Case Details

Dog stolen outside nail salon
Toronto, ON (CA)

Incident Date: Saturday, May 6, 2006
Disposition: Open

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Case ID: 8466
Classification: Theft
Animal: dog (non pit-bull)
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Elizabeth DeWit, 10, prays every night for her stolen border collie-spaniel cross, Alex. The black-and-white dog, with caramel colouring in her coat and "pumpkin seed'-like marks over her eyes, was untied and taken from a metal bicycle hitching post on May 6, around 5:55 p.m. outside Pro Choice Nails, just east of 30th Street on Lake Shore Boulevard West.

Elizabeth, her five-year-old sister Renee, and her mom, Margaret were having their nails done. When they came out, Alex was gone. "She was barking the whole time we were in there," Margaret DeWit said. "Then, suddenly, we didn't hear barking. When we came out, she was gone. We couldn't believe it." DeWit said she suspects whoever took her dog threw her in a waiting car because she said everyone in the salon would have seen someone on foot take the dog.

Alex is approximately 60 pounds. She was wearing a purple-blue nylon collar marked with a white dog paw design. She is microchipped, but was not wearing dog tags. Her family is devastated. "She was my running buddy; we'd run every day," DeWit said. "She's my daughter's dog. We're all feeling bad. Both my daughters are crying." DeWit bought Alex two years ago from the Humane Society, a gift for Elizabeth.

While friendly, Alex is also a handful, which concerns DeWit who fears her dognapper may abandon her as a result. She can't be left alone in a backyard, for instance. She chews through composters, eats the contents and becomes ill. "She's a very demanding animal," she said.

"She also has dietary restrictions, so she's going to get very sick. Whoever took her took a dog nobody else wants. I worry they'll get sick of her and dump her."

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