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Puppy stolen while on walk with family in Etobicoke found safe

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WATCH ABOVE: A mother-of-three in Etobicoke says the family's 11-week-old American bulldog and Doberman mix dog was snatched away when she momentarily turned her back. Catherine McDonald has more. – Aug 13, 2020

Toronto police say a puppy who was stolen while on a walk with its owners and other family dog in Etobicoke earlier in August has been found safe.

Police said a woman was walking with her children, the puppy and other family dog on Gihon Spring Drive, east of Martin Grove Road and south of Steeles Avenue West, at around 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 5.

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The woman stopped to help one of her kids with something when a man in a black, four-door vehicle pulled up next to the dogs, who were just a short distance away.

The man allegedly took one of the dogs, an 11-week-old American bulldog and Doberman mix named King.

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On Friday, King’s owner’s confirmed to Global News he was found safe.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2300 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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