A YOUNG golden retriever bitch may have been stolen by greedy breeders, its distraught owners fear.
The ten-month-old pedigree, which was a Christmas present for 11-year-old Joe Heywood, has gone missing from Leatherbarrow Farm cottage at Twiss Green, Culcheth.
Now Joe and his five year-old sister, India, are pining for their pal which went missing as their father, Phil, mowed the lawn at their cottage next to Tanner's Farm.
Mum Hilary told the Journal: "We fear she's been stolen and vets and police have highlighted how missing dogs are sometimes used by unscrupulous people for breeding puppies."
A £250 reward is being offered and anyone with information about the missing retriever should call Hilary on 07775 778542 or Phil on 07884 432597.
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