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.

鈥淗e cries, he whimpers, he acts like he is abandoned.鈥�

Usually, Batman鈥檚 much bigger buddy, Vandyk鈥檚 other dog, Bowie, a Pyrenees, would have been there to keep the tiny pup company, but the larger dog was in need of some washing-up, so he stayed at home.

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

A witness told her a middle-aged blond woman had unhooked Batman鈥檚 leash, got in a grey car with him, and left.

It happened around 9 p.m.

Vandyk was devastated.

鈥淗e鈥檚 not worth a lot of money, but he鈥檚 worth everything to me [and my husband],鈥� she told the Langley Advance Times.

鈥淚鈥檝e had him since he was born. He鈥檚 our baby.鈥�

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.

鈥淚鈥檝e been on the phone all day.鈥�

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, 鈥渘o questions asked,鈥� Vandyk said.

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