dognap
verb (used with object)
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
Example Sentences
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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
Britain is in the throes of a huge dognapping crime wave.
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
