STOLEN STAFFORSHIRE BULL TERRIER CLONDALKIN AREA!!!

TaraR

Stolen staffy from outside The Mill in Clondalkin today ( Wednesday 13th of april)
He's a brindle, male.

If any 1 hears of him or see hims please pm me. He's friends dog and is missed teribly

phasers

oh god, every time I see a dog tied up outside the mill I worry something like that will happen... I'll keep an eye out OP, hope there's good news soon!

portgirl123

hopefully OP you will find your doggy, fingers crosed. but why do ppl leave dogs tied up outside shops is beyond me esp dogs like this which can easily fall into the wrong hands

Crazyivan 1979

portgirl123 wrote: »

hopefully OP you will find your doggy, fingers crosed. but why do ppl leave dogs tied up outside shops is beyond me esp dogs like this which can easily fall into the wrong hands

Exactly. Cannot understand this either, would never do this with my fella. I live in clondalkin and am often in the park and driving around, does he have any distinguishing features, how old is he?

Have you tried contacting the dog warden? I know it is a long shot but I have heard of people having their dogs taken by the warden when they're tied up outside shops for not being under effective control and with him being resticted, if a warden did see him, he might not have taken kindly to it.

Toulouse

Warden contact details here http://environment.southdublin.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=207

Is the dog chipped?

andreac

Who on earth ties a dog up outside a shop?

Im afraid to leave my dogs in my back garden let alone tied up outside a shop.

Poor dog.

Maybe try the local pound and vets and see if he has been handed in, but if he has been stolen the chances are he wont be seen again.

seamus

Just make sure it's been reported to the Gardai & warden. Contact the DSPCA as well, as it's quite common for stolen dogs to escape or be abandoned and handed in there.

It would be worth finding out where the nearest halting sites are (with 2km of the shopping centre) and taking a spin around them every second evening for a week or two.

Toulouse

Also any cctv in the area he was taken from?

Toulouse

Just checked with the pound, no staffie in yesterday and owner has been in contact with her details in case he's picked up.

TaraR

He's not one of mine he is a friends dog. Security wont let them see any videos without a statement from the gara and they said they can do nothing!!! No luck in pounds or shelters! He is chipped but its no use unless someone nice brings him in which i doubt...

Toulouse

Tell her to go higher up the chain. Surely the Gardai are supposed to take allegations of theft seriously?

She also needs to get lots of posters up to make it as uncomfortable for someone who has him to hold onto him. Offering a reward also works in these circumstances too.

seamus

Toulouse wrote: »

Offering a reward also works in these circumstances too.

I know a lot of people recommend that you don't, but in reality this can be quite effective. Don't specify the amount, just mention a cash reward.

One trick which I know has worked for people in the past is to go into dodgy estates and/or halting sites with the poster and picture of the dog, find some local kids and tell them that there's €50 in it for them if they find your dog. Then the kids "find" the dog and ring the owner.

perri winkles

Seamus' suggestion is worth trying definitely.

My friends dog was taken by travellers (the family knew they had taken her) and they went in with a pic and said there was a cash reward. An hour later they had the dog back!

Hope you find him OP he's lovely

Shazanne

I'm with andreac on this - what responsible ownder leaves a dog tied up outside a shop? Although I dont see any mention of this being the case from what the OP posted.
Also, for what its worth, don't necessarily jump to the conclusion that its travellers. I know their reputation, but there are plenty of other unsavoury characters out there who might take a dog like him:( By all means check the sites, but dont concentrate solely on them. And also remember that stolen dogs are often not kept in their own areas for long but are moved to other parts of the country, so get the message out in as many ways as you can. Best of luck and keep us posted:)

CL32

Shazanne wrote: »

I'm with andreac on this - what responsible ownder leaves a dog tied up outside a shop? Although I dont see any mention of this being the case from what the OP posted.
Also, for what its worth, don't necessarily jump to the conclusion that its travellers. I know their reputation, but there are plenty of other unsavoury characters out there who might take a dog like him:( By all means check the sites, but dont concentrate solely on them. And also remember that stolen dogs are often not kept in their own areas for long but are moved to other parts of the country, so get the message out in as many ways as you can. Best of luck and keep us posted:)

Seamus is dead right. If nothing else the traveller kids offer an eyes and ears solution. A lot of 'settlers' try their luck with commodities hoping the 'travellers' will pay cash, when there's actually a lot more 'settlers' looking for said commodities - whatever they may be. No harm trying the halting sites as much as there's no harm trying the local supervalu.

Hope he turns up Tara - I know how much you effort you put into your pack.

Hopefully all ends well.

TaraR

Again the dog in question is not mine BUT A FRIENDS

They have been doing everything they can to find this dog! Any Info would be great help

are you serious

The dirty swines :mad: in fairness they shouldnt have left the dog there of all places either . i'm only across the road from it now so i'll keep a look out for it as i'm out everyday walking my fella

TaraR

Still missing, BUMP

TaraR

He has been found :D:D

ISDW

Brilliant, thanks for letting us know

Shazanne

Great news TaraR - where and how? I'm delighted for you:)

TaraR

Shazanne wrote: »

Great news TaraR - where and how? I'm delighted for you:)

The person who stole him, sold him to a fella in Tallaght! He seen all the posters and rang up ,

Shazanne

Thank God there's some honest and caring people out there! Imagine stealing someones pet to sell it - monster:mad:

Toulouse

Ah fair play to him for getting in contact! Delighted he's back, that's brilliant.

