Ok...here is the story: Wife in National Guard, husband in the Navy, 6 year old daughter. They were on vacation and had a girl come to the house to let "Max" out. Their back door does not latch properly and it popped open and he ran away. Sitter did not realize it until the next am when she came to let Max out and the door was wide open (all night long). That was on May 30. On June 3 he was last seen in the vicinity of the Waldorf bowling alley. They posted a lost ad on Charles County Animal Control's website (which is the one I found). They gave up hope of finding him. She did not think it was her dog when I called her because I live in St. Marys. She saw my ad and contacted my husband to find out where we lived. She sent me pics which confirmed it was Max. Max is missing his front bottom teeth, which I did not tell anyone. She told me he was missing his teeth. When the family came to pick Max up just now, he did the boxer squiggle like they do. They are moving to Rockport, MS on July 1st. The house they will be living in will have a fenced yard (which they chose with Max in mind). Someone found Max and decided to keep him instead of trying to find his owners. That is why he had a new collar and tag on with the name "Ares". Luckily, he ran from them and we found him because now he is with his rightful family. Before they left, I told them they should consider having him neutered, microchipped, and have his name/address put on his tag.
The end
Gotta love a happy ending.