Man fights off attempted dog snatch
Wednesday 21st April 2010, 7:00PM BST.
A man out walking his two dogs in Telford managed to fight off an attacker who tried to snatch them from him, police today said.
Telford police spokesman Chris Ammonds said it happened at about 9.30pm on Saturday as a man was walking his two Jack Russell-cross dogs.
He said the owner was walking towards the garage at Trench Lock when he noticed a Ford Transit pick-up approaching from Sommerfield Road.
Mr Ammonds said: “An unknown man got out of the pick-up and asked the dog owner if he wanted to sell the animals.
“He was told they were not for sale, at which the man grabbed the dogs by the leads and shoved the owner away.
“The victim, however, threw a punch and the man hurled abuse at him before getting back in the Transit and speeding away.”
Earlier this week it was claimed that dognappers were at large in the borough and stealing West Highland terriers to order.
Marian Peters, head nurse at the Companion Care veterinary practice in the Pets at Home store on the Wrekin Retail Park in Telford, claimed valuable, pedigree Westies had been stolen over the last three weeks.
Mr Ammonds said it was not possible to say whether the incident was linked to the reports of dognapping.
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Dogs should not be exercised on leads. The attacker would have struggled to get hold of the dogs in the first place if they were not on leads. Indeed, the dogs would have been able to escape easily.
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Glad to see the owner managed to save his dogs.
Just a reminder to people never to leave their dogs tied up alone outside shops or leave them in the car. You can never be too careful!
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Wonderful to see that H.S.J.P our resident expert in absolutely everything is back and in fine voice.
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H.S.J.P how exactly is it possible to exercise dogs off lead near Trench Lock? that in itself is a danger as it is so busy there that the dogs could easily get run over.
I’m very pleased to hear the owner saved his dogs.
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You don’t get out much, do you, Peasbody?
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