Ours is a breeder dog that we’ve had since he was 8 weeks old—we really do treat him like our baby with the cuddles and kisses. He’s also incredibly important for our teen with mental health issues….would be fairly awful if he were stolen.

Don’t peoole all microchip now though? The first time the buyer takes it to a vet, it will be flagged as a stolen dog.

Anonymous wrote:How is a dog with no papers worth a lot of money? Or do they forge documents? I clearly don’t get how this works.

A unregistered French Bulldog sells for $2,000. Origin doesn't matter. You can get one from a Amish puppymill for all people care. Registered and intact for breeding goes for $4,500.

The price, above other small breeds, is because Frenchies can't give birth naturally. All their puppies are born via C-section and so its expensive to breed them and buy them.

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Anonymous wrote:How is a dog with no papers worth a lot of money? Or do they forge documents? I clearly don’t get how this works.

The people who steal the dog don’t need to make as much as the dog cost in the first place. If a purebred French bulldog puppy costs a few thousand from a breeder, a thief could take it to another city and sell it for $1000 bucks on Craigslist or whatever to someone who doesn’t ask many questions. Same as stolen bikes.

Yeah these theives are desperate for drug money. Stealing a dog is like stealing someone's phone or jewelry or bike or purse. They can dump whatever they find for less and still get some cash. In fact, these people who are stealing dogs are probably stealing at gunpoint anything that they see someone with that might have some value--bikes, phones, dogs, etc.

Anonymous wrote:I get a lot of offers to buy my dog or threats to steal her. It's actually made me think about buying a gun.
I'd probably refuse to hand her over. I wouldn't want to live without her anyway.

What kind is she?

I get a lot of offers to buy my dog or threats to steal her. It's actually made me think about buying a gun.
I'd probably refuse to hand her over. I wouldn't want to live without her anyway.

Anonymous wrote:How is a dog with no papers worth a lot of money? Or do they forge documents? I clearly don’t get how this works.

The people who steal the dog don’t need to make as much as the dog cost in the first place. If a purebred French bulldog puppy costs a few thousand from a breeder, a thief could take it to another city and sell it for $1000 bucks on Craigslist or whatever to someone who doesn’t ask many questions. Same as stolen bikes.

I think I would fall to the ground and start sobbing, asking them why are they trying to take away my best friend? How did you turn into this person before me? Is there anything I can do to help you that lets me keep my dog??

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Anonymous wrote:This also happened in Gallery Place/Chinatown in a few incidences several weeks ago and has become a big fear of mine now. There was a list somewhere with the types of dogs they generally go for, mostly small purebreds but some outliers (Golden Retrievers, what I have). Really horrifying.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210616115452/dog-theft-breeds-most-likely-stolen/


Very unlikely for a golden to be stolen especially given how many there are.

I think that's true for people who are looking to sell them, but for people who are just looking for bait dogs I don't think breed matters much. This link has the most common stolen dogs as pitbulls and the shelters are packed with those, so I can only imagine the motivation for stealing them is not resale.

Some people commit robberies for the sadistic satisfaction of doing so.

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Anonymous wrote:This also happened in Gallery Place/Chinatown in a few incidences several weeks ago and has become a big fear of mine now. There was a list somewhere with the types of dogs they generally go for, mostly small purebreds but some outliers (Golden Retrievers, what I have). Really horrifying.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210616115452/dog-theft-breeds-most-likely-stolen/


Very unlikely for a golden to be stolen especially given how many there are.

I think that's true for people who are looking to sell them, but for people who are just looking for bait dogs I don't think breed matters much. This link has the most common stolen dogs as pitbulls and the shelters are packed with those, so I can only imagine the motivation for stealing them is not resale.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d be a ducking wreck. Not sure I could hand mine over. But I have years and years of attachment and mine are rescues so unlikely to happen to me. Someone who paid $$$ for the puppy from a breeder in the first place cares more about status/looks so can probably just get another one.

Oh, shut up.

+1 You can rescue as many dogs as you want; you're still a jerk.

Seriously. Aren’t they just insufferable??

Anonymous wrote:This also happened in Gallery Place/Chinatown in a few incidences several weeks ago and has become a big fear of mine now. There was a list somewhere with the types of dogs they generally go for, mostly small purebreds but some outliers (Golden Retrievers, what I have). Really horrifying.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210616115452/dog-theft-breeds-most-likely-stolen/


Very unlikely for a golden to be stolen especially given how many there are.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d be a ducking wreck. Not sure I could hand mine over. But I have years and years of attachment and mine are rescues so unlikely to happen to me. Someone who paid $$$ for the puppy from a breeder in the first place cares more about status/looks so can probably just get another one.

Oh, shut up.

+1 You can rescue as many dogs as you want; you're still a jerk.

Didn’t this happen to lady Gaga’s dog walker?

Anonymous wrote:I’d be a ducking wreck. Not sure I could hand mine over. But I have years and years of attachment and mine are rescues so unlikely to happen to me. Someone who paid $$$ for the puppy from a breeder in the first place cares more about status/looks so can probably just get another one.

Oh, shut up.

How is a dog with no papers worth a lot of money? Or do they forge documents? I clearly don’t get how this works.