TaraR

His owners are over the moon :D

pH

TaraR wrote: »

His owners are over the moon :D

Mind letting us know how much the fella in Tallaght 'paid' for the dog, and if the owners reimbursed him this money?

TaraR

pH wrote: »

Mind letting us know how much the fella in Tallaght 'paid' for the dog, and if the owners reimbursed him this money?

He did get a reward! Not sure on the amount.

pH

TaraR wrote: »

He did get a reward! Not sure on the amount.

Given that there are many Staffies being pts in Ireland on a daily basis, I'm wondering how much a random adult "staffie" is worth to "a fella from Tallaght", given that many rescues have a page full of then.

Can you find out how much was paid?

TaraR

I dont see why its neccesary to know how much the reward was ? All that matters is that he is home safe & sound!

pH

TaraR wrote: »

I dont see why its neccesary to know how much the reward was ? All that matters is that he is home safe & sound!

I've no interest in the amount of the reward, I'd like to know how much this "fella in Tallaght" paid the dog-thief.

It's mainly because every "stolen dog" story I've ever tried to question details about always melted away into hand-waiving very quickly.

I'm genuinely interested in how much was paid to a dog-thief for an adult staffie in Dublin.

Shazanne

Personally I feel that there is no need to broadcast such information. The main thing is that this particular dog has been returned safely and that is what this thread was all about. Giving out such information may lead to others getting ideas about stealing animals for profit and that is certainly not something to be encouraged.
I think Ph that if you want this information you should source it elsewhere.

The Sweeper

I think the implication pH is heading towards is that the 'fella from tallaght' is the one who in fact stole the dog and decided to offload it quickly when he saw how much publicity the owners raised around the dog, and concocted a story about buying it from the original thief to ensure he wouldn't be in trouble (and got reimbursed for his purchase besides).

Either way the dog's home and the owners probably won't leave it tied up outside any more.

User Friendly

pH wrote: »

I've no interest in the amount of the reward, I'd like to know how much this "fella in Tallaght" paid the dog-thief.

It's mainly because every "stolen dog" story I've ever tried to question details about always melted away into hand-waiving very quickly.

I'm genuinely interested in how much was paid to a dog-thief for an adult staffie in Dublin.

The Sweeper wrote: »

I think the implication pH is heading towards is that the 'fella from tallaght' is the one who in fact stole the dog and decided to offload it quickly when he saw how much publicity the owners raised around the dog, and concocted a story about buying it from the original thief to ensure he wouldn't be in trouble (and got reimbursed for his purchase besides).

Either way the dog's home and the owners probably won't leave it tied up outside any more.

Sweeper,i lost my dog while out walking 5 months ago for 3 weeks....... she is a pedigree and a mad friendly thing,a fairly valuable Bitch.

But i advertised her missing everywhere,paid for adverts on Local radio etc a few times.eventually i got her back,as like you said,I felt the person who had hold of my dog was made aware that the warden,the cops and others were aware of her missing so eventually i got a call and she was returned,with a new lead:cool: without a demand made for the reward,however i was so gratefull that i gave the lad 50euro i was so happy to have her returned.

caseyann

Shazanne wrote: »

Personally I feel that there is no need to broadcast such information. The main thing is that this particular dog has been returned safely and that is what this thread was all about. Giving out such information may lead to others getting ideas about stealing animals for profit and that is certainly not something to be encouraged.
I think Ph that if you want this information you should source it elsewhere.

The famous one is robbing the animal and then pretending to buy it or find it and then get paid for returning it.Some people are pure evil.

Whispered

In fairness I can see what PH is implying. Staffies are very hard to rehome, never mind sell that quickly.

I'm delighted the dog is home safe and sound. I'd say the owner is delighted. I can only imagine the worry they went through!

Shazanne

caseyann wrote: »

The famous one is robbing the animal and then pretending to buy it or find it and then get paid for returning it.Some people are pure evil.

Really? That's terrible - I'm obviously very naive in these matters. But, on reflection, I can see how it could work for these people.
My point to PH was that broadcasting such matters regarding money might just give people ideas. Obviously they have these ideas already:(

caseyann

Shazanne wrote: »

Really? That's terrible - I'm obviously very naive in these matters. But, on reflection, I can see how it could work for these people.
My point to PH was that broadcasting such matters regarding money might just give people ideas. Obviously they have these ideas already:(

Yeah they found an operation such as that in sally gap etc.. areas.Stealing dogs and pretending they were found and collect the rewards.
Yes unfortunately they do.

TaraR

It could have been , that this person was the one who stole him in the first first place, The owners didnt care who it was aslong as they got their pooch back

caseyann

TaraR wrote: »

It could have been , that this person was the one who stole him in the first first place, The owners didnt care who it was aslong as they got their pooch back

Ofc you wouldnt care so long as your pet was safe Cant prove it anyway.

phasers

I'm so glad to hear he turned up! I saw a poster at the Mill the other day and just thought to check this thread