Langley resident Johanna Vandyk thinks the person who stole her dog may have thought they were rescuing an abandoned puppy.

Vandyk had left Batman, her six-year-old Yorkie/Chihuahua/Pomeranian cross, tied up with his leash outside the Dollarama store in the Murrayville Square shopping plaza at Fraser Highway and 48th Avenue on Monday night, Dec. 11 while she went inside.

Batman, so named because he had facial marking like a Batman mask as a puppy, was fussing like he often does.

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When Vandyk came out of the store, Batman was gone.

A witness told her a middle-aged blond woman had unhooked Batman害羞草研究所檚 leash, got in a grey car with him, and left.

It happened around 9 p.m.

Vandyk was devastated.

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Vandyk has reported the incident to Langley RCMP, and has contacted the Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) and other animal shelters, but so far, no one has turned Batman in.

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If the person who took her dog sees this and realizes their mistake, all they have to do is drop Batman off at LAPS or the RCMP, 害羞草研究所渘o questions asked,害羞草研究所� Vandyk said.

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