Travellers (Gypsies) stealing dogs

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Your welcome I will try and find out more info

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These are some of the comments posted recently
It is still going on by the sounds of it



Police do know, but when they found out they were gypsies they didn't want to get involved how sad is that

Strangely enough I encountered two men in a van in Colchester asking me very strange questions about my dog - if he was for sale, age, type, where I got him, if there were breeders in the area e.t.c - He is an Wolfhound and they asked about if he had hunted deer or anything like that.

yeah, so anyone in this area be careful with your dogs. They have some sort of wooden hutch/crate on the top of their van but may not be there another time.
I will keep a look out because I am in the peterborough area. Its a shame that when it is gyspys(dids as they are called round here) that the police will do nothing about it. We have a few dogs at work, will tell them to be careful as there are lots of camps in the area.

this is probrably irrelevant but i saw some people that seemed like gypsies at a car boot selling dogs it really upset me cos it was hot and they were only puppies but what i found strange is that the puppies were different breeds and seemed to be different ages too i was thinking about reporting it i will if i find them selling them again it really annoys me how they can do that to something so young

i live in nottinghamshire as well btw
This is horrible. We were off to our local little beach for a walk the other day and noticed there were travelers taken up residence in the car park...so we went somewhere else. I know it's bad to make assumptions like that but we were worried a Dalmatian puppy would look very tempting (and worth money).
People are actually stealing animals. For what? Where is this happening? Why would are they doing this? Are you talking about modern day gypsies- fortune tellers?
OMG Same thing happend to me 2 days ago i was just going for an ordinary walk with my Border Collie (Benjy) - (like i always do)
and i got pulled over by this man & women in a white van up the top were i live, the man was asking 'Are you selling any animals!?' i was like NO! nd carried on walking thought that was strange about what happend so i walked back home.
On the way home, The Van had stopped down the road :|, i TOOK my Phone
Out And Took A Picture Of he Van. (I will be showing this to police and going to se the police about this when my mum comes out of hospital.)
As i was walking past the van the man was asking me other Q's. 'Lovely markings he's got!' OH And ' How Old Is He? ' i just said i dunno, ( i don't wanna tell a nosy Tw*t ) i got round the corner turned around the Van was following me, so i thought F*CK better run, so i ran home turned around and the van was creeping round the corner.
so it was following me. I'm 16 By The Way, i bught my dog a Month ago from Kennels, and i blooming Love him with all my heart, i coudln't bear it if anything happend to him so im just watching him now.

I Live in SOUTH WALES/ Uk And in the Swansea Valleys.
I Only caught the first 4 numbers of the White Van but its,
E607 i honestly can't rember the rest, and the picture i took was too far away,
but i'll have to see how i can Photoshop it in closer (Y).

This is quite common in our area, we were given advise on it from our vet:
Put YOUR not your pets, name on the collar tag
If anyone takes an unusual interest in your dog, tell them they have liver/kidney problems and complain about the vet bills
If you have a bitch, say she is spayed
Have your dog tattooed (excuse my spelling there!) or microchipped
If the dog goes missing offer a reward

They take un-fixed pedigree dogs & breed them, then sell them, its so sad. I think its disgusting that people do that.
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Oh my god, my heart skipped a beat when I read this especially as we live just outside peterborough

The thought of Ty being stolen and maybe used for dog fighting is a constant worry and makes me feel physically sick-he is a stocky and very handsome boy and is always attracting attention where ever we go.

I shall be extra vigilant from now on especially after we have our pup on thursday.....
Becareful with your dogs as a load of gypsies have move onto a large field at Gamston in Nottingham, next to the A52
There is a gypsy site just down the road from us in a town called Wheatley.
My village is quite an expensive area (hate to sound snobby) and they usualy come round in their van. I have had 5 encounters with them
One time was two lads enquiring whether rowan atkinson (my neighbour at the time) was in. He wasn't at the moment in time, but we said he was, just to cover him.
They are also very very interested in my dogs, especially my setter and my patterdale. The other accounts where with the different people. Three men pulled up beside me when walking my terrier. I kept moving and they shouted 'Ey love' I turnt around (stupid i know) and they said 'Is that pretty lil dog of yours new?' I said no. They said 'Is she trained' I said she knows basic commands and is a keen hunter. I shouldn't of said this 'Would you be willing to mate her with my dog?' I said 'No' they said 'will you sell her to me for £100' £100!!! £100!!! You must be bleeding joking, no money in the world could buy her off me! And he is offering a measly £100 again i said 'No' and walked off. The next time it was two young lads 'asking me were i lived, if i had anymore like her. How much is she worth'. Just basically questions like that. They are sometimes intmidating, but the stretch they get me at are with houses on either side. And i know everyone so i can easily go into a drive way and knock on the door, if they started to harrass me.
With my setter it was two different men. They pulled up and said 'She's pretty' I said 'Yep' They said 'How much is she worth' I said why does it matter, they said cos we were looking into getting one. I asked them what breed she was they said springer, I said 'No chance mate, i know your game' and walked off.

