Travellers stole my dog

ps3lover · 25-12-2011 9:03pm #1

I need serious help and I don't know what to do. For the last few weeks travellers have been coming to my door begging to buy my Miniature Jack Russell. I keep refusing as my dog is not for sale. Today I looked out my back window and saw two of them hopping out of my back garden, I ran out and my dog is missing.
I rang to guardi and told them everything but once I mentioned Travellers they didn't seem interested, what do I do?

Kevin Duffy · 25-12-2011 9:05pm

Bound to happen, they like dags.

Killer Pigeon · 25-12-2011 9:05pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9jL3YNX-0

44leto · 25-12-2011 9:05pm

I don't believe your post.

Saila · 25-12-2011 9:07pm

have you tried turning it off and back on again

decisions · 25-12-2011 9:07pm

I think I smell a troll...

Kevin Duffy · 25-12-2011 9:08pm

decisions wrote: »

I think I smell a troll...

That's no help, he hasn't got a dog to track it.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 25-12-2011 9:23pm

Post over on the animals and pets forum.

Its a surprisingly enough occurance, esp. is they have a market for your dog.

Hope you get him back, but from travelers, I doubt it.

Balfie · 25-12-2011 9:25pm

miniature jack russell? Aren't they all small snappy nippy little fukers..

LighterGuy · 25-12-2011 9:26pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH64dlgyydM

Blatter · 25-12-2011 9:26pm

44leto wrote: »

I don't believe your post.

Why?

I have to say it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it was true. Despite the OP's suspiciously low post count, the Travelling Community do have form for this sort of thing.

The_Minister · 25-12-2011 9:29pm

This post is shows how poorly the native Irish are treated compared to the flood of immigrants into this country.

No-one cares when the Polish de-swan all our public places, but Irish travellers try to have their native dish, and suddenly there's a problem.:mad:

You people make me sick.

phasers · 25-12-2011 9:29pm

I've experienced the same thing, but it was a Peugeot 106 they kept asking me about

Big money to be made in stolen dogs afaik, I hope ou get him back OP. Try and publicise it as much as you can with posters, ringing radio shows etc.

finty · 25-12-2011 9:30pm

Blatter wrote: »

Why?

I have to say it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it was true. Despite the OP's suspiciously low post count, the Travelling Community do have form for this sort of thing.

Have a look at the OPs other post....troll

0066ad · 25-12-2011 9:30pm

I have a mini jack russell myself, if anything happened to him i'd be in bits
i can feel your pain, but as makikomi has said they have a market for small dogs
very unlikely you will get him back. Poor dog

later12 · 25-12-2011 9:32pm

Sorry OP, try harder.

Next time, make up some statistics and maybe reference a local newspaper article requiring a subscription.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 25-12-2011 9:34pm

phasers wrote: »

I've experienced the same thing, but it was a Peugeot 106 they kept asking me about

Did travellers take your Peugeot 106?

Jimmy Garlic · 25-12-2011 9:34pm

44leto wrote: »

I don't believe your post.

It is the kind of thing our traveling friends have a habit of doing in fairness, it is not out of the ordinary for them at all. I know of several people who have had dogs (among other things) stolen by thieving scumbags, it is no mystery who done it.

membersonly · 25-12-2011 9:37pm

AH wouldn't be my first port of call if my dog was stolen on Christmas day I have to say.

Gareth2011 · 25-12-2011 9:38pm

Blatter wrote: »

Why?

I have to say it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it was true. Despite the OP's suspiciously low post count, the Travelling Community do have form for this sort of thing.

Believe it. Same thing ahppened to myself and the wife. Travellers came round to me area for 3 years straight asking if we wanted the driveway tarmaced. Each timer they came round they asked was my dogs (3) for sale. We said no etc. 2009 wife was in hospital and we were walkin down the corridor and a guy said hello to her and she said hello back not minding. She had told me previous to that that one of the older travvelrs was in hospital too few rooms down and they were all in with her. I got home and my dog was missing the friendliest one of the lot. Another was out on the laneway and the other hiding in kennel (she will bite if she has too). We went round the country looking for her. Everywhere that dealth with animals had a poster of her. We got her back after 9 days, found up in tallaght. So it does happen alot and we were very very lucky to get her back.

Gareth2011 · 25-12-2011 9:39pm

later10 wrote: »

Sorry OP, try harder.

Next time, make up some statistics and maybe reference a local newspaper article requiring a subscription.

Why do you think its fake? its christmas day and they know people are not home. Read my post.

Blatter · 25-12-2011 9:39pm

finty wrote: »

Have a look at the OPs other post....troll

Even if the OP is making it up, it still has the potential to generate some discussion.

I'm sure there's plenty of people on boards who have had their dog stolen by the Travelling Community and plenty more will unfortunately experience it in the future.

Vizzy · 25-12-2011 9:40pm

Maybe the guys from Xtravision kidnapped him.
You'll probably get a ransom note tomorrow telling you to give back all the Blurays or the dog gets it.

Muckie · 25-12-2011 9:41pm

Mad for robbing animals, the cat we have was rescued from some

Traveller children who were throwing the poor creature around.

Its hard to keep up to them, their always up to something!

Gareth2011 · 25-12-2011 9:42pm

ps3lover wrote: »

I need serious help and I don't know what to do. For the last few weeks travellers have been coming to my door begging to buy my Miniature Jack Russell. I keep refusing as my dog is not for sale. Today I looked out my back window and saw two of them hopping out of my back garden, I ran out and my dog is missing.
I rang to guardi and told them everything but once I mentioned Travellers they didn't seem interested, what do I do?

Dont suppose you took note of any of the reg's they showed up in did you at all? Last one we had here was in a "red golf" and we called the guards after he left cause of our dog getting stolen before. He said the car was registered to a traveller family in dublin but the reg was for a "grey golf". Switched over the plates.

phasers · 25-12-2011 9:43pm

Sarah Prehistoric Drink wrote: »

Did travellers take your Peugeot 106?

It bit them and ran off before they had a chance.

Happy Christmas

galwayrush · 25-12-2011 9:44pm

It's a common enough problem. Neighbour of ours had their dog taken the same way. Gardai didn't want to know about it, so they inquired within the travelling community and managed to locate the dog.

Blatter · 25-12-2011 9:44pm

Gareth2011 wrote: »

Believe it. Same thing ahppened to myself and the wife. Travellers came round to me area for 3 years straight asking if we wanted the driveway tarmaced. Each timer they came round they asked was my dogs (3) for sale. We said no etc. 2009 wife was in hospital and we were walkin down the corridor and a guy said hello to her and she said hello back not minding. She had told me previous to that that one of the older travvelrs was in hospital too few rooms down and they were all in with her. I got home and my dog was missing the friendliest one of the lot. Another was out on the laneway and the other hiding in kennel (she will bite if she has too). We went round the country looking for her. Everywhere that dealth with animals had a poster of her. We got her back after 9 days, found up in tallaght. So it does happen alot and we were very very lucky to get her back.

Delighted to hear you got her back.

Disgraceful behaviour once again from the Travelling Community, they are too well protected by our laws.:(

If there's a lesson to be learnt from anybody reading this thread, if you have a dog and have noticed people keeping an eye on it, asking about it etc. be very very careful and protect it best you can.

bitemybanger · 25-12-2011 9:45pm

Did you use the find my miniature Jack Russle iPhone app?

baldbear · 25-12-2011 9:45pm

Thats wuff. Sorry for your troubles boss..

The_Thing · 25-12-2011 9:46pm

The next time any of those scum show up at your door do a Padraig Nally on them.

Travellers stole my dog

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