I hadn't heard about this story until now. Shelter puppies are in such high demand in Colorado that it is always a wake-up to hear about how they are euthanized everywhere else.
My dogs are definitely not pure bred but I always worry about them getting taken out of our yard just because they are so darn cute. It would be the most angering thing to have your dog stolen.
I'm glad those kids got caught and I hope their parents supervise better in the future. If they hadn't been caught, who knows what this would escalate into.
I bet these dogs are happier than most, dogs love to work and know they are helping. I wish I could train my dogs to help out more just so they could gain some confidence.
I couldn't imagine being that security guard and seeing what was happening and not being able to do something. My prayers go out to him and being able to recover from such a traumatizing event.