Anthony Velasquez acquired the decision his household had been ready on for 2 weeks on Monday. Their beloved feminine dachshund, Canela, was discovered after being swiped from the entrance porch of their house within the early morning hours of March 6.
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Dognapped dachshund reunited with family in Maryland
“That’s all she wished for her birthday, and for her to get her again on her birthday. It’s one thing you learn out of a fairy story,” Velasquez, 21, mentioned.
Detectives are nonetheless working to establish who took Canela and an investigation into the theft continues, police mentioned. Velasquez mentioned the household has “no complaints” now that Canela is house.
“I simply wished my canine again, my household again, and I acquired that,” Velasquez mentioned.
Within the lower than two-minute clip of the dognapping, at about 5:35 a.m., a lady is seen strolling onto the entrance porch of the house and approaching Canela, who instantly begins barking on the lady repeatedly. The lady tries to calm Canela down by saying “No,” “Sit,” and “Come on.”
As the girl bends down to the touch the dachshund, Canela might be heard growling and backing away. The lady says, “No, no.” Though the footage ends there, police mentioned in a information launch that the girl “in the end takes the canine” and believed one other particular person was concerned within the theft.
Canela was initially let loose within the gated yard to make use of the toilet, however one way or the other escaped via a gap and ended up on the entrance porch to be let again in, Velasquez mentioned. The household inside was asleep and he nor his stepfather was house on the time of the theft, Velasquez mentioned.
Canela was being well-cared for at a Petco close by the household house, the place she was dropped off by an unidentified particular person, a few week previous to the notification to police, in line with Velasquez and police.
The detective working the case believed neighborhood outreach and media protection may “possible assist facilitate the reunion” and ultimately prompted the pet retailer worker to name legislation enforcement, police mentioned in a press release.
When Velasquez acquired to a police station Monday to establish Canela, he knew it was her. He introduced Canela house and she or he “jumped for pleasure” at being again with the household, particularly on the sight of his youthful sister, Velasquez mentioned.
“In lots of properties, a pet is a part of the household and that’s the case with Canela and her household. The Prince George’s County Police is happy she is again house,” the division mentioned.
There may be one distinction from the final time Velasquez noticed Canela: her pregnant stomach is now displaying.
“The final time I’d seen her, she was like skinny. However the two weeks went previous, and her stomach since she’s pregnant, it actually got here in,” Velasquez mentioned.
So far as what the household will do along with her puppies, they’re ready to determine after the litter arrives.