I was mogged today and my Agapi ran away
 

today was one of the most horrible days of my life.

i was going to see a friend, i parked my car and was walking with my yorkie agapi.... it was the first time my friend was going to meet him.

i saw these two guys walking with helmets on, they were walking with a moped or bike, i figured it ran out of gas. then i made it for the door of my firends building and one of them pulled me, he slammed me on the pavement and started pulling on my watch, i started sxccreaming "help me help me" and people started running towards me.

the watch came loose, buti put of a fight for a few seconds, finally he got on his bike with the other guy taking my watch, i got up the ground and my hand was covered with blood.

then i realized the dog (agapi) was gone. i started screaming "where is my dog"? people said they saw him run away, we looked and i desperately called him for 20 minutes... at some point when my husband got there i was too weak to stand i fell by his feet crying for my dog. the police took me in their car to look for him. then i had to give a statement, all thewhile, police and friends were looking around the area.

there was a canal iin the area and we thought the worst. we looked and looked no sign of the dog. it was the darkest 2 hours of my life. then someone came in saying "your little dog is trapped in a net" we ran towards the place.

it turned out he had gotten trapped on a net behind the fire department a blook away and they rescued him, they gave him back to me, he didnt seem shaken just happe to see me, i cried and kissed everyone, my hand still had blood on it.

having found my dog is an incredible feeling, the police even said "is nice to see you smile" i was too distraugh even to talk.... the watch can be replace, we have it insured anyway but when my pooch was missing i thought someone had ripped my heart out and made me eat it... it was only for two hours but i will never forget it.

do you think my dog will be scared more now about going outside??? anything i can do to help him? i am remarkably fine, even the police (the whole thing was on video) said it was amazing how strong i was and how i faced the attackers, but i am afraid what the dog saw: mommy being pushed to the ground and dragged.... do ou think he will be scared??

thanks for listening, i am so shaken.

You poor thing, what a horrible experience. You should consider getting pepper spray to carry with you. I do and let me tell you, I wave that thing around when I walk by myself anywhere, even during the day. I'm so sorry this happened to you but I'm glad you got your poochie back. No I doubt he will be scared. Animals are more resilient than we think.

OMG! That is horrible! I'm glad you are ok,and I was so worried that you had not found your dog, But you did, with a " vison" I believe that, and that sounds like what happened.. I'm glad everyone one is ok..
So, I'm gathering this was in the light of day.. that's crazy!

Honey glad you and agapi are ok. Your baby will only be scared if you are...they tend to pick up on our anxieties.

oh my, im sorry this happened to you.. thank god your both safe...god was
surely with you

:eek: oh my god are you ok? how scary and i hope they get the BLEEPS that did it:mad: it probley scared your dog, all dogs are different the dogs i have now would be scared but my dog who died scampi would of gone mad and the police would of had to get him off the blokes dangly bits:aimeeyork hopefuly your dog will forget it in time. hugs

How horrible! So glad your baby was found. I'm sorry you had to go through this. Like Nobela said get some pepper spray.

Oh my I am so sorry that happened to you. I am glad you are okay and you got your dog back

OMG! I am so sorry you had to go through that. Thank God someone was looking out for your dog. I don't think he'll be scared, he didn't know he was in the middle of such a drama! Whenever a dog runs away and then you found them, they seem all happy. That's because they didn't know they were lost! I hope you recover from your experience quickly.

OMG!!!! this is truly terrible!!
 

OMG!! :eek: I am glad you are ok!! How terrible!! I can't believe this. :mad: This must have been so scary and traumatic. Are you ok? How brave of you too.
When I was reading this all I was doing too was dreading hearing that you lost your furbaby. :( That would truly be THE THE worst day ever but I am soooooo soooo glad you found him!! I think he will recover but he may be weary of men? or people in big get ups like the helmets?? Or maybe he really couldn't process what was going on?? How old is he? Also did he have a leash on? Just so if this happens to anyone else they can know what to do with their baby?..?? I am soo sorry this happend to you - all over a watch? Jeez people! I am glad you had it insured though- that helps.:thumbup:

I am so glad that you and your baby are OK. Yes, a watch can be replaced but your baby is your baby. Thank God, he was watching over the two of you today.

you will BOTH be ok
 

For you to be so ready to fight and struggle against your assailants tells me, you will be fine, your baby will also be fine.It is natural for puppies to flee and hide, because this is what they do in nature, until they are grown....then they will fight even to the end.You and your baby have each other, and you can use the shared experience, though bad, to strengthen your bonds.....the best things happened that coulda, so your Angel was watching over you both, if the puppy had fought, they very well may have injured it, so it running actually was good, you fighting and sending out the alarm was good, it kept you safe and response time of help was quick.I have been attacked several times in my life, and it was ussually in situations where there is no help to call for, so thank God your both o.k. and you both reacted correctly!

