Reunited: Black Labrador Retriever Male
- Dog ID 165554
- Status Reunited
- Registered 27 Mar 2021
- Name WELLY
- Gender & Breed Male Labrador Retriever (Neutered)
- Age Adult
- Colour Black
- Marks & Scars Fur goes different way on top of his forehead- similar to a cowslick. Gets seasonal alopecia on both of his front legs. Skin tag to head.
- Tagged No
- Microchipped Yes
- Tattooed Unknown
- Date Lost 27 Mar 2021
- Where Lost STOLEN outside Nantwich Marks and Spencer at 18.10.
- Lost In Region North West
- Lost In Post Area CW5
- Date Reunited
- Other Info STOLEN with another black Labrador known as Denzel. Both dogs microchipped, one wearing grey collar and lead and the other wearing navy blue collar and lead.
- Listed By Charlotte R
- Views 7825
- Alerts Sent 149
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Sightings and Information
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- 2021-06-08 21:33 Veronica
- The final part of the story
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/dog-thief-who-stole-two-20770092 - 2021-03-30 22:06 Jonathan Howarth
- Fantastic news,well done to all involved.
- 2021-03-30 20:08 Majorjet (Jan) - Area Co-ordinator - Liverpool/Merseyside, North West
- Amazing result. Well done and thank you Nantwich Police for doing a great job.
The help and support from all over has been outstanding, so many have been helping to find them. Welcome home gorgeous boys so pleased for you and your mum and dad.
πππ - 2021-03-30 18:50 Sharon - Social Media Volunteer
- Woo-hoo, that's fabulous news x
- 2021-03-30 18:09 Millypod (Chris) - Administrative Volunteer
- Great news :)) Well done to all involved.
Welcome home Welly and Denzel.xx - 2021-03-30 16:50 NickyB
- soooooo glad this is a happy ending - but please all dog owners everywhere do not leave your dog/s outside a shop please
- 2021-03-30 16:30 ADDY
- Wow Fantastic News! Thank God Both Been Found Safe xx
- 2021-03-30 16:28 Jayne - Founder Doglost.
- Great news!
- 2021-03-30 16:12 Will
- As Claire has said below, these 2 wonderful boys are now safely back with their distraught owners!
Earlier today, Cheshire Police located Denzel and Welly at a property in Stoke-on-Trent, this was the most amazing news we had all been waiting for! π
Cheshire Police are leading by example right now and 3 people who were at the address in Stoke – a 37-year-old man, a 28-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy – have all been arrested on suspicion of theft in relation to the incident.
They are all in custody being questioned as part of their ongoing investigation into the dog thefts. - 2021-03-30 13:40 Debbie123
- www.facebook.com/PoliceNantwich
- 2021-03-30 12:26 Claire Gresty - Area Co-ordinator & Police Liaison - North West
- Reunited.
Will Bennett will update shortly xx - 2021-03-30 10:26 Millypod (Chris) - Administrative Volunteer
- Welly and Denzel were featured on BBC Breakfast this morning as well as Chester the Alert dog.
- 2021-03-30 09:17 Veronica
- Sorry if this is the same one posted by HazY but I couldn't open that link to check.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3788728614575712&set=pcb.274187927574813 - 2021-03-30 06:36 Will
- More media coverage for these boys!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9414541/Moment-dognappers-steal-two-black-Labradors-outside-Marks-Spencer-store.html
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1416371/Dog-theft-black-Labradors-stolen-crime-Nantwich-Marks-and-Spencers
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-03-29/cctv-shows-moment-dog-thieves-steal-two-pets-from-outside-m-and-s - 2021-03-29 21:34 JF
- https://www.gumtree.com/p/dogs/black-labrador-male-22months-old/1401022516
Please check - 2021-03-29 19:49 Sandra Watt
- HazY ...thanks for posting the link ...I have read the comments the the two labs found were local dogs so not Welly and Denzel unfortunately :(
- 2021-03-29 19:42 HazY
- https://www.facebook.com/223103318/posts/10100862064415032/?d=n
- 2021-03-29 14:50 Will
- Denzel and Welly have received some excellent media coverage today:
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/police-dashcam-plea-hunt-dog-5238938
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dogs-stolen-outside-ms-heartbroken-23813083
https://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-heartbroken-family-share-footage-of-labradors-being-stolen-20210328
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/moment-dog-thieves-steal-two-20275920 - 2021-03-28 22:23 skyninchar
- cctv of theft https://www.facebook.com/robson19/posts/10100861673708012
- 2021-03-28 18:38 Will
- There is now widescale publicity for Denzel and Welly across social media - individuals, businesses, charities and celebrities have all been sharing their posts. Let's make them too hot to handle!
