A RARE Japanese Akita dog stolen in Grimsby and sold on for just £100, is back with her owners following an appeal in the Grimsby Telegraph.Marc Bratley, 27, of Gertrude Street, has spoken of his relief and gratitude that the 16-week-old Akita is back in the family home after it was taken from Ainslie Street park on Saturday.
As reported, Shannon Gowing – the sister of Mr Bratley's partner Danielle, who owns the dog with him – was walking Jet between 6.30pm and 7.15pm when a man approached her and pretended to be interested in the dog. He patted her, before grabbing the lead and running off.
Jet's owners put out appeals for her safe return through the Grimsby Telegraph – offering a reward – and on social networking website Facebook. And yesterday, Mr Bratley was inundated with calls from members of the public who said they had spotted Jet, before one woman contacted him to say she had the dog.
Following her return, he and the police visited the vets yesterday to prove that the dog was Jet, as she is chipped and was instantly identified.
Mr Bratley said: "I received quite a few telephone calls yesterday morning with sightings of her by people saying they saw her being walked.
According to pet websites, the average price of an Akita puppy is between £500 and £800. Mr Bratley revealed his partner Danielle wanted to cut short her holiday in Ibiza when she heard Jet had been stolen.
He said he was most happy that Jet – who may have died within a few weeks had she not had essential vaccinations because of her age – was back home with his 16-month old son Harry and step-daughter Mollie Clark, 3.
A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "Police are still investigating the incident and would still ask for anyone with any information relating to the dog being taken to come forward."
“Aloucop it depends on the dog and the way it has been treated not necessarily the breed of dog. Before commenting about a particular breed or dog do the research on the breed first, such as general temperament, care, etc. Obviously this dog is a much loved pet and the owners did this before even considering to take on the dog or even the breed. In all honesty you should never completely trust any dog around a child, this means the child should never be left unsupervised with any dog no matter what breed it is. ”Report by aloucopThursday, June 09 2011, 7:
“I know my dog skills and I know my breeds and these aren't a good breed to have round children! ”Report by Janew1961Thursday, June 09 2011, 7:
“GG wrote- "If you wouldn't leave your child somewhere unattended, then don't leave your dog! "" (There you go again .. comparing dogs with children). Grimsby Girl .. I wasn't trying to make a point about the damn dog. If you can't grasp what my comment was about, then you don't understand irony and never will!! ”Report by GrimsbyGirlThursday, June 09 2011, 7:
“Jane W. How is this a non story? This dog was stolen from someone in broad daylight! I for one am grateful for the heads up on this. If it wasn't for the Telegraph and Facebook publicity this family may never have got Jet back. Dog theft is on the increase and happening in this area regularly, although I must say Jet's story was the first that I heard about locally where the dog was snatched so blatantly! Most are stolen to 'order' from their homes. But increasingly I hear of them being stolen when left outside shops or from parked cars. If you wouldn't leave your child somewhere unattended, then don't leave your dog! ”Report by Janew1961Thursday, June 09 2011, 12:
“Oh for goodness sake .. grow up. And that you can compare your dogs disappearance with that of Madeleine, makes me sick to the stomach. ”
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