[ginnysanchez]

I know that it's been a very long time since I posted here, but I wanted to check in to tell everyone what happened at my home today, in the hopes that you can take steps to prevent what could be a tragic event.

I got a call from my husband while I was at work today, after he had talked to the police.

Two men tried to enter our home and steal Google, my Yorkie.

From what the police told my husband, as these sorts of thieves walk down the street, they look to see if there are any small dogs perched in the window barking--which they take as a sign that no one's home. Google will perch on that sofa whether we're home or not; he enjoys looking out at the world and likes to bark "hello" to anyone passing by.

My husband was home when Google started barking; since his office is inside of the house, he's always home. Google wouldn't stop barking so he went into the living room to see what the commotion was about. He noticed two men at the street, staring toward our picture window for a while and talking to each other. He stood in the living room and watched the men and it "clicked" that they were watching Google. The men started down the driveway and my husband walked to the den where the door is. When he got to the den, one of the men was already opening the door. When the men saw my husband they turned and ran; he didn't know what the men wanted until the police told him about the recent pet thefts.

Google is microchipped so if dognapped I'd eventually get him back...if the object of the theft is to make money and sell him. However, there are some sick people out there who steal dogs for other reasons, and if that were the case, Google would never be seen or heard from again.

The police told my husband that young men steal small dogs to "train" pit bulls and other dogs used for illegal dog fights; the little dogs rarely survive these attacks. It is a GROWING PROBLEM. I live in Northern NJ, in an upper-middle class neighborhood...the last place I'd expect a break-in for the purpose of stealing a dog.

If your Yorkie baby likes perching on the sofa and looking out a picture window...find a way to prevent it. Move the sofa, if need be. Keep your doors locked EVEN IF YOU ARE HOME.

On Saturday we're getting an alarm system installed as an additional step. Whoever these people were...they know we have a small dog. They might come back. So we're getting alarms.

Find a way to secure your Yorkie baby, because people will not think twice about breaking into the sanctity of your home in order to get him or her. I can't stress this enough. Find a way to make sure your baby cant be seen from the street. It is far better for your dog to lose the ability to watch the world go by, than to become a "training implement" for a pit bull.

Right now Google is lying next to me by the laptop, completely oblivious to what almost happened. Thank God.