it was very random. All of the spring/summer litters where accounted for in my neighborhood, I spent a week making sure. I left the little guy at the vet's for a week well I did reading and research on the subject of puppy raising, since I wasn't sure if he was stolen, and i didn't know how old he was, or if he was weened, or if he was even healthy. At the end of the week, I went and saw him again, and made sure he was alright. The vet said his chances of adoption where slim due to the pit look, so, I brought him home with me.