can be shy, I said. He's a rescue dog.
I just rescued a dog from my niece, he said. I wasn't planning to get a dog right away when my German Shepherd died on New Years Day at age 14. My niece had this one. She paid 3,800 dollars for her but she's moved onto other things.
Beautiful dog, I said. You're lucky!