When her car ran out of gas, help came from a homeless encampment When Juli Cobb’s car ran out of gas in the middle of the road, three men from a nearby homeless encampment rushed over to push her car to safety. Because they didn’t have a backyard, the family developed a routine of walking The Dude four times a day. “If he [had] his way [we would] stop and say hello to everyone on his route, especially kids,” Friedman said. As Blake drove the car over, Bubba helped Friedman hold The Dude, as fireworks continued to go off above them. The Dude was terrified, but as soon as they opened the car’s back door, he ran over and hopped in.