- 2021-03-28 18:37 Bo
- From owners FB page
“ STOLEN FAMILY LABRADORS*
Here’s what we know so far:
2 male black Labradors stolen from Nantwich, Cheshire
Both castrated, Denzel is 8 and Welly is 7.5 years old.
Blue collar and grey/ silver collar
* 2 men took the dogs outside M&S approx 6:05pm and fled towards Market Street. Witnesses saw the men take the dogs
* the 2 men have been seen on cctv going down Market Street dragging the dogs with them
* Eye witnesses of the men with the dogs near the church
* CCTV of the men and both dogs going past Costa and up Hospital Street
* sighting of 2 men looking sheepish and exhausted near Boot and Shoe
* sighting of 2 men matching description hiding behind the bottle banks in Morrison’s Car park talking loud on the phone
* sighting of a women with dark hair on the phone hanging out of her car at the top end of Morrison’s Car Park by Pillory Street asking “where are you I can’t see you” or similar
* the women then seen picking up the men in what could have been a dark coloured Nissan Qashqai which then exited the car park driving behind and unaffiliated work mans van.
Possible sightings of the men that match the cctv images in Nantwich town and by Mill Island earlier in the day.
There has been sightings of various other vans around including repeated sightings of the same van in various locations around Cheshire. This is not yet identified as affiliated but it does help to keep spreading the word of anything untoward.
As with all crime it has was reported to the police as soon as the theft happened and they are working hard to investigate this.
Thank you so much for all the exposure, information and support from everyone. We are obviously absolutely devastated and heart broken but we are getting some comfort that we have such an amazing community all across social media. We can only continue doing what we can to spread the word and hope that they are back with us at home safely and as soon as possible.
We won’t stop searching and sharing until they are found. We will ask no questions if they are found and we are able to get them home safe and sound. A substantial reward will be offered to anyone that finds them or returns them to us.
We just want them back and so do our heartbroken daughters.
Please keep doing whatever you can. Thank you” - 2021-03-28 14:47 Sharon - Social Media Volunteer
- Updated details on National FB Group x
- 2021-03-28 13:55 Vizslamum
- Fingers crossed these two gorgeous boys are found safe and soon, and returned to their rightful owners. xxx
- 2021-03-28 13:55 Millypod (Chris) - Administrative Volunteer
- Sharing both dogs on Twitter.
- 2021-03-28 11:37 Will
- For anyone that would like to assist with postering, you can print a combined poster here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s0SAuyJwGUY_e-Cujr0KtipfUCi_cHtn/view?usp=sharing
- 2021-03-28 11:05 Will
- Thank you to Nantwich News for your media coverage! https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2021/03/28/hunt-for-two-men-after-dogs-stolen-outside-nantwich-shop/
- 2021-03-28 11:03 Will
- Cheshire Constabulary has been brilliant in assisting Dale and Rachel, they have had officers on the ground searching for the two dogs and staff from the CCTV team trawling through CCTV cameras to locate Denzel and Welly.
- 2021-03-28 09:24 Louise
- https://www.facebook.com/100044499742218/videos/pcb.292775662215756/292967825529873
- 2021-03-28 07:39 Claire Gresty - Area Co-ordinator & Police Liaison - North West
- Crime reference number received and status changed to stolen x
- 2021-03-27 22:58 ADDY
- Sharing On Skys Angelsπ
- 2021-03-27 22:29 Sharon - Social Media Volunteer
- Details shared to DogLost.co.uk Facebook Group X
- 2021-03-27 22:23 Charlotte R
- They have been sighted with two men running/being dragged down market street, nantwich. One man with a black jacket/jumper and blue jeans with a green m&s carrier bag and one with a black/grey jacket and light/beige trousers and black shoes.
- 2021-03-27 20:35 Jayne - Founder Doglost.
- Alerts sent to local helpers.