JERSEY CITY AND BEYOND – Last year, a Jersey City resident tied her dog up outside a bodega in the middle of the night when she went to buy groceries – and her beloved pet was stolen in front of her eyes. While the police were unable to find the dog, a man reading media coverage of the dognapping was able to buy the dog in Journal Square from a man who was selling it, and return it to its rightful owner. (See story HERE) Now, another man has lost his beloved pooch in a similar situation.
Eleven years ago, Jack Murray adopted “Sweetie” from a rescue group in Minnesota, near where he was taking classes at the time. Four years later, the pair moved to Jersey City.
“She was six months old and she had been badly abused,” said Murray on Friday. “You could barely look at her without her [urinating] on the floor.”
Sweetie gradually became used to Murray. The two became a familiar sight near India Square and Journal Square in Jersey City when they moved here seven years ago.
“The kids all love her,” he said. “She’s a great dog. She barks about once a year and that’s it.”
This past week, Murray tied the border collie mix up outside a bodega near White Castle, as he often does. When he came out, Sweetie was gone.
“Please help return her to me. THIS DOG IS MY LIFE,” Murray wrote on the posters he has sent out. He also is offering a $500 reward for her return.
If you have information on Sweetie, please contact Murray at lumberjackmn@yahoo.com or at 347-446-5327.
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