Comments on: Beware of Rising Pet Theft http://www.sittercity.com/blog/petcare/prevent-pet-theft.html The Official Sittercity Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:32:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: gogirlgone http://www.sittercity.com/blog/petcare/prevent-pet-theft.html/comment-page-1#comment-10188 gogirlgone Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:32:19 +0000 /blog/prevent-pet-theft/#comment-10188 Anonymous: Does the dog still know you are the mommy or daddy? If so, you can call your local Police Department. Show them the receipt where you adopted the dog originally, and also the license if you registered your dog with the City. Show the officers your dog's pet food and dishes. Take them outside, if your yard shows signs that the dog was there. Show them where the dog took his potty breaks. Tell them where your 'pet sitter' turned thief lives, and ask them if they can get your dog back. DON'T ask this jerk to ever pet sit for you again. This seems trivial to the cops, so they won't keep on going to get your dog. I know it's not trivial to you. Good luck! :) (I'm also surprised no one has responded to your plight sooner!) Anonymous:

Does the dog still know you are the mommy or daddy? If so, you can call your local Police Department. Show them the receipt where you adopted the dog originally, and also the license if you registered your dog with the City. Show the officers your dog’s pet food and dishes. Take them outside, if your yard shows signs that the dog was there. Show them where the dog took his potty breaks. Tell them where your ‘pet sitter’ turned thief lives, and ask them if they can get your dog back. DON’T ask this jerk to ever pet sit for you again. This seems trivial to the cops, so they won’t keep on going to get your dog. I know it’s not trivial to you. Good luck! :) (I’m also surprised no one has responded to your plight sooner!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sittercity.com/blog/petcare/prevent-pet-theft.html/comment-page-1#comment-2138 Anonymous Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:35:00 +0000 /blog/prevent-pet-theft/#comment-2138 I ask someone to babysit my dog now he won't return him! What do I do? I ask someone to babysit my dog now he won’t return him! What do I do?

]]> By: AffectionatePetSittr http://www.sittercity.com/blog/petcare/prevent-pet-theft.html/comment-page-1#comment-1354 AffectionatePetSittr Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:04:00 +0000 /blog/prevent-pet-theft/#comment-1354 My brother, who lived just six blocks from us (near a bad neighborhood) had his baby Rottie stolen from his backyard. He put up signs for a reward. A grandmother and her grandson showed up FOR the reward money - with the dog - thank goodness! Fortunately the dog was unharmed! He's 15 years old now! Unfortunately, as we hear about what happens to black cats around halloween, sick people also steal animals to harm them. I won't go into details, but sometimes pets are stolen, beaten, and brought back for the REWARD money saying "we found him that way." PLEASE watch out after your pets no matter their age! My brother, who lived just six blocks from us (near a bad
neighborhood) had his baby Rottie stolen from his backyard.
He put up signs for a reward. A grandmother and her grandson
showed up FOR the reward money - with the dog - thank
goodness! Fortunately the dog was unharmed! He’s 15 years
old now!

Unfortunately, as we hear about what happens to black cats
around halloween, sick people also steal animals to harm
them. I won’t go into details, but sometimes pets are stolen,
beaten, and brought back for the REWARD money saying
“we found him that way.”

PLEASE watch out after your pets no matter their age!

]]> By: clawspawsjaws http://www.sittercity.com/blog/petcare/prevent-pet-theft.html/comment-page-1#comment-1314 clawspawsjaws Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:57:04 +0000 /blog/prevent-pet-theft/#comment-1314 I had a work colleague and pet sitting client who had a white german shepherd stolen from his yard when a repair man left the gate open. He's never been quite sure if the repair man was the one who actually took him. Pet theft is very sad. Keep a good eye on your pets when you have strangers in your home. I had a work colleague and pet sitting client who had a white german shepherd stolen from his yard when a repair man left the gate open. He’s never been quite sure if the repair man was the one who actually took him. Pet theft is very sad. Keep a good eye on your pets when you have strangers in your home.

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