Woman gets to keep $1,300 puppy that her boyfriend stole

She didn't know that her boyfriend (at left) is suspected to have stolen the puppy from a pet store a few days before Christmas to give as a gift. A cop says: "He's not like your typical criminal. He's just dumb." (Orange County Register)

Comments

[sometimesilie]

It ought to take what, 4-6 months until animal shelters become swamped with labs purchased by complete slimeball idiots who saw Marley and Me and rushed out to buy the accessory, er, I mean dog, and than found out that they actually I dunno, require work to maintain. Jackholes. btw, anyone know whose on Murken Idol tonight?

[Dances With Books]

A cop says: "He's not like your typical criminal. He's just dumb."

I thought the "typical" criminal was dumb. Is that not the point of every other highlight video show (Dumbest Criminals, etc.) and stories like this? So, what would be an atypical criminal then?

And I agree, have to feel sorry later for the shelters when people start abandoning their new accesories, oops, I meant pets.

[MONKEY JERK]

A REAL WINNER HERE FOR SURE.

[Phranqlin]

I don't know who's dumber: the boyfriend who stole the $1300 puppy, or the girlfriend who paid that much to keep it. Shelter dogs are an order of magnitude less expensive.

[troschne]

Having read "Marley & Me" (but not having yet seen the movie), I have to say that was one of the funniest and most touching books I've ever read. I really do hope that the movie doesn't inspire insane waves of purchases of Yellow Labs, a la the Dalmation craze after the live-action version of "101 Dalmations" about 12 years back, or Beagle purchases, after the 2008 Westminster Dog Show. Labs are GREAT dogs, though--much more adoptable than Dalmations or Beagles, IMHO.

[R]

troschne, not to be the spelling police, especially since I'm not very good at it, but Dalmatian's do not have an o. We lost our Dalmatian in 2007 to stomach cancer. They are great animals, but not for kids....

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

Hmmm. No where do I see "Ex" in front of boyfriend.

[cherie]

2 issues here:

1. From what I've seen in a Animal Planet TV show last year...this is a regular occurance. People tend to try to walk out of pet shops with some type of pet under their coat or in their bag regularly.

2. NEVER purchase a puppy from a pet store unless you can get the name and location of the breeder or they're there from a local rescue. Almost 100% of puppies sold at pet stores come from puppy mills.

[troschne]

R--sorry for the misspelling--I was typing on the fly. I normally pride myself on my spelling/grammar/punctuation, but even I screw up once in a while.

I'm very sorry to hear about your dog--that's very sad about him/her. My dog is 14, so I know it's only a matter of time. That being said--my comment about Dalmatians was referring to all of the people who took their kids to see that movie, then thought it would be a great idea, only to find out just what you stated--not great for kids. After that, there was an influx of them in shelters, and that's really sad. Beagles, I'm afraid, will be the same way--my best friend adopted one this year, and he's a handful--probably not a great "kid" dog, either. Labs, however, are much better with them. I honestly think it's much better to get a dog after, rather than before, having kids--the dogs are much less territorial that way.

[RockyMtnMac]

That is a cute little puppy!

Now listen little puppy, listen to me...

RUN AWAYYYYY!!!

The combined IQ of these people can't be over 50. Some animal rescue needs to help him before they leave him in a hot car, or forget to feed/water him, etc....

[Jinkies]

She should have gotten a discount for a "used" dog.

[twerp]

Why is it that the really cute guys can sometimes be the dumbest? He's really easy on the eyes.....I'll give him that.

[elchampino]

get a mutt from the pound. cheaper and no inbreeding problems. buying purebreds from the pet store just props up the puppy mills.

[RockyMtnMac]

Yeah Twerp
He is majorly hot in a "I'm too stupid to keep a job, will you support my dumb ass for the rest of my life while I sponge off you and sleep with your friends" sort of way.

[Reno]

twerp, I must disagree with you. He's way too.... wholesome looking for me.

[Anna]

What a romantic boyfriend!!
He's willing to 'pay the price of jail' to give his sweety the puppy of her dreams....
Just not willing to 'pay the price of the puppy!'

I agree....this should be an EX-boyfriend!

[Dick C. Normas]

$1300 for a puppy?!?! Their cheeper at a shelter.

[cmb]

He did go back to the store, and try to pay for the pup. That is how he got caught.
Ditto on the hot factor.

[Zoot]

Can someone explain why he looks so happy in his mug shot?

[troschne]

I wondered the same thing, Zoot!

