A mystery
Just where was Teddy from and how did he end up alone, trapped in the mud? That was the real question that a lot of people were asking. He definitely belonged to someone before, but for some reason, they tossed him away and then he would eventually get hit by a car.
It wasn’t possible that Teddy just ran away and the owners were still looking for him. Ads about the dog were everywhere, and the entire town knew the story of the dog trapped in mud. If Teddy had owners, they probably didn’t want anything to do with him for some reason.