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
Prince George’s County police released video last week from the family’s Ring doorbell camera that captured the dognapping in the District Heights area and asked the community for help in finding 5-year-old Canela.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 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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