[NellyBear]

We adopted 2 mature dogs two years ago. They were both on "death row" at the pound because everyone wanted pure breed puppies. There were lots of grown or half- grown dalmatians, labs, chows, rottweilers etc. The saddest were the beautiful golden retrievers. People hear that they are mellow and good with kids. Yeah but that's after 3 or 4 years of being hyper, anxious and hard to control. I think yellow labs have similar characters...you need tons of patience and good skills as a trainer and they are working dogs who get neurotic without a job to do. PS:Our rescue dogs are perfect and the best dogs we ever had.
Are you being sarcastic about that guy being hot? I hope so he looks like his name should be Goober.

[tinman]

Too many people get puppies but don't want a dog, when they grow out of that cute stage they end up shelters. Rescue an adult dog and you know what you're getting, I rescued a three year old boxer mix, already fixed, already house trained and one all around great dog!

[Bernie]

"Can someone explain why he looks so happy in his mug shot?" - Zoot

Because he just found out he'd made the cover of "Slammer"?

Yea, goobers hat is on straight but the heads crooked

[Sheila]

The guy looks stupid.

Labs are chewers, as are most hunting breeds. They will happily chew shoes, furniture, pretty much anything. Giving them chew toys won't deter their desire to chew everything in your house and yard. They are hyper, too, until they are about two. Most of them have such sweet personalities that their owners love them, in spite of that.

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

You gals really think he's hot?

I would say more like Gomer not Goober. He may even look a little like Jim Nabors.

[RockyMtnMac]

Sorry SEMSC, he is Good looking (not great)

Not my type
I like 'em brunette and little more hair(dark and dangerous)
Some girls dig the All American Boy Next Door
I LOVE the Guy Your Momma Warned You About

I also like 'em a lot smarter

[Zoot]

I have to go with the not hot vote. And my daughter weighed in with "he looks stupid".

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I have two labs myself (one since puppyhood and another is a shelter dog I adopted when he was about 7 months old) as well as a Golden Retriever. A friend of mine who runs the SPCA in a large southern Californian city confirms that they have more labs and retrievers than they can handle at any given time because people don't have the patience to see the through the chewing stage. And that is such a shame - once full grown they are the best, most loving dogs in the world.

Once I bought my lab puppy a femur bone dog chew (super hard, and not cheap - about 9 bucks each) she didn't even LOOK at another shoe, etc. Same with the other lab and the golden. The femur bones are magic for chewers.

I hope this chick keeps the dog and ditches the dorky boyfriend.

[stopeatingmysesamecake]

Sorry SEMSC, he is Good looking (not great)
Not my type
I like 'em brunette and little more hair(dark and dangerous)
Some girls dig the All American Boy Next Door
I LOVE the Guy Your Momma Warned You About

I also like 'em a lot smarter
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I have dark hair, but most of it is on my back......

[niters]

I have an 8 year old black lab since she was a puppy and she is very lucky she is alive. She was a shoe chewer. I got to the point that I kept my shoes on top of the refrigerator. She loved getting into trash cans so I emptied a bottle of hot sauce in the trash and the trash digging stopped. The only way to stop her shoe chewing was one time she got me at the wrong time and I caught her chewing on a shoe and I grabbed the other show and clobbered her (not bad) she no longer chews shoes now it is scrapes of paper

[N]

Looks like a stupider Prince William to me. Too young, too dumb, not hot.

[kestrelmas]

I'd have to go with not-hot... I like them with more hair on their heads, and brains to match. And good looks inevitably fade.

[outoftheloop]

he looks like the developmentally challenged Manning brother.

[R]

troschne, it was never my intention to say a disparaging word about your spelling etc. Mine is usually horrible and I applaude those who are really great at doing it well. Our Dalmatian was 14 when he passed. We had in fact rescued him from another one of those "we thought he was cute and perfect for our kid" couple. He was 18 months at the time and not very well trained. It took us almost a year to break him of several bad habits. He wound up being one of the best dogs I have ever had the honor of sharing this earth with. Our son-in-law, against my advice, got his children a beagle. As you can imagine it hasn't worked out well though. I know he wants to abandon the dog but I think I have embarassed him into not doing so. He made the mistake and as long as the animal is not suffering he needs to live with it.

[troschne]

It's all good, R. I'm glad you guilted your son-in-law into not dumping the dog off at a shelter--that is so cruel. One of my co-workers died suddenly, and his daughter and s-i-l called the cornoner, then called Animal Control. Both of his dogs were pure breds, and I have busted my ass to get them out, and due to the stupid AC rules, because I'm not a family member, I can't get them out, until they have been evaluated, to make sure they aren't aggressive. That was two months ago, and they still haven't been evaluated.

Again--sorry for your loss--our dogs definitely provide a lot of companionship and I know that mine is the one constant I have had for a long time. I hope that, in time, you'll get another one--they're always good to put a smile on your face--they're alays glad to see you when you come home! Even at his age, my dog still comes trotting (no more running, really--he's 98, for God's sake!) but he always greets me when I get home from work!