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sarcasticlhath t1_jd03pl2 wrote

This is weird. What resale value is there really for a dog?

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jtet93 t1_jd05i36 wrote

Depending on breed a lot. Like multiple thousands of dollars.

Idk why someone steals a terrier mix tho lol

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jamesland7 t1_jd098rz wrote

People often kidnap dogs from wealthy neighborhoods specifically looking for rewards after they find the dog “dumped” somewhere

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sarcasticlhath t1_jd0gxyy wrote

When you say often though…other than lady gaga I’ve never heard of this actually happening. Unless missing dog posters are really kidnapped dog posters and I’ve never seen the update.

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YooHoooo_Ray t1_jd0kcby wrote

Last year in Allston, I ran into my friends mom frantically looking for her dog (a small Yorkie). They were at a park and the last thing she saw was a women petting her dog. She didn’t think anything of it and answered a text. The next thing she knew the dog was gone. When I saw her she had been searching for an hour. I called vets, shelters and the local police station and left my info with them. 5 hours later a women called me saying she found the dog roaming the streets in Watertown and that she picked it up bc it looked lost. I drove her to pick up the dog in Newton and they basically asked her for money for the dogs return. She was so shaken up that she just paid the women, no questions asked but I found the whole thing suspicious.

  1. The dog’s pretty clingy to her and never wonders far and 2. Why didn’t the women just call the number on the dog collar when she initially found it? There’s a lot of sketchy people who do sketchy things for unknown reasons.. mostly money
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jamesland7 t1_jd0j09s wrote

I mean how often do you hear about dog kidnappings in general? Its a highly local happening, so unless a celebrity is involved, it’s unlikely to make news

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YooHoooo_Ray t1_jd1i1w6 wrote

Sure but I don’t think the dog owners who lost their pet would stop and think to contact the media. They’d first call shelters, alert the microchip co, vets office and the police station.

But real question, would the media be interested? Is that something they should do? Is there a line to call?

The pessimist in me thinks the media only picked it up bc it was in beacon hill $$. Would they care if it was a lost dog from Lynn?

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jamesland7 t1_jd38fh0 wrote

Flip side, would a criminal gang find it financially worthwhile to kidnap a dog from Lynn. Regardless, glad the dog is home safe

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hyperside89 t1_jd05z7h wrote

On a rescue dog like this, likely minimal. Maybe the thieves thought it was a purebreed?

But on a designer or purebreed dog? Pretty large. People will buy puppies / young dogs off craiglists (Example One: https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/for/d/norton-french-bulldog/7598631116.html Example Two: https://boston.craigslist.org/nwb/pet/d/boston-female-mini-poodle-mix-puppy/7601380906.html) and ask minimal questions about where they came from. For someone looking to make a quick $500 - $3,000 it's very easy to grab a dog off the street and then resell it.

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climb-high t1_jd0x42n wrote

Especially this dog??? Probably not a crime related to profit.

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