Edinburgh, Scotland - A PEDIGREE pooch was dognapped after being left in a garden for just seconds.
Miniature Yorkshire Terrier Olly, who weighs only 3lbs, was snatched as he snoozed in his basket.
It's believed the thief will try to sell the dog, which is worth hundreds of pounds.
Owners Eleanor and James Strachan believe the dognapper acted on impulse after spotting Olly through the garden gate.
James, of Kingsknowe, Edinburgh, found Olly was gone moments after leaving him outside their conservatory.
Eleanor said: 'Someone must have spotted him through the gate in the garden and come in to take him.
'Or perhaps they planned to burgle the house but saw my husband in the kitchen and just took the dog and ran.
'I'm devastated. Olly was like a member of the family. I can't believe it's happened.'
Eleanor, 67, has put up a 'substantial reward' for her seven-year-old pet. She said: 'He is worth so much more than money to us.
'He has a very poor appetite and often I have to feed him by hand, so I am worried whoever has got him might not be able to get him to eat anything.'
A police spokesman said: 'We would appeal to anyone who may have seen someone acting suspiciously in the Kingsknowe Gardens area at Saturday lunchtime to contact police.'
SSPCA spokeswoman Doreen Graham said: 'There have been quite a few dog thefts in the last year. From a thief's point of view, dogs are a commodity - particularly pedigree dogs.
'Somebody in the area will know of someone who has a miniature Yorkshire Terrier but didn't have one a few days ago
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