Saturday, January 19, 2008

One-testicled dog stolen

Mounties are trying to sniff out a pair of dognappers who purloined a one-testicled pooch.

The big heist happened on New Year’s Eve when two women entered a Petland store in Grande Prairie and were looking at the miniature Pincher puppies in an open pen, RCMP Const. Scott Hagarty said. Soon, one of the pups was gone, and so were the two suspects.

Hagarty said police are relying on tips from people who may have seen this rare, tan-coloured pooch. “It’s kind of a unique dog because it only has one testicle,” Hagarty said.



“It sticks out. I can’t imagine a miniature Pincher’s testicle being overly large but the fact that there’s only one hanging and not the other is gonna help identify this dog.”

Store manager Glenda Stride said the pup was worth $1,588. She said the stolen pooch hadn’t been neutered or implanted with a microchip. “We probably would have found it by now if it had a microchip,” she added.

Police released a photo of the pup’s sister, which they believe will help in locating her missing brother.

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