Dognapping: How to Protect Your Dog and Get Him Back If He’s Stolen

 

Being left alone too soon creates separation anxiety for a puppy. Photography ©gaikphotos | Thinkstock.

By Sassafras Lowrey 


, February 25, 2021

As a dog parent, one of my worst nightmares is dognapping. As a result, I’m pretty obsessive about the safety of my own dogs, and I always worry about dog theft when I see dogs tied to bike racks and lampposts outside of coffee shops, grocery stores and other spots around New York City.

So, what is dognapping? Why does it happen and are certain breeds or types of dogs targeted? How do you prevent it in the first place? What do you do if it happens to you?

Dognapping — the stats

Dognappings have increased 31% in recent years. Photography by Pedro Vidal / Shutterstock

An estimated two million pets are stolen every year in the United States. The American Kennel Club, which tracks instances of dog theft from their National Pet Theft Database, found a 31% increase in dognappings in recent years, with newly stolen dogs reported daily from communities across the country.

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