Despite being caught red handed, the teenager has since refused to return the dog, leaving Mr Daniel's daughter 'extremely upset'. French bulldogs were the fourth most stolen dog, Hugh Jackman is pictured above with his dog Thefts of pugs, have soared by 500 per cent in a year. Penny has not been recovered despite Mr Daniel making repeated appeals to Cookson's mother and father who live next door to him. The court heard the theft took place at 11.30am on September 30 after Mr Daniel had gone for a walk. Miss Dowd said Mr Daniel had recognised Cookson as he is neighbours with her mother and father.

Source: Daily Mail November 19, 2019 08:48 UTC