News.ca Staff
2007/04/10
A broken heart was mended on Tuesday after a Toronto woman was reunited with her beloved poodle "Fitz" who became a seemingly unintentional victim of a recent car theft.
Denny Pollock was having her vehicle cleaned at a car wash at Dufferin & Orfus Rd., when a man jumped into her freshly foamed ride and drove off.
Fitz was caged in the backseat.
"I ran out and I said do one of the attendants, 'Where is my car going?' And he said: Oh, my God. Is that your car?"
The theft took place at around 9:30am on Tuesday and Pollock made a desperate plea to the thief to return the animal, even offering a $500 reward.
"I hope he's found," Pollock said. "The car was just a car, but the dog is very much a part of my life and my clients' lives actually."
Pollock is personal injury lawyer, and Fritz was being used as a therapy dog to help her clients, making the loss that much more disheartening.
The story took a dramatic turn, however, when Fritz was spotted on Dufferin street.
"One of the tenants was just leaving the building, saw the dog out on Dufferin street, came out of the building and asked if we knew who owned the dog," explained Jack Cox. "We said no. I decided to keep the dog and contact the authorities."
"He was found on the front lawn and we walked around the property. We found the cage at the back of the building," he adds.
Source: http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/15065--stolen-dog-reunited-with-grateful-owner
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