That whole deal sounds like an unprepared cluster $$$$. No I wasn't there in the situation, but I agree with wine. I have never/would never leave a dog in the woods. I'll figure out a way to get that dog back one way or another. Never leave a dog behind
Never say never, i always said the same BUT I i have had to leave 1 dog in the woods, crazy things sometimes out of our control happen, just a fact of life.