Thief steals "rare" bulldog puppy General Chat

Malka · Oct 22, 2014

Police are hunting thieves who stole one of Britain's rarest and most valuable puppies worth a whopping £16,000 - because it's purple.

The cute eight-week old British bulldog puppy is so valuable because of its lilac colouring.

Officers say it was snatched from his breeder by a man who was pretending to buy the puppy.

The black man with short afro hair grabbed the pup when the specialist breeder's back was turned and ran out of the home -knocking a female relative to the ground.
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He then jumped in a waiting car and his white male accomplice drove off at speed, almost hitting another member of the family outside the home in Tadworth, Surrey.

The incident happened at around 8pm on Saturday and now Surrey Police are asking anybody with any information to come forward.

The man who took the dog is described as around 5ft 10ins, of medium build, and had one of his top teeth missing.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Eloise Lock said: 'This was a nasty incident which has left the dog breeder and her family distressed.

'The puppy is extremely distinguishable and rare because of its colour. We are hoping because of that the public can help us reunite it with the owner.

'Anyone who may have been offered the puppy or knows anything about where it might have been sold is urged to get in touch with us.'
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Lilac-coloured British bulldogs are so valuable because of their rarity, but they are not recognised by the Kennel Club as an official colour, so are not often used for dog shows.

A spokesperson for the British Bulldog Club said: 'Everything has a worth to someone, and if the breeder thinks their lilac puppy is worth £16,000 then that's what it's worth.

'Lilac-coloured bulldogs are more suitable to be pets rather than show dogs, because the Kennel Club do not recognise their colour as standard.'

Pedigree British bulldog pups usually sell for around £2,000, but the 'lilac' ones are much more expensive as they are seen as more desirable.
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Article here...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ly-rare-lilac-bulldog-puppy-worth-16-000.html

I hope the puppy is found soon, safe and well.

6JRT's · Oct 22, 2014

Sickening that someone would steal a young puppy.

katygeorge · Oct 22, 2014

how horrible. i hope they are atleast looking after her

GsdSlave · Oct 22, 2014

Scumbags! I hope the puppy is safe.
.I must be going colour blind as no way does it look lilac, more a liver colour, .
Specialist breeder my A#S, more like Byb ,(Quote Her owner also breeds French bulldogs and Shar Pei pups, as well as British bulldogs like Lila.

Jackie · Oct 23, 2014

GsdSlave said: ↑

Scumbags! I hope the puppy is safe.
.I must be going colour blind as no way does it look lilac, more a liver colour, .
Specialist breeder my A#S, more like Byb ,(Quote Her owner also breeds French bulldogs and Shar Pei pups, as well as British bulldogs like Lila.
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Mmmmmmmmm me wonders if that's where the colour came from , because as hard as I look it does not look like a pure bred Bulldog to me .

GsdSlave · Oct 23, 2014

Jackie said: ↑

Mmmmmmmmm me wonders if that's where the colour came from , because as hard as I look it does not look like a pure bred Bulldog to me .
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I agree ,one only has to look at pics in article at colours and quality of other dogs.

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