A dog owner has spoke of her ‘traumatic’ ordeal to retrieve her beloved pooch back off people she suspected who stole it.
Catherine Scheneider, of Gleadless Common described how she went on a ‘wild goose chase’ to bring back her three year-old Chihuahua Bella.
Catherine said: “We got to the house and I was so happy to see Bella but the woman kept demanding more cash.
“I handed over around £350, that’s all I could draw out but they wanted more.
Ms Scheneider added that more members of the family kept arriving to the house which attracted the attention of the neighbours.
Bella is now home safe
“The family said they had found it but were kids coming up to me on the street saying they had stole her.
“I felt really intimidated, there was big guys standing in our way and we knew we couldn’t go without giving more money.“I wasn’t leaving without her I got angry and wasn’t going to give in to them.”
Catherine and her boyfriend managed to get away unscathed with the dog.
The ordeal has prompted the owner to increase security on her property.
“Im not letting any of my dogs out of my sight.” Catherine said.
“I’ve got a secure lock on the gate and I’m thinking about installing CCTV – I’ve learnt a valuable lesson.
The hunt for Bella went viral on social media since she was ‘stolen’ at around 9pm last Wednesday.
“There are some really horrible people out there but one thing that the hunt for Bella has shown me is there are so many good, kind people.
“I’d like to thank every single person who has helped me – you have kept me going.”
Police are said to be looking into the incident and are set to meet Catherine later this week.
Police were called before Catherine attended the property where BELLA was being kept.
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HAPPY ENDING FOR CATHERINE AND BELLA ❤
BELLA a Mixed Colour Fawn, White, Lines Of Black Female Chihuahua (Age: Adult). Microchipped
STOLEN from our rear garden around 9.45pm on the 24th of June, we heard her barking as she normally does then it went quiet, we heard a car speed off around the same time, SHEFFIELD, S12 area, (North East) on Wednesday, 24th June 2015.
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