September 1, 2007
He tried to steal my dog!
Written by Cindy Kirk in Jaunty PostOkay, all you pet lovers….here’s a story that still sends a chill up my spine.
My husband and I were walking Shug (remember Shug? For those of you who don’t, he’s the blue heeler that someone abandoned back in March who is now my baby) ….anyway, we were walking Shug and Ernie (the Shih Tzu) on a country road about a quarter mile from our house when a truck turns on this road. It was a fairly new white pick-up and as it approached, my husband picked up Ernie and we smiled at the man (Just one) as he drove past. We didn’t worry about Shug because he was running through the cornfield at the time.
Here’s where it gets weird….the guy goes by and then Shug bounds onto the road, not paying any attention to the truck. Then the man starts whistling through his open window but driving away from us verrrry slowly. I’m thinking…what’s this guy doing….trying to teach my dog to run after vehicles? Well, curious Shug starts going in the direction of the truck and the guy keeps whistling….then….. HE OPENS HIS CAR DOOR and tries to get my baby to get in with him!!
Thankfully A) Shug isn’t that fond of strangers B) He listened when I called him to me…..and the guy speeds off.
How crazy…the guy tried to steal my dog… right in front of me!!!
Have you ever had anything as strange as this happen to you???
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Shana Says:
What? How weird that it almost happened in front of you! You know, this happens more than you’d think. Friends of mine had their bulldog stolen. She got out of the yard and a neighbor saw a van stop and open the door. The dog hopped in, and they drove off.
Why would people want to steal a dog? Three reasons that I can think of. 1) They like the breed and want a dog, 2) they fight dogs and want bait for the fighters they are training, 3)they want to sell the dog to a research lab. Some things that go on in this world are not very nice.
Stefanie D Says:
I have seen it the other way around (no, not a dog trying to steal a man, lol). But we were driving and suddenly the car in front of us slowed down, but it didn’t stop. The door opened and they threw their dog out of the car!!! We stopped and tried to catch the dog. But he was afraid of us and was running behind the car of his ‘family’. I don’t know what became of the dog, but it was a very sad thing to see.
Margo Maguire Says:
How terrible, Stefanie!
And what a bizarre incident, Cindy! I can’t imagine …
We once had a brown Lab that we had to get rid of when he was age 2. He developed severe phobias - mostly around strangers. My husband took him back to the breeder who eventually wrote to say he’d found the dog a nice solitary one-man farm. The dog was happy since he’d grown attached to the farmer and there was no one else around to terrify him.
To this day, my kids refer to “The Farm” with a wink and a nod, as though we’d sent poor Moose off to be euthanized. They even joke about it with our current dogs (as in: “You’d better be careful or mom and dad will send you to The Farm!”)
Cindy Kirk Says:
Shana,
All your scenarios went through my mind. I think that would be the hardest thing about having a stranger take your dog–wondering what they were going to do with it.
Stefanie,
How horrible to do that to an animal. It makes me sick to see what some people will do to their animals…and I always wonder how they treat their children.
Margo,
Your story about “The Farm” made me smile.
Mary M Says:
That’s so scary. I read about a woman who had her beautiful cat taken. Four months later, she got the cat back when the person who grabbed him took the cat in for microchip scanning only because the cat started nipping one of her kids.
Mary M
AndreaW Says:
Wow, that’s creepy! Sorry that it happened to you, Cindy. I’m glad that Shug is safe and sound! This is why I NEVER let my kids out of my sight. In today’s world, you never know what will happen.
Jan Says:
Oh, that is creepy! I don’t want to think why he wanted Shug, but I’m guessing it couldn’t be good. And that he had the gall to attempt a dognapping with you and your dh right there. The nerve.
catslady Says:
How horrible - too bad you didn’t ge the driver’s license number - not that they probably would have done anything. Our laws need to change and they have to stop treating animals as just property. I hope Vick gets thrown in jail and they throw away the key.
J Perry Stone Says:
That’s the worst thing I ever heard, Cindy.
What’d he look like and what do you suppose might have been going through his mind?
And I’m totally with you Andrea.
Catslady, I think people should replace the “V” in Michael Vick’s name to a “Pr”
Cindy Kirk Says:
I didn’t get his license plate but I remember that his truck (a new white pick-up) had some business name (Collin’s XXX (can’t remember the last par)on the door) The guy looked like he was in his early forties, well-groomed, a trifle overweight.
I ended up calling out local county sheriff’s office on the non-emergency line and giving them the information I had…just in case someone else’s dog gets stolen in the area.
I have no idea what this guy intended to do with Shug…but I think Shana was probably on target with what she listed in her post.
Makes me sick just to think of it…
Laura Says:
That story - and some of the posts - gave me the creeps. That’s just wrong!
A number of years ago my mother and step-father were out walking their dog on a country road and out “near” them was another dog (german shepherd, I think). A car sped by, hitting and killing the german shepherd, never even slowing down. They didn’t know it wasn’t my mother’s dog, and yet they didn’t stop.
And I agree - laws need to change to protect animals.
Cindy Kirk Says:
Laura,
Your story reminds me of one someone told me where they were out talking to their neighbors in the driveway and their little poodle was in their yard in the patch of grass between the sidewalk and the street.
A car coming down the street deliberately jumped the curb and hit the animal (right in front of this woman, her child and the neighbor), then sped off!
Anne Mallory Says:
This whole thread makes me sad. The laws do need to change. Cindy, I’m so glad Shug is safe.
Vicki Lane Says:
That’s terrible about your dog. Thank goodness he didn’t get the dog. I just don’t get some people. I’m so glad thqat Shug listend to you. My babies listen but not always as well as I would like.
I also wanted to let you now I’m giving away a copy of When She Was Bad, this week over at my blog. I tried to send you an email via your website but it wouldn’t go through.
I’ve got the picture of the book and the back cover blurb up,along with links to your site.
Cindy Kirk Says:
Vicki,
Thank you so much for promoting my book on your blog. I really appreciate it!!
I checked out your site–verrry nice