[News] Stealing yorkies...a new trend???

[friscomom]

Cult reasons

Well that just sounds completely wacked out. But we did see a coyote the other night. They're everywhere, and maybe out of control. DNR is working on trapping from what I hear.

[yorkie2luv]

Originally Posted by orlnurse

As we know from YT, our own members have had their yorkie stolen recently. I saw this on my local news website this morning and thought I'd share it with you. Awareness is the best protection for our furbabies...

Burglars Take Beloved Yorkshire Terrier - Video - WESH Orlando

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I think so. My co-worker just sent me this video about a yorkie been stolen while on a walk. So sad...
Yorkie Stolen from Northeast DC Boy

[friscomom]

I don't know but these crappy thieves could at least ransom them back to the original owner. There needs to be a concerted effort to combat this. How about an international breeder agreement to reduce yorkie prices for a year. I had no idea they cost that much. No such thing as a GPS implant eh?

I'm gonna go edit Wiki pages, for starters.

[YorkieMax82]

I just found this thread today... How horrible! I cannot believe someone would just steal someones pet like that. There are so many heartless people out there... it makes me sick. I hope that woman gets justice and her dog gets home safe.

[Avenging_Angel]

Originally Posted by friscomom

Well that just sounds completely wacked out. But we did see a coyote the other night. They're everywhere, and maybe out of control. DNR is working on trapping from what I hear.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY. MY SON-IN-LAW IS THE SGT. FOR THE ALBANY POLICE DEPT. THEY WERE FINDING DOGS & CATS BURNED & MUTILATED. SOME OF THESE TURNED OUT TO BE SOME ONE'S PET THAT THEY HAD REPORTED MISSING. CULTS ARE VERY REAL & THERE IS STARTING TO BE MORE OF THEM. CRIME HERE IN ALBANY, GA IS SECOND ONLY TO NEW YORK CITY & WE ARE ONLY LIKE 105,000 PEOPLE. THAT'S A BAD HIGH CRIME RATE. SOUTHWEST GA. IS A POVERTY STRICKEN REGION. I AM A NURSE HERE, BEEN ONE ALMOST 39yrs. HIGH POVERTY RATE, HIGH CRIME RATE!! YORKIE'S ARE VERY EXPENSIVE I HAD RATHER THINK THEY WERE STEALING THEM TO RESALE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. OF COURSE, THE BEST THING WOULD BE IF THEY WOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE ALTOGETHER.
NEVER LUCKY, ALWAYS BLESSED.
LOVE,
WANDA
FANCY'S MOM (SHE IS A YORKIE RESCUE & BEAUTIFUL)

[Doodlebug]

Originally Posted by yorkie2luv

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I think so. My co-worker just sent me this video about a yorkie been stolen while on a walk. So sad...
Yorkie Stolen from Northeast DC Boy

This is so sad.

My husband and I were walking our two babies in the park and walked past the only other car in the parking lot. A guy was standing by the drivers window talking to a lady inside the car. When he saw us walk by he looked at our babies and asked the lady in the car if she wanted a dog. The guy sounded a little too serious to me and it really scared me. I thank God that she must have told him no because he looked like he intended to go for the dogs if she wanted them. We went straight to the car and left. I still think about that when I walk the babies and take I take pepper spray with me and carry a heavy stick. It's really sad.

[friscomom]

Originally Posted by Avenging_Angel

ALBANY POLICE DEPT. THEY WERE FINDING DOGS & CATS BURNED & MUTILATED.

Whatever the psychology, I rather hope they let the K9 unit make the arrests.

[kay6688]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

This is so sad.

My husband and I were walking our two babies in the park and walked past the only other car in the parking lot. A guy was standing by the drivers window talking to a lady inside the car. When he saw us walk by he looked at our babies and asked the lady in the car if she wanted a dog. The guy sounded a little too serious to me and it really scared me. I thank God that she must have told him no because he looked like he intended to go for the dogs if she wanted them. We went straight to the car and left. I still think about that when I walk the babies and take I take pepper spray with me and carry a heavy stick. It's really sad.

Where in MO was this???

[orlnurse]

Originally Posted by Doodlebug

This is so sad.

