Author Topic: Am I being paranoid? What do you think? (Read 5215 times)

Old Shep · « **on:** April 29, 2015, 11:30:02 am »

We live 2 fields away from the village. One field is ours and on the next field they have started to build 10 houses. Whilst walking around our field this morning I heard a dumper driver shout to the digger driver - "Hey look at that little black and white sheepdog pup!" ( I have good hearing and they were wearing ear defenders making them shout louder than normal). Nothing wrong with that you may think, but it was the next statement which frightened me "That will be worth quite a bit won't it!". As I walked back across the field he was whistling as if to get the dogs attention.

The pup is 9 weeks old, and not actually worth much, as sheepdog pups are two a penny around here. But dog thefts are on the increase especially in the Bradford & Leeds areas which aren't that far away. I usually have all the dogs in outside kennels during the day and in the house when we are. Needless to say I have put them all in the house with the alarm on this morning before coming to work, and feel like doing this until we move in a couple of months. I know the dogs prefer to be outside but I don't want to lose them!

Am I over reacting do you think?

Fleecewife · « **Reply #1 on:** April 29, 2015, 11:35:20 am »

No, I don't think you're being paranoid at all

Bionic · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2015, 11:48:04 am »

Me neither. You wouldn't forgive yourself if anything happened.

in the hills · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2015, 12:28:55 pm »

No. I would be doing the same thing.

Louise Gaunt · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2015, 12:35:29 pm »

I agree, better keep them safe intil you move rather than lose a member of the family.

Old Shep · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2015, 12:37:59 pm »

Thanks - OH will have to put up with the kitchen smelling a little doggier than normal!

Porterlauren · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2015, 12:44:23 pm »

Nope 100% right to worry.

Dog theft is rife.

doganjo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2015, 09:53:53 pm »

I agree, keep them safe.

devonlady · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2015, 07:02:25 am »

I would second all above. You can't be too careful , it only takes a few seconds and your dog is gone forever.

Moobli · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2015, 02:15:47 pm »

We have half our working dogs out in kennels and half in the house (too many dogs, too small a cottage to have them all in

) and even though we live remotely, dog theft does concern me. Thankfully there is usually someone around at all times, but you just can't be too careful.

Kimbo · « **Reply #10 on:** May 17, 2015, 06:07:09 pm »

You need to get onto the building company IMMEDIATELY. Make as loud and angry a complaint you can and insist that if anything happens to your dog you will be coming for the company straight away. They will then speak to their sub-contractors ( as that's what they probably are), if only to say "watch out for that bloody pain of a neighbour".
I had a similar experience over a classic car in our last house and I was over to the site office in a trice. I insisted that the site manager get the sub contractors in to warn them that I was on to them.
At least you will feel like you have taken a positive step

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #11 on:** May 26, 2015, 11:18:22 am »

We have a white van cruising locally taking pet dogs and one was taken from a Landrover at the livestock market a couple of weeks ago. They want healthy, friendly dogs. I'd also spread the word among your neighbours, at the local shop, etc. One of our neighbours had a BC dog stolen when there were builders at the property next to the farm, then returned a week later - he assmed it had been used for breeding (or possibly someone had discovered that a working sheepdog really doesn't like life in a semi).