thank you guys. yes this happened at 2:50 in the afternoon! worst: there were like 5 people around in the street, that didnt stopped the muggers from treating me like a mexican pinata! i have a cut in a finger, a crapped leg and scratches on an arm but i am okay. the place was a safe neighbourhood so this is totally out of the blue.

when i saw the video thing of how the guy grabbed me i started crying because it was so horrible. when i went looking for my dog i had blood all over and i was walking like a zombie asking anyone if they had seen him, even perfect strangers started looking for him.

it was so lucky he got trapped in that net, because there was a busy highway right in front of it..... so lucky indeed. i really thank god for it, it was a miracle, not once i thought about the watch, even left my hermes bag on the floor to look for the dog, some nice guy picked it up and gave it to my friends friend to hold for me... i didnt care at all.

my dog seems normal he is sleeping.... i dont care if he doesnt pee where he is supposed to!! LOL he is everything to me :) my husband was so caring, he kept repeating to me "we will find him".... i am so lucky overall!

Wow, so glad that you and your furbaby are okay! And...how did you see a video of the mugging?

bless
 

Bless you both....and your husband!

Omigod that is so awful! Just think you could've lost your Hermes bag too! (just kidding) I can only imagine the terror of the attack and the double terror of losing your baby!

At least you can look at the bright side of it.

I'm glad you are ok.:p

hey yes i am ok, i am sure it will sink in tomorrow or the day after, i have some bruises but i will be okay, had the dog not been found, i dont know where i would be, at some point i saw on the floor on the street and couldnt get up, it took two friends to help me, they kept saying "be strong thik of your dog" but i said "he is too cute, whoever found him will keep him!"

luckily there was a receptionist so she saw me being mugged on videeo (right at the front door!!) and people rushed from the building to help but it was too late, police was called immediately and several cars went looking for dog. funny enough they said (finally husband had for once to agree) that it was great that the discription was "small yorkie wearing a black polo shirt with a red dot on it!) and he also had a tag i had specially made which read agapi, his las name and on reverse REWARD and my mobile phone! they said if he was to be found, that would be a great help. also he is tattooed and chiped.

i am glad the dog ran away because he couldnt help me but i was joking to people sayng "look at my big boy he chased away the bad guys" LOL i had the leash on my wrist but as i fell the thing came loose, also i usually carry him in my bag, had he been on it, who knows, because the bag was the first thing that was hit against the floor, my guardian angel was definitely working overtime!!

i didnt have to do much but if the dog wasnt found, the first step is to notify an agency here in london an give them your dogs chip number, then post signs all over, but other than that wait is the game.

i cant believe this happened to us....

im glad you and your baby are ok. close call :(

:) here in london most buildings and streeets have something called cctv (close caption tv) so i saw myself ringing the bell and the guy coming from my rfight and dragging me, i waked away i couldnt watch anymore...

I'm glad you are both ok. Just think of it as a blessing your dog ran away from those people..they could've hurt him or stolen him. You never know. God works in mysterious ways sometimes.

WOW! What a horrid experience. I am so very glad that you had a happy ending. I just cannot imagine the nightmare of being attacked. I hope the coppers catch the thugs and put them UNDER the jail!

I love your baby's name Agapi -- Love --

I would think that your little fella will be just fine going for his walks as long as YOU are ok. If you are afraid, then he will know and will react accordingly.

sending hugs to you and your bundle of love, Agapi

OMG Those LOWLIFES ! you poor thing and I'm so glad you weren't killed ! That's just horrible -and i hope they catch those cowards and I'm really glad you found your yorkie - I can't believe you went thru that in the middle of the afternoon - they get braver and braver.

They could have stolen your dog too.............you were very lucky.

How horrible, but thank God you are both okay.

I am so glad that you are both ok.

Oh goodness I just read this and that is horrible that people would do that. I am glad you are ok and that you have your dog. When I started to read this I thought you were going to say they took your dog to and I was so glad to read they didn't and you have him. Bless you.

That is just so horrible!! I am so glad you and agapi are alright and that you were able to find him. I would go crazy if that happened to me. I am a bit paranoid to walk anywhere without my big dog protecting me and the little ones. I don't live in a place where mugging and bad stuff that like that happens but nonetheless, I just can't walk anywhere without taking my big dog with me, atleast I know she would protect us and would not give the thugs an easy target. If I did not have a big dog I would be scared to death to go walking anywhere. Once again I am so sorry you had to go through this and I am glad you are both alright!!!:animal-pa :animal-pa

I am so glad you are ok and your little dog found. I don't know you, but I think you are very brave and strong. I bet your little dog was glad to see you were okay too. Bless your hearts for having to go through such an ordeal.

What a terrible thing to go through...so glad you were not more seriously hurt and your Yorkie is home safe. I don't think Agapi will be afraid to go outside again..BUT I sure would be...so sorry.