My husband and I were walking our two babies in the park and walked past the only other car in the parking lot. A guy was standing by the drivers window talking to a lady inside the car. When he saw us walk by he looked at our babies and asked the lady in the car if she wanted a dog. The guy sounded a little too serious to me and it really scared me. I thank God that she must have told him no because he looked like he intended to go for the dogs if she wanted them. We went straight to the car and left. I still think about that when I walk the babies and take I take pepper spray with me and carry a heavy stick. It's really sad.

That is crazy!!! I can't believe what people are capable of doing..but then again there are some real crazies out there. You are very smart to carry pepper spray. What's next? People trying to break in our house to steal our babies?

[orlnurse]

Originally Posted by Avenging_Angel

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY. MY SON-IN-LAW IS THE SGT. FOR THE ALBANY POLICE DEPT. THEY WERE FINDING DOGS & CATS BURNED & MUTILATED. SOME OF THESE TURNED OUT TO BE SOME ONE'S PET THAT THEY HAD REPORTED MISSING. CULTS ARE VERY REAL & THERE IS STARTING TO BE MORE OF THEM. CRIME HERE IN ALBANY, GA IS SECOND ONLY TO NEW YORK CITY & WE ARE ONLY LIKE 105,000 PEOPLE. THAT'S A BAD HIGH CRIME RATE. SOUTHWEST GA. IS A POVERTY STRICKEN REGION. I AM A NURSE HERE, BEEN ONE ALMOST 39yrs. HIGH POVERTY RATE, HIGH CRIME RATE!! YORKIE'S ARE VERY EXPENSIVE I HAD RATHER THINK THEY WERE STEALING THEM TO RESALE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. OF COURSE, THE BEST THING WOULD BE IF THEY WOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE ALTOGETHER.
NEVER LUCKY, ALWAYS BLESSED.
LOVE,
WANDA
FANCY'S MOM (SHE IS A YORKIE RESCUE & BEAUTIFUL)

This just made me ill....

[susan lynn]

I use to take my yorkies with me to Petsmart but I quit doing this because I was afraid someone would try to snatch them or find out where I live. I worry about someone breaking into my house and stealing them. They are always with me on a leash when we are outside. I can't imagine what this lady is going through. Gen has been looking for Cookie so long and at least this lady is on the news. I pray they catch the people that did this.

[Cookie2]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Rescue

Hey Gen... Why don't you share with the group how you recently helped someone find her Grandmother's stolen Chihuahua??? Now that was a harrowing and heartwarming story. You are a true angel!!!

Kit

I just happen to find this thread and saw this post!

I dont feel I did anything but I guess from my experience people are doing more around my city to find their missing pets.
This 73 yr old woman's chihuahua went missing and her grand daughter posted on craigs list. The grandma is dying, she has a serious heart condition.
She was grieving and her health was suffering because of this.
I was telling people to PLEASE make bigger flyers with bigger pictures,laminate them. Ask anyone to post the flyers for you. I told them all the places online to post about your lost pet.

The other day I get a phone call and the young woman on the other line was hysterical. I could not understand her but I know she was very happy.
I had to ask her to calm down and who she was?!
She told me " I was the one that posted the lost chihuahua for my grandma"
She told me that after reading my ads over and over and seeing my posters on the streets that she was learning so much and was using these tips to find her grandmother's dog. She asked a little convenience store if she could put the flyer on their glass. The store clerk got a weird look on his face and then he told her "this guy that comes here everyday has been trying to sell a dog that looks just like the one on your flyer" She asked if he lived near there and the clerk told her it was a few blocks down and it was the corner house.
She didnt wait, she had her 5 yr old daughter with her. She just took off and went to the house. The front door was ajar and she just marched right in and started calling the dog's name and in a few seconds the little chihuahua ran into her arms!!!!!!!!!

The guy was in the backyard and heard the noise and was outside as she walked out with the dog in her arms. He yelled at her and told her he was calling the cops! She told him to go ahead and call them!

She then realizes that this man had helped her grandma carry some things into her car like 10 days earlier. At the time the chihuahua was in her car.

He was trying to sell the dog for drugs or money.She told me that she had just walked into her grandma's house with the little chihuahua in her arms. She told me that her grandma was holding her chest and in total shock telling her " I thought she was gone forever!"

