dognap
Americanverb (used with object)
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Court documents, however, don’t specify why he allegedly wanted to dognap 7-year-old Bo, the elder of the first family’s two Portuguese water dogs.
From MSNBC ● Jan. 8, 2016
When Tiny is dognapped and whimpers about never seeing her family again, some kids may get worried/weepy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2017
And then the guy finds his dognapped spaniel in Gale’s basement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2015
Four days after Avery went missing, Witherspoon got a tip that someone who lived in the household identified by Machamer was behind Avery’s dognapping.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
“Small-breed, purebred dogs are most prone to dognapping because they are easier and more lucrative to resell,” said Dr. Zac Pilossoph, a consulting veterinarian at the nonprofit Healthy Paws Foundation.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
The evil, dognapping character was a terrifying Disney icon when 1961's original animation 101 Dalmatians was released,
From BBC ● May 28, 2021
James Perry, a lawyer who prosecutes dognapping in British courts, said police “have only just woken up to the importance of these cases.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
Eventually he pleaded guilty to vandalism and, I guess, dognapping, although he agreed to pay for the Labradors and a new set of Winnebago tires.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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