Spotted Doggy (Cummer Ave)

Today while walking my dog near my house on Cummer Avenue at around 8:30-9pm I saw a lone white, brown-orange-patched dog, medium sized, (I'm pretty sure it was a Basset Hound but I couldn't get very close to it) walking calmly down the sidewalk by the houses on the other side of the road (around 505 Cummer Avenue). Assuming the owner was behind it, I waited and watched it pad down the sidewalk --- no owner. I followed it the best I could but the stoplights slowed me down. It walked past the Petro Canada gas station, ran across the road and passed several houses. The closest I could get to it was around 40-50 meters. I tried to make up some ground and close the distance, but once it saw me coming after it, it started running down Cummer Avenue. It tore across the road, turning left into Conacher Drive. By the time I got there, there was no trace of it. It could have gone anywhere --- Conacher Drive led to another intersection between it and Risebrough Drive. Hopefully it made it home safely; some dogs can find their way. Or maybe it was just taking a leisurely stroll through the neighbourhood. I hope to hear about this dog soon.