If they came up to me and was forceful Bess would bite them anyway.
Another dog stolen Terrier Staffordshire Bull Cross female, Blue colour 21 weeks stolen from St Anns, Nr Nottingham NG3 another load of gypsies have turned up and more dogs are stolen?
I had a email feel like crying. Thank you anna for your e-mail,i had my suspiscions about the gypsies that were on gamston roundabout that possibly were the same ones that had moved to bullwell but again moved on.i had them investigated,i had done extensive research in trying to get my spike back(with no help from police as they refused to have any dealings with the gypsies)unfortunately i received a phone call on sat telling me where to find spike and he was dead,it had looked as if he'd been tortured and returned.i'm very upset by all this as he was my baby and it was just me and him,i just have to try to get on with life now.thank you for being a caring person.spike's owner
I live in peterborugh :O and i ahve had people asking about rory !!

like wer did i get him from does he race !!

omg i am not going to tell anymore people anything else!!

Ther is a big gypsie site near peakerk, they steal stuff all the time, why dont the police do anything about it!!

scared they are going to get hert ?

shame on them!!
BE WARNED GYPSIES HAVE MOVE ONTO THE FIELD JUST DOWN FROM NOTTINGHAM NIGHT ISLAND GOING TOWARDS EDWALTON IN NOTTINGHAM, THERE ARE A LOAD, SO YOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE MORE DOGS WILL GET STOLEN, PUT THESE BASTARDS DOWN, AND SAVE THE COUNTRY



Please be aware this does and is going on
Days are gone when you can pop in the local shop and leave you dog outside
Linda

[sarahj]

Originally Posted by LUTGARD

These are some of the comments posted recently
It is still going on by the sounds of it



Police do know, but when they found out they were gypsies they didn't want to get involved how sad is that

Strangely enough I encountered two men in a van in Colchester asking me very strange questions about my dog - if he was for sale, age, type, where I got him, if there were breeders in the area e.t.c - He is an Wolfhound and they asked about if he had hunted deer or anything like that.

yeah, so anyone in this area be careful with your dogs. They have some sort of wooden hutch/crate on the top of their van but may not be there another time.
I will keep a look out because I am in the peterborough area. Its a shame that when it is gyspys(dids as they are called round here) that the police will do nothing about it. We have a few dogs at work, will tell them to be careful as there are lots of camps in the area.

this is probrably irrelevant but i saw some people that seemed like gypsies at a car boot selling dogs it really upset me cos it was hot and they were only puppies but what i found strange is that the puppies were different breeds and seemed to be different ages too i was thinking about reporting it i will if i find them selling them again it really annoys me how they can do that to something so young

i live in nottinghamshire as well btw
This is horrible. We were off to our local little beach for a walk the other day and noticed there were travelers taken up residence in the car park...so we went somewhere else. I know it's bad to make assumptions like that but we were worried a Dalmatian puppy would look very tempting (and worth money).
People are actually stealing animals. For what? Where is this happening? Why would are they doing this? Are you talking about modern day gypsies- fortune tellers?
OMG Same thing happend to me 2 days ago i was just going for an ordinary walk with my Border Collie (Benjy) - (like i always do)
and i got pulled over by this man & women in a white van up the top were i live, the man was asking 'Are you selling any animals!?' i was like NO! nd carried on walking thought that was strange about what happend so i walked back home.
On the way home, The Van had stopped down the road :|, i TOOK my Phone
Out And Took A Picture Of he Van. (I will be showing this to police and going to se the police about this when my mum comes out of hospital.)
As i was walking past the van the man was asking me other Q's. 'Lovely markings he's got!' OH And ' How Old Is He? ' i just said i dunno, ( i don't wanna tell a nosy Tw*t ) i got round the corner turned around the Van was following me, so i thought F*CK better run, so i ran home turned around and the van was creeping round the corner.
so it was following me. I'm 16 By The Way, i bught my dog a Month ago from Kennels, and i blooming Love him with all my heart, i coudln't bear it if anything happend to him so im just watching him now.

I Live in SOUTH WALES/ Uk And in the Swansea Valleys.
I Only caught the first 4 numbers of the White Van but its,
E607 i honestly can't rember the rest, and the picture i took was too far away,
but i'll have to see how i can Photoshop it in closer (Y).

This is quite common in our area, we were given advise on it from our vet:
Put YOUR not your pets, name on the collar tag
If anyone takes an unusual interest in your dog, tell them they have liver/kidney problems and complain about the vet bills
If you have a bitch, say she is spayed
Have your dog tattooed (excuse my spelling there!) or microchipped
If the dog goes missing offer a reward

They take un-fixed pedigree dogs & breed them, then sell them, its so sad. I think its disgusting that people do that.
__________________
Oh my god, my heart skipped a beat when I read this especially as we live just outside peterborough

The thought of Ty being stolen and maybe used for dog fighting is a constant worry and makes me feel physically sick-he is a stocky and very handsome boy and is always attracting attention where ever we go.

