My heart understands. I just got my only child 9-year old son his first puppy a few weeks back and he was worried someone might steal him, like if we leave it in the car for a few moments while we run in and out of a market. It would be so devastating like having a child kidnapped.
He was in nearly in tears just thinking about it but I told him state law does not allow for pets in food markets unless it’s a service dog. So now he wants to get his puppy trained to be a service dog but I had to tell him he has to wait until his doggie is a year old before training.
So glad to hear you got your dog back!
God bless your little guy! He’s right to be concerned! I was sitting outside in my yard on the deck but I couldn’t see that one wooden gate. The next door neighbor was riding his power mower so I couldn’t hear the thieves removing the gate’s latches and studs and there’s too many trees shading that area. Of course, when I called my Louie, he didn’t come running so when I went to see what he was doing, I saw the gate wide open ... and called the Police.