I was so happy and crying. All this happened and I was the first person she calls to thank me. I told her I didnt do anything but she said I did so much more that I didnt even realize.I told her she was totally insane for going in there but I was so happy everything turned out so well for them

Gen

[Cookie2]

I forgot to mention that I spoke to Niko's dad. The yorkie that was stolen out of a home in FL.
They are devastated and really want this little guy home so bad.
I told him about Cookie being missing and its the worst feeling.
I cant and wont wrap my head around the idea of how or why people would steal or keep these pets knowing that they have parents looking for them.
I could be on my last dime and would NEVER in a million years consider taking a pet to sell it.



Gen

[orlnurse]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Rescue

I thought when I started Yorkie Rescue that I would be doing just that. I had no idea I would end up being a Yorkie Detective but that ended up being part of my job as well. When people surrender Yorkies to us, they give us all sorts of reasons why they cannot keep their dogs anymore.... but we tend to be suspicious in some cases and we do our very best to get to the bottom on each and every case before placing a yorkie with a new adoptive family.

A few days ago someone on Craig's list in Florida was giving away a small young female Yorkie for FREE! That is a giant RED FLAg to us, so I emailed him and built up an email relationship. Out of all the emails he got from people who wanted to grab this little dog, he let me have her. Mind you, he had no idea I was with a rescue group. As soon as I got her, I took her to the Vet and she had a micro-chip and had been reported stolen. Within 24 hours she was reunited with her original family. I was so ANGRY... my blood was boiling. So I wrote an email back on the pets section of Craig's list. I apologize if it seems harsh... but I think these people got the message.


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"Several days ago there was an ad on here for a Free Yorkie. I emailed the person and inquired about the dog. I spoke to a young man named Alex… and he told me that his mother “found” the dog a year and a half ago. The dog was not wearing a collar but they also NEVER checked for a microchip. I asked him why he didn’t have the dog scanned. The response was, “Well, my Mom wanted to keep the dog.” WELL HOW VERY SELFISH OF ALL OF YOU!

So they kept the dog and let her mingle with their male yorkies and lo and behold… the female got pregnant TWICE!!! He said to me, “I have a male yorkie that basically did what was natural when she got in heat. It was pretty unavoidable.” UNAVOIDABLE? Are you an idiot?

During the entire time they had this “found” dog they did not provide any veterinarian care, even when she was pregnant. No vaccinations, no dental cleaning, no heartworm medication, nothing! I jumped through hoops to get this man to relinquish this dog to me because I just had a feeling she was stolen property and I didn’t want someone else to adopt her and not have her scanned.

Well yesterday I got this dog. Alex just handed her over, no questions asked. This morning she was taken to a Veterinarian and lo and behold, the dog WAS micro-chipped and she had been reported STOLEN! So the original owners were contacted and they were shocked that their precious baby had been found after all this time. When their yorkie was first stolen they were so totally distraught and they searched high and lo for her for months. They are being reunited with her this afternoon.

I am writing this for several reasons… one reason is to tell people who have had their dogs stolen not to lose all hope… there is always the possibility that you will be reunited with your dog, especially if it has been micro-chipped. Secondly is if anyone adopts a dog from Craig’s list, don’t just naturally assume you are being told the truth about the dog’s past history. Take the dog to your Vet and have it scanned for a microchip. If the dog comes back stolen you can contact the police to tell them where you got this stolen property. And thirdly… there are ways to avoid a female dog from getting pregnant… have them spayed!

I am so disgusted with these people who kept this dog captive, breeding her multiple times and never allowing her medical care! I am not sure if they actually found the dog like they said or if they are the ones who stole her… it will be interesting to see if the owners want to press charges and get the authorities involved. I for one am hoping they will!

Hey Alex, maybe some day one of your yorkies will be stolen… only then will you be able to feel the anguish and sleepless nights this couple felt when their dog went missing.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught. ~ Quote by J.C. Watts "

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Gen in Florida... we are keeping our eyes and ears open for Cookie. Don't lose hope. One day someone will find her. I have to believe that; for all the good you have done others you more than many deserve it.

Kit

What a wornderful thing you did. Thank goodness of all the inquirers, he let you have the dog. There needs to be more people like you in this world.

[claudia elena]

[QUOTE=orlnurse;2921900]As we know from YT, our own members have had their yorkie stolen recently. I saw this on my local news website this morning and thought I'd share it with you. Awareness is the best protection for our furbabies...

Burglars Take Beloved Yorkshire Terrier - Video - WESH Orlando[/QUOT