I shall be extra vigilant from now on especially after we have our pup on thursday.....
Becareful with your dogs as a load of gypsies have move onto a large field at Gamston in Nottingham, next to the A52
There is a gypsy site just down the road from us in a town called Wheatley.
My village is quite an expensive area (hate to sound snobby) and they usualy come round in their van. I have had 5 encounters with them
One time was two lads enquiring whether rowan atkinson (my neighbour at the time) was in. He wasn't at the moment in time, but we said he was, just to cover him.
They are also very very interested in my dogs, especially my setter and my patterdale. The other accounts where with the different people. Three men pulled up beside me when walking my terrier. I kept moving and they shouted 'Ey love' I turnt around (stupid i know) and they said 'Is that pretty lil dog of yours new?' I said no. They said 'Is she trained' I said she knows basic commands and is a keen hunter. I shouldn't of said this 'Would you be willing to mate her with my dog?' I said 'No' they said 'will you sell her to me for £100' £100!!! £100!!! You must be bleeding joking, no money in the world could buy her off me! And he is offering a measly £100 again i said 'No' and walked off. The next time it was two young lads 'asking me were i lived, if i had anymore like her. How much is she worth'. Just basically questions like that. They are sometimes intmidating, but the stretch they get me at are with houses on either side. And i know everyone so i can easily go into a drive way and knock on the door, if they started to harrass me.
With my setter it was two different men. They pulled up and said 'She's pretty' I said 'Yep' They said 'How much is she worth' I said why does it matter, they said cos we were looking into getting one. I asked them what breed she was they said springer, I said 'No chance mate, i know your game' and walked off.

If they came up to me and was forceful Bess would bite them anyway.
Another dog stolen Terrier Staffordshire Bull Cross female, Blue colour 21 weeks stolen from St Anns, Nr Nottingham NG3 another load of gypsies have turned up and more dogs are stolen?
I had a email feel like crying. Thank you anna for your e-mail,i had my suspiscions about the gypsies that were on gamston roundabout that possibly were the same ones that had moved to bullwell but again moved on.i had them investigated,i had done extensive research in trying to get my spike back(with no help from police as they refused to have any dealings with the gypsies)unfortunately i received a phone call on sat telling me where to find spike and he was dead,it had looked as if he'd been tortured and returned.i'm very upset by all this as he was my baby and it was just me and him,i just have to try to get on with life now.thank you for being a caring person.spike's owner
I live in peterborugh :O and i ahve had people asking about rory !!

like wer did i get him from does he race !!

omg i am not going to tell anymore people anything else!!

Ther is a big gypsie site near peakerk, they steal stuff all the time, why dont the police do anything about it!!

scared they are going to get hert ?

shame on them!!
BE WARNED GYPSIES HAVE MOVE ONTO THE FIELD JUST DOWN FROM NOTTINGHAM NIGHT ISLAND GOING TOWARDS EDWALTON IN NOTTINGHAM, THERE ARE A LOAD, SO YOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE MORE DOGS WILL GET STOLEN, PUT THESE BASTARDS DOWN, AND SAVE THE COUNTRY



Please be aware this does and is going on
Days are gone when you can pop in the local shop and leave you dog outside
Linda

Linda this isn't directed at you because i know that you were just quoting what other people said but my goodness!

My dog was stolen from my family's farm over 10 years ago so i know how awful it is when it happens but that last quote has really annoyed me.

Not all travellers are out to steal your dogs, the fact that the last poster suggests 'putting people down' on order to save the country is truly horrifying, I am honestly disgusted that people think like this.

Im Irish (but not a traveller) so if i ask someone about their dog will they automatically think Im a traveller and think i am out to steal their dog?

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I dont agree with that last quote either Hon
And as you have said your message is not directed at me
I just put peoples messages on about the situation
I do not tar anyone with the same brush

It is frightening to know this is still going on though
And its just to let people know
Im sorry that my post has offended you and made you annoyed Hon

Linda x

[sarahj]

Originally Posted by LUTGARD

I dont agree with that last quote either Hon
And as you have said your message is not directed at me
I just put peoples messages on about the situation
I do not tar anyone with the same brush

It is frightening to know this is still going on though
And its just to let people know
Im sorry that my post has offended you and made you annoyed Hon

Linda x

It wasn't your post that annoyed me, you were just informing people and people need to know that this is going on. People are far too blase about leaving their dogs outside shops and letting them run out of sight in the park etc.

I was only annoyed with the posters from the other message board. I actually went on there and read some of the stuff other people were writing, to say i was shocked is an understatement!

sj xx