puppy stealing

by ukglyn Mon Feb 04 2013, 10:09

Hi I hope this is the right section for posting this, as it always seems to be puppies.
In the last 2 weeks I have heard about 2 thefts of puppies in my local (ish) area while out walking with their owners, we do these so called people steal a dog? I know they can be quite valuable on money terms, but hardly an amount worth commiting a serious mugging crime for.

Really winds me up, how common is this sort of thing really?

by Guest Mon Feb 04 2013, 10:24

It's very scary. Unfortunately, puppies are easy sold and virtually untraceable.

by **StuW** Mon Feb 04 2013, 10:36

Also some are used as bait dogs to 'train' fighting dogs Sad

by Guest Mon Feb 04 2013, 11:20

StuW wrote:Also some are used as bait dogs to 'train' fighting dogs

Unfortunately that is all to common Crying or Very sad

It terrifies me..

by ukglyn Mon Feb 04 2013, 18:45

Is this sort of thing mainly to staffy puppies? Looks like I will be taking a BIG stick with me when jake goes out for night walks.

by **Mark** Mon Feb 04 2013, 18:57

just get a fully grown one they wont pinch the pup then Smile

by **StuW** Mon Feb 04 2013, 19:08

ukglyn wrote:Is this sort of thing mainly to staffy puppies? Looks like I will be taking a BIG stick with me when jake goes out for night walks.

No. Any dog is fair game to them! Pup, adult, mongrel, pedigree, it doesn't matter! The type of person who would have fighting dogs will also trawl free sites (gumtree, preloved etc) and look for the free to good home dogs Sad

Wendy and Mark wrote:just get a fully grown one they wont pinch the pup then

I don't think that will stop them lmao! They've been taking Akita's and Huskies and stuff Smile

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by Natalie&Jon Wed Feb 06 2013, 09:24

ukglyn wrote:Hi I hope this is the right section for posting this, as it always seems to be puppies.
In the last 2 weeks I have heard about 2 thefts of puppies in my local (ish) area while out walking with their owners, we do these so called people steal a dog? I know they can be quite valuable on money terms, but hardly an amount worth commiting a serious mugging crime for.

Really winds me up, how common is this sort of thing really?

Your not far from me. Glad I read this post now for when I start taking buster out especially if I'm on my own.

Thank you