Dog theft is it increasing?

Actually notanan , its not just pedigree breeds that are at risk.

Thieves wanting bait dogs will steal anything with 4 legs , and also lurcher' hound type mongrels are at risk for baiting and coursing. With the changes to the puppy mills becoming law they are looking to steal for breeding and with the current trend for 'designer' mongrels ( think Cockapoo and Labradoodle) they are happy to take pretty much anything.

If you chose a less bred to almost incapacity breed, dog theft is less likely as the theft is often "to order".

Are you sure BlueBelle ? ??

All our neighbourhood cats are seemingly going missing and even though I hate them pooing in my garden, it’s not me gov honest

I signed a petition about it sazzl, it scares me to death. I'd be lost without my dog, and don't know what I'd do if he was stolen. We live on a country lane, quite busy, and my neighbour's springer chased the milkman seven weeks ago, and has not been sighted, at all. Poor Dillon, I can't imagine what happened to him, obviously in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I cannot believe visitors tie their dogs up outside shops/leave them in their cars.

I never leave my dog alone in the garden, and have also started locking all of my garden gates. Even though the gates aren't that strong and could probably be pushed down by a determined thief, it would give me those few minutes.

The latest trick seems to be someone bending down and asking if they can pet your dog - they then unclip the lead, pick the dog up and run to a waiting car. In Morpeth a woman was walking her small dog and a boy was lying flat out on the ground - her dog ran up and sniffed him, and he grabbed him and ran. Never seen again.

Society is in such a a mess, there aren't any police around any more to ask for help in such an emergency, everyone needs to help each other. I might get a rape alarm, at least it would attract attention if I was in trouble.

My neighbours springer was being walkedc