Stolen Maremma named Alfredo returned to Payneham owner

A Payneham father says he was attacked when he confronted a thief who stole his dog. Alfredo the Maremma sheepdog was taken on Tuesday and finally returned home safely this morning.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
With a wagging tail. Our Friday, the sheep dog back
in loving arms.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Was one of the most horrible time of my life. Honestly,
people maybe cannot understand that he's just a dog, or
but he's literally part of our family.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
The three year old Maremma was stolen by a local
resident on Tuesday.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
When I wake up to give him good morning, I
come out and I start to go with him, and
he didn't came to the door.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
The suspected thief has been here before. She'd been scoping
out the Paynham home for two weeks before making her
brizen move.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Came here regularly every day or lunchtime. I spend the
time thirty minutes every day with Dim. Start to be
familiar with Dim, give him a treat, start to befriend.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
It was a tip off from a member of the
public that helped track down the pub.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
Someone to see a dog look like Alfredo with a
woman walking around the Trinity Garden area.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
Owner at torre Bertanati found the fifty three year old's
house this morning, claiming the ordeal quickly turned violent.

Speaker 2 (01:07):
She said, literally, don't touch this is my property, this
is my dog. It was a stick like that. She
literally done in this way, shits me on the back
of the.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Net Officers have since arrested and charged the woman in
a desperate move to stop this from happening again. Alfredo
Z owner says he may have no option but to
install security cameras here.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
Tonight he will even nicols for dinner.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Mitchell Sarayovski seven News