Esther's Dog Gets Stolen By An International Dog Trafficking Ring

Esther has always had bad luck with pets. There are common stories about dogs running away, but this story she told me was definately strange. Apparently, Esther's dog was stolen by an international dog trafficking ring!

Photo of Goofy Man.

Esther's dog was a brown and white spotted Chihuahua who was kind of goofy looking, so she called him Goofy Man -- like the rapper Gucci Man.

Esther said that it all started when she would walk her dog (aka Goofy Man) around the hood.

She started getting stopped by a random old lady that was about 60 years old an missing teeth. 

Though the lady looked a little sketchy, she would stop Esther and obsess over how cute her dog was, saying,  “Oh, your dog is so cute, you should let me have him. ” Uh, no! Thought Esther and would keep it moving.


Eventually, they became friendly as the lady gave Esther some free dog food and offered to babysit the dog for FREE! One day, Esther eventually gave in since she had to go out of town and needed someone to take care of the dog. She invited the lady over to her house and then dropped off the dog at the old lady's house. 

Looking back, Esther should have noticed that the lady's house was strange. She had 1 room with about 10 dogs in it. However, the lady incisted that she just loved dogs and was taking care of them for other people. Anyway, Esther thought it would be good for Goofy to make new friends, so she left him there. 

Matching description of old lady.

When she got back in town, she called the lady and that is when things started to get stranger and stranger. When the lady eventually answered the phone, Esther asked at what time she could pick up the dog. However, the lady said she took the dog out of town to her farm and would not be back until next week. Whaaaaat!?!?!?!

With no other options, Esther had to wait unti the lady came back in town and was then informed that the lady had gone on a business trip to Panama and that she took the dog with her. Whaaaat?!?!?!

“So when will the dog be back?” askesd Esther. Well...the lady started to explain that Goofy Man had become sick during the flight to Panama and that she had to take him to the vet. Therefore, Goofy was too sick to fly again and had to wait until he got better. At this point, Esther starts to realize that she will not be getting her dog back anytime soon or ever!

After incisting several times and trying to negotiate a meeting, the lady was not budging. She had decided to give the dog to her daughter in Panama and Goofy was not coming back. Her justification was that she had paid too much money on the vet bills, so that counted as paying for the dog like she had bought it and owned it now. She even sent Esther a picture of the dog to prove that it was ok! At least Goofy was being taken care of and was safe.

But, what could she do? The woman was out of town and she had no other information about her. She could not call the cops because she did not think they could do anything about it. She decided to go to the lady's house, but the doorman said that she was not living there and did not have any information on her either.

Esther's conclusion was that the lady was managing an international dog trafficking ring where she would steal dogs then resell them to other people. Was she in an organized crime network or gang? Esther decided that it was too risky to investgate further since the lady knew where she lived and did not want to stir up more trouble.

No wonder she had so many dogs in her house!