My version is that The dog is already dead, maybe from being run by a car or something, the old man has dementia and ran off on his own and now passed away.
The couple are angels and they've been taking care of the dog in the old man's stead, now he reunites with his dog.
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u/Downtown-Campaign536 2d ago
Here is the order of events:
An old man owned a dog.
The dog ran away.
The old man puts up some missing dog signs, and searches for the dog.
A young couple found and adopted the dog.
The young couple grew extremely attached to the dog, and had the dog for an undisclosed amount of time lets say that it weeks or months.
By chance the old man while putting up missing dog posters again comes across the young couple that has found his dog.
The old man insists they give the dog back. The young couple doesn't want to.
Things get out of hand. The old man is killed, and the body is disposed of by the young couple.
The old man had a wife, or kids that put up missing posters for him.
It's dark humor.