Dognapped in Muar Town

This actually took place at my in-laws' place in Muar.

My in-laws have three dogs at home , one Shitzu and two Toy Poodles. All were kept outside the house, under the porch. It was raining heavily that fateful night. When my bro-in-law got up the next day, the Shitzu was barking furiously at the cage where the poodles were kept. On further inspection, the cage was found empty and pieces of chicken (probably drugged) were lying around. Then the Shitzu started barking at the back of the house. The smart mutt was probably trying to indicate the direction where those thieves fled with the Poodles. The thieves had came from the back lane and over the back wall. My bro-in-law (BIL) who had bought his wife-to-be (WTB) those dogs was devastated. The police were called but there was not much that they could do (we don't expect much from them either).

Yet, BIL and WTB were determined to find their babies. They printed thousand over 'Missing Dog' notices and got them distributed and pasted all over town. A reward was offered to any leads leading to the stolen dogs.

Then a phonecall came. The person claimed to have seen the dogs being sold and had seen the new owners entering the temple at 'Lak Beh Loh' (or Jln Daud). So BIL and WTB called the police to meet them there. Now this temple is a hangout for gangsters, and the two policemen that turned up did not dare to enter the premises. While the policemen called their superior, BIL and WTB went in and tried to get their dogs back. When the police chief came, he had a quiet word with the people there and then asked BIL and WTB to take their dogs back. Nobody knows how the matter was settled between police and the gang, except that all charges were to be dropped. However there is high suspicion that the gang was somehow involved in the theft and the lead came from a fellow gang member.

So dog owners beware. These thieves are on the prowl. They know the worth of your dogs and your miniature-sized dogs are just the right size to cradle away under their arms (but we have heard cases of Rottweilers being stolen too).

One of the 'dognapped' poodles. He was dyed pink by the thieves to avoid being recognised.

The Shitzu that got away ... either she was too choosey with food (did not touch the chicken) or the thieves had only hands for two.