Posted: Aug 24, 2010 11:26 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 25, 2010 1:57 PM EDT
ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - Dog gone is now dog home!
One woman's prized Pekingese puppy was snatched from the parking lot of an Old Navy store in Salisbury, but early Tuesday night there was a tearful reunion.
The circumstances in the case are a little unusual and the woman is anxious to see her beloved "Caramel" again.
"I understand that you love her too, she's easy to love, but these girls had her first and they love her and they just want to get what's rightfully theirs back," Ayana Thomas told WBTV.
Her daughters, 11 year old twins Tasha and Chanel Sturdivant, should be excited about the first day of school , instead they are heartbroken over the loss of their beloved Pekingese puppy named Caramel.
"She's the princess of this household," said 11 year old Natasha. "We keep her like she's our little sister and a family member, and all we really want is our dog back."
Here's what happened...the girls and their mom were shopping at Old Navy in Salisbury Thursday night.
Caramel was in the car, but managed to get out and run to the sidewalk.
Two women and two children spotted Caramel, and grabbed her, according to witnesses.
"Two women, two children, all blonde hair, one of the women was older, and they took the dog with them," Thomas added.
Ayana Thomas says an Old Navy worker tried to get them to stop, but they gave her a name and phone number so that the dog's owner could call and claim the dog...that number turned out to be bogus.
So Caramel is gone, the girls are in disbelief and their mother is desperate to bring Caramel home.
"Caramel is loved, very loved, we just want her home," said Thomas.
Within minutes after the story about Caramel aired on WBTV, someone who had the dog contacted Ayana to tell her she wanted to return the dog.
According to Ayana, the woman saw the story and was upset by seeing just how the young girls had been affected by the loss of the dog, so she contacted Ayana and set up meeting.
By 6:30, Caramel, Natasha, Chanel, and Ayana were reunited.
Source: http://www.wbtv.com/global/story.asp?s=13035060
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