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I have thought about this happening before when going to petsmart, now I know I'm not crazy. Lucy looks like a puppy even though she is not. And people and kids are always wanting to touch her, and they ask how old is your puppy. One time when I was walking Lucy at the park I passed a friendly elderly couple, the man said loudly (so I could hear) to his wife, " honey, hit her over the head and I'll steal her dog" then they laughed and told me she was adorable. But I thought you don't know how I have worried about that happening. |
Pinching Oh my, I go to my PetSmart every week to get Mim's something, I would never think that someone would do that. I thought I lived in a secure place. I will tell my foster sis to leave the dogs home she goes shopping and leaves the car on with it locked and A/C on for them because she lives in the downeast but now I think just leave them home, Mim's stays home with me and in her bag when we go to PetSmart :mad: Where did we go wrong here? First the war now stealing dogs:mad: |
I'm getting more and more afraid to even take my babies out. All theses storeis lately are soooooooo scary. So sad that a day to petsmart ends up like this :( |
It make you wonder if some of the rescues were intended to be pets after having been stolen doesn't it! |
That is so scary:eek: And the main reason that I'm afraid to take our girls anywhere. I only go to the park with my husband, holding on to two rambunctious girls would be too hard for me,let alone trying to cave in the skull of anyone that even looked at my pups funny:laugh: I only let young kids pet them:p |
That is one of the main reasons Gabby and Gage do not go with me to the store. I'm just too afraid someone might try something and I'd end up in jail for murder. They do ride in the car to the vet, to the groomers, and when we go to our deer camp on week-ends, they go along too. Other than that, they are at home. We live out in the country and they have a nice fenced in backyard to run and play in (and we are out there with them). So very glad those boys were not successful in taking that precious furbaby! |
I take Bailey to Petsmart for training classes and one day as we were walking to my car an older lady in her car, driving slowly next to me started asking questions about Bailey. She asked if she could pet her and I said sure (Bailey had a harness on and her leash was wrapped around my wrist) Then she asked if she could hold her...this women is in her car, engine running, foot on the brake... I pulled Bailey back and said "No, she really get nervous if strangers hold her" At first I thought she was being friendly, then I became somewhat alarmed, I used my remote to jump into my car, lock the doors, then put Bailey in her carrier, and got out of there. My husband is always getting on me to stop being so polite all the time... |
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Why is that? What if it was her purse instead of her dog? If you try to commit a robbery and get caught before you succeed, then you get charged with attempted robbery! This totally pisses me off. :mad: I really try NOT to be paranoid - Teagan loves walks, loves people, loves going to the pet store. She adores being petted and since she wasn't socialized much between the ages of birth and 2 years (previous owner), I am STILL working on this part of our relationship. She's a happy dog, but overly territorial and I want that to stop - but stories like this one make me paranoid. I know we have to be aware of our surroundings...but I start getting hyper-sensitive to innocent people wanting to pet her and I'm afraid she can sense my apprehension, so she behaves badly. Sometimes it feels like a no-win situation. Sigh. Sorry to rant, but it can be so frustrating sometimes! |
My dh and I were talking (again) about this whole thing last night. We decided that Adie can still go to PetSmart as long as she has her harness and leash on. No one will hold her but one of us and we will let people touch her head or paw but not her body. Now, I'm remembering taking Adie to class at PetSmart when a woman bent down over the fencing and picked her up without asking or anything! She had been talking to Angela (Melot's Mom) and me about how she used to have (or maybe has) a yorkie when she did it. I thought she was pretty rude since we were in the ring and in class to boot. It didn't dawn on me that she could have just run off with her! Geez was I stupid. I just pretended that Adie wanted her Mommy and took her back but I won't make that mistake again. What would you do in a situation like that? Adie was on her leash and I had a hold on it but still...... |
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there seems to be a lot of this going on lately... it's too bad. there probably is nothing that you can do either most of the time-unless you catch them red-handed :( |
If someone tried to steal My dog at place like that I would scream at the top of myvoice that someone is stealing my dog. I could prove they were mine because they are microchipped |
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It seems in the larger cities where there is a high volume of "serious" crimes, the police really don't have much time for the little things such as "attempted". They are so overworked. Most times it's the people who just take charge so to speak. Don't let these "druggies" ruin your fun with walking and shopping with your dogs. We can't just keep them inside all the time. TAke something with you that you can use to knock them senseless if they so much as "attempt" to take something from you. Do as we are told to do to stay safe. Don't park by a van or truck, don't park in parking ramps, don't go to your car if you see anyone just standing around, or anyone just sitting in the car next to yours and so on. Just use precautions and ask your local police if your allowed to carry pepper spray or mace. Also ask them when they will have their self defense class and attend them. |
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