Jan Bradley (left), Meg Sullivan, and Jane Gallant (not pictured) share memories Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, of Scruffy, a stray dog that used to roam the Ivy Hills neighborhood in Indianapolis.

Jan Bradley (left), Meg Sullivan, and Jane Gallant (not pictured) share memories Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, of Scruffy, a stray dog that used to roam the Ivy Hills neighborhood in Indianapolis.

Of all the Indianapolis neighborhoods a lost dog could roam, Scruffy hit the lottery with Ivy Hills. The mangy, toy-sized mutt’s elusive presence in the north-side area in April and May became ...