A Family’s Desperate Plea for the Return of Their Beloved Dog and Stolen Ute
A heartbroken family is pleading for the return of their stolen ute and their beloved pet dog, who was sleeping in the back when the vehicle was taken. The emotional ordeal has left the family devastated and desperate to find their missing companions.
Nathan McKeown had his seven-year-old German Shepherd, Arnie, with him when he visited friends in Wynnum, Brisbane, last Friday night. His friend’s Kelpie didn’t get along with Arnie, so Nathan put his dog in the back canopy of his Toyota HiLux and gave him some water. When Mr. McKeown went to leave, both his ute and Arnie were gone.
“I went and met one of my mates, he picked me up, we drove around looking up streets, checking car parks seeing if it had been abandoned,” the father-of-one told Seven News. “I would have heard him if he barked, he probably thought it was me getting in the ute.”
Mr. McKeown’s wife, Louise, and their five-year-old daughter are just as devastated. “He (Arnie) knew I was pregnant before I did,” she said.
“We’ve been through a lot with him, we just want him back. He’s very special. We just hope he’s being looked after, he’s a big dog, but he’s a big friendly giant.”
The couple has spent the last four days driving around frantically trying to track down Arnie, calling vets and the local pounds. They have even hired a pet detective. Mr. McKeown issued this desperate plea for the person who took Arnie. “Please just return our dog, you can keep the ute, we don’t need the ute, we just want our pet back. We just want to know he’s safe.”
The ute was last seen in Davidson Street, Wynnum. The black Toyota HiLux has for sale signs handwritten in white marker across the rear and side windows with the registration number 653SLY. Anyone with information or who spots Arnie or the ute is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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