this nearly happened to my friends yorkie tramp a few weeks ago, she has 3 yorkies and a large garden and tramp loves to sit and watch people walk past the gate, a man in a car pulled up and leant threw the gates and tried to grab him but one of her other dogs bailey which is brother to my millie started to bark, and tramp being quite a heavy yorkie was saved as my friend ran out to see what the comotion was and saw this man trying to lift tramp threw the gate which she keeps padlocked she shouted and he dropped tramp and ran, my friend never managed to get his cars number plate but gave the description of the man and his car to the police, we live in cumbria not that car really from scotland, the police here think that the man must have been passing treats to tramp on a few occasions befor e trying to steal him as tramp usually wont go near strangers and a few days before this happened my friend had a phone call to ask if she had any piuppies left tramp is her male stud and when she said no she had no pups the lady asked her if she could use tramp as a stud for her own yorkie as she was due in season but my friend refused as she didnt know this woman or care for her attitude over the phone then a few days later this happened she told the police about it but she has not heard anything since, its absolutely terrifying when you think about it the police here told my friend that tramp may have been wanted for breeding purposes or they said other sinister carrying ons such as dog fighting apparently theres been a few thefts of dogs ( not all yorkies) for baiting fighting dogs this is absolutely terrible and i never leabve my dogs out in the garden unattended anymore, thank god fir my friends high gate and padlock and of course little bailey who alerted her to this man tring to steal his big brother, tramp is my male yorkie max's dad and they look very much alike... i havent heard about ollies case and i hope to goodness they have him back now or that someone has been caught for dognapping him, its really sad and distressing for both ollie and his mom and dad my prayers will be for them all to be reunited soon hugs janis millie & ,max
