Bert Clark was reunited with his chocolate Labrador, Huckleberry, late Sunday night. Officers at 53 division say that Mr. Clark received a phone call about his dog and arranged to meet the callers at the police station. A $15,000 reward was paid as promised. "Huckleberry is home. He's healthy. He seems happy," a friend of Mr. Clark's said on Monday. Det. Rob Ermacora said the case is still under investigation. He did not know whether the individuals who returned Huckleberry were the alleged dognappers. "They may be third or fourth party who know who took the dog."
A Toronto dog owner is offering a $15,000 reward for the safe return of his chocolate Labrador, Huckleberry, who he believes was kidnapped Saturday morning. Bert Clark, 37, says his three-year-old dog was in the care of a dog walker when the animal was taken from outside a bakery, south of Yonge and Roxborough streets at about 9 a.m. The dog walker had tied Huckleberry securely to a pipe and came out of the bakery five minutes later to find him gone.
“Huckleberry is my best friend, soulmate, my child. He’s a member of my family,†Mr. Clark said. “I absolutely just pray that these people or someone who knows where he is, will do the right thing.â€
Mr. Clark has contacted police and the Humane Society; he said animals can be anonymously dropped at the Humane Society. Two dozen of Mr. Clark's friends and family members have helped post 600 posters around the city. The last people to be seen with the dog were two youths who were petting Huckleberry, Mr. Clark said.
Huckleberry weighs 85 pounds, has a sliver of white on his chest and yellow-green eyes. He was wearing an inch-wide green collar.
“He’s a very kind, gentle trusting dog.â€
A Toronto dog owner is offering a $15,000 reward for the safe return of his chocolate Labrador, Huckleberry, who he believes was kidnapped Saturday morning. Bert Clark, 37, says his three-year-old dog was in the care of a dog walker when the animal was taken from outside a bakery, south of Yonge and Roxborough streets at about 9 a.m. The dog walker had tied Huckleberry securely to a pipe and came out of the bakery five minutes later to find him gone.
“Huckleberry is my best friend, soulmate, my child. He’s a member of my family,†Mr. Clark said. “I absolutely just pray that these people or someone who knows where he is, will do the right thing.â€
Mr. Clark has contacted police and the Humane Society; he said animals can be anonymously dropped at the Humane Society. Two dozen of Mr. Clark's friends and family members have helped post 600 posters around the city. The last people to be seen with the dog were two youths who were petting Huckleberry, Mr. Clark said.
Huckleberry weighs 85 pounds, has a sliver of white on his chest and yellow-green eyes. He was wearing an inch-wide green collar.
“He’s a very kind, gentle trusting dog.â€
