Canadian couple offer to name baby after whoever finds dog

Dan and Sara Cannon love their dog so much, they've offered to name their first-born child - due in three weeks - after whoever finds it. On Jan. 4, Sara let their beloved Bernese mountain dog, Molly Jane, out to relieve herself at their home located southwest of Ottawa, but the dog never came back. The couple suspect the dog was stolen, after reports that a male dog of the same breed was the target of a failed abduction in Munster, about 10 km west of Richmond, earlier the same day.

The suspect in that attempted dog abduction was driving a white van with a bad muffler, and Sara claims she saw a similar van in Richmond as well. They have filed a police report, offered a reward and mailed out 3,000 flyers. But on Tuesday they decided to ramp up the enticement to the extreme — help bring about the safe return of Molly, and they'll name their first born after you.



The couple doesn't think what they're offering is extreme at all. "It's been a week and we miss her dearly," said Sara. "We're nine months pregnant, and we're due in three weeks, so we have said that there's a possibility that the person who safely returns her will have their name in our child's birth certificate." They've given this a deal of thought — right of first refusal, for example — in case the finder was named by Hollywood stars or acid eaters.

"There are some strange names out there, but Molly's that important to us so we'll consider what we have to consider," Sara said. They don't even know if it's a girl or boy yet and had initially planned on traditional family names — but that's all up in the air now. Sara said her doctor has warned her the stress of all this could lead to her going into labour early.