Stolen yorkie pups
 

So listen to this story.

One of the ladies I work with has an 18 year old daughter. Daughter was at her boyfriends house last week and they get to talking to the boy who lives next door...also 18 yrs old. The boy says he is selling yorkie pups but will GIVE one to them. So she brings it home and they were all excited. The lady I work with brings it into work for all to see. This puppy could have not been older than 5 weeks old!!
I explain to her about resposible breeders, etc.
She said the pup was eating hard food oddly enough but they were still bottle feeding it.

Fast forward a little bit....
I go into work today and hear that she was all upset yesterday at work. I asked what happened and she explains to me that the puppy was stolen!
The boy that her daughter go it from stole it from the other neighbors back yard and when the neighbor found out it was him the boy was of course arrested and most of the puppies were located and brought back. There was 8 in the litter and 4 were stolen...1 could not be located and returned to the momma and owners though :(
My friend from work and her daughter who had no idea they were stolen are heartbroken, they had her for a week and has no idea they were stolen. They are going to go to the original owners house and ask if the can buy the puppy when she is old enough...

I was shocked by this story so I just has to share.

:eek: omg

how awful

That is sad the puppies had to go through that but what were puppies that young doing in a back yard unattended? It does make me wonder.

I know! Thats what the lady from work said. Now she really want to get it oo since she knew they kept it in the backyard.

What the heck? I hope that one that couldn't be found survived and is in a warm home right now. You gotta think that maybe it didn't make it though. I don't think I will even tell anyone that I have pups at all. You just never know do you? There are so many people that just see something they want and take it, like it was theirs or something. About a year ago my mother-in-law had a renter with a SUPER-tiny 1.5 lbs Yorkie. She lived alone and really loved the little thing. She put it out to go potty in her yard one summer afternoon and went inside to answer the phone and when she went out a few minutes later the little thing was gone. It had to be a neighbor too because every sign she put up in the neighborhood got tore down! That is sad to hear, you can't even trust your neighbors.

How tragic . These babies should have never been left out in the backyard with their mother. :thumbdown

Wow. I don't even know what to say!

That is awful...

when we bought Samson a puppy had been stolen by the breeder just days before. I had called the breeder and she answered the phone in tears, told me she couldn't talk and would call me back. She explained that someone had come over to see the puppies and when she left the room to get some papers the person walked out of the home with one of the puppies. When we got Samson a week later the puppy had not been found. She was very upset about the whole incident. It was very sad.

OMG! I'd just die!

This is heartbreaking.

I was wondering the same thing :(

This is exactly the reason I don't allow strangers to my house to see my puppies. I meet them at my antique shop.

How awful and heartbreaking! It astonishes me how cold hearted some people can be! Unfortunately, puppy (dog) theft seems to be increasing from what I have been reading lately!

How sad for these little pups they must have been so traumatized being taken from their mom at five weeks. This could affect them emotionally for some time to come. I feel just terrible about the pup that was not found. I hope and pray that this one is okay though.

omgoodness, that is so sad. I sure hope the owners will let her buy the pup

:eek::eek::eek: OH MY WORD!!! I just couldnt imagine... how can people be sooooooooooooooooooo cruel??? Im just in shock!!:eek::eek::eek:

I'll say -- 5 weeks unattended outside? What were the owners thinking -- never mind, obviously they were not thinking. But still that is no excuse for the theft.

After reading this story and the one where someone came to see the puppy and walked off with it, I am beginning to wonder if I should meet prospective buyers somewhere else when I get ready to sell my puppies. But then that would make me look like I didn't want people to see where and how the puppies lived. This is going to be more difficult than I imagined. It seems like I might need my own security people! Life would be so much easier if we could all just trust each other.

that is awful

I have to question weather or not they really were in the backyard. A thief will do anything to get what they want and then tell any story to back it up a little. Oh I found them in the backyard. Hmmm...not sure about that but ya never know I guess. This story almost had me in tears thinking of the babies missing their mom and the mom wondering what happened to her babies. That's crazy. I fear we'll see worse and worse things with the economy the way it is.

If you can have a family member or someone you really trust with you so someone can keep a watchful eye.

Oh that really is a sad story. The co-worker and her daughter must be so upset.
As for you selling your pups, I'm no expert but I have a suggestion.
What if you meet potential buyers somewhere other than your house for a first time meet. Maybe an outdoor coffee place so you can take one of your babies with you so that potential buyers can see how nice and clean and well taken care of your babies truly are. It can also serve as a neutral buffer where you can get a sense of the people you are meeting. You know how we can get a vibe from people? And if you have your one of your pampered poochies there, you can see how they might interact with a puppy, or a dog in general (really important if they will be first time owners). You can later decide wether or not you would like to have these people in your house.
Once at your house, I would have a family member or a really good friend there with you. If your really nervous how about a buff friend? :p
Just suggestions if your really scared about allowing people in your house just willy nilly. Good luck!

This is an interesting story. Maybe you can find out a little more detail from your co-worker. I wonder how old the puppies really were. Maybe the puppy was older than they thought. Do you know if the parents of the pup were registered yorkies? Maybe the puppies were kept in a building in the back yard. I would be curious to know.

Good God....poor puppies...:(

I saw the pup, it was definately really young. The hair was still really short. I was suspicious as to why it was FREE and why it was so young and away from its mother.

[quote=DvlshAngel985;2548432]Oh that really is a sad story. The co-worker and her daughter must be so upset.
As for you selling your pups, I'm no expert but I have a suggestion.
What if you meet potential buyers somewhere other than your house for a first time meet....




When I was looking for my dog, these kinds of meetings were what tipped me off to puppy millers-they never want you to visit their homes. meeting were always suggested for coffee shops or parking lots!

Its a hard call- as a buyer, I would like to see where the puppy is being raised. As a seller, she would rather not have strangers come into her home-understandable.

that's why i suggested a neutral place as an initial meeting place, and then go take them to their home if they're comfortable with the people they just met. But I guess you're right, it's hit and miss and trust is really wearing thin thanks to puppy millers and thieves.

I require a visit to my home and all my dogs must meet and accept the people before I would condider selling to them. I never would leave someone alone with the puppies.

Poor babies I hope they find the last one.