Mine was over 40 years ago too now I think about it.
My daughter said the police have had peoples dogs taken off them while they have been out walking, that's a HUGE concern!!!
I think with the current economics any way some one can make a few quid can become attractive, I suppose un neutered males or females are ideal to breed from, little dogs ideal to sell on and posh dogs also ideal to sell on, its scare, and as we want to move I now am concerned where we move too, although as we will not have a B&B at least they will be inside the house when I am out and only outside when I am in.
My dogs would make a row if some one was about and I rarely go anywhere without them, they even come shopping with me and when we shop at night we leave them inside...but you never know? Our dogs are the most valuable thing we have in money terms and in emotional terms.
Another point, if the dogs that were found
were actually owned by a puppy farmer, I am not too sure how that could be proved, as these type of people are clever, they sell the pups discretely at markets etc and the pups will not always be near to the stud dog.....so hope that's not the case......