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| Brucie's dognap agony |
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| Sunday, 14 May 2006 | |
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Bruce Forsyth yesterday told of his distress as he pleaded for the return of his daughter's stolen dogs.
The Strictly Come Dancing host said: "We are just desperate to get them back. "It was a terrible blow when they were taken and the whole family has been worried sick. We just hope they are found safe and well." Yorkshire terriers Gizmo and Widget were grabbed from Debbie Matthews' BMW 5 Series car as she shopped in Marks & Spencer. The male dogs were wearing distinctive red bandanna collars with red identity discs and red hearts when they were taken by thieves who smashed the car window. Mother-of-two Debbie, 50, said the whole family were devastated and that after the dognap Bruce, 78, "came to take me home because I was in a terrible state". She added: "Dad's been feeding me and keeping me going. He has been fantastic. "We have had dogs all of our lives - an array from Great Danes to Yorkies - and are real dog lovers. "Widget and Gizmo are like my kids and I want them back at home safely, where they belong." Debbie was away from the car for 90 minutes with the windows locked, but it was not a hot day and her BMW has special roof vents to allow ventilation. When she returned she found two security guards beside the car. Debbie said: "As I got closer I could see the window was not there. I ran over and screamed, 'Are my dogs OK?' "They said, 'What dogs?' and I knew the worst had happened. "Since then I've hardly slept and been trying to get the word out and blanket the area with posters." She said Bruce had rushed to the M&S car park in Camberley, Surrey, to collect her as she had been staying nearby at his home in Wentworth. Debbie, of Belsize Park, London, believes that since one dog is smaller than the other they were mistaken for mother and puppy and stolen for breeding value. Gizmo and Widget were taken eight days ago but Debbie was at first reluctant to involve her famous father in case it put the dogs in extra danger. She has been comforted by Lionel Blair and his wife, Sue, whose dog was stolen in January. The entertainer, 71, was said to have consulted psychics after bearded collie cross Florence vanished as Sue walked her in Epsom, Surrey. Their pet is still missing. But Liz Hurley, Engelbert Humperdinck and Paris Hilton have all been reunited with pet dogs who were lost or stolen. Police say dognapping is now Britain's fastest-growing crime with more than 200 pets a month stolen by gangs. Debbie lives mostly in Spain with her husband and the dogs. She had been due to return to Spain next week but has postponed her departure. Source |
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