Stolen miniature poodle found dumped in park by dog pawrent who rescued and adopted the pupper into their fur family with 2 canine siblings, dog dad says: ‘She has been an absolute joy for our family’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Mar 12, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

Dumped dogs come in all shapes, sizes and backstories, and this particular story is one of theft, regret, abandonment and adoption. An emotional rollercoaster of a pupper rescue.

Thankfully, in most cases doggo dumpings are relatively straightforward affairs. At least in the sense that when a dog is dumped it is likely by the original owner and once they are rescued their days living a life of darkness and depravity are over. But in this story we have a suspected case of a canine who was stolen from their original owner due to their pedigree, but upon discovering that the poor pupper was not well, was abandoned in a park, left to fend for itself against the foxes and opossums of the city.

An experience which would have made even the sweetest of puppers lose hope and trust in hoomanity, or at least that is what you would expect to happen. Because when this sweet doggo came upon our heroic rescuer, they did not shy away, instead they did whatever they could to seek help, and help is exactly what they got. Well, they actually ended up getting a heck of a lot more than just some help but we will let you find out those details for yourself. 
 

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    "She is definitely one happy and healthy lady."
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    So I took my German Shepherd to the dog park like I do every morning and when I got there, I thought there was an opossum or something as it was still dark (5am). When I got closer, I heard crying and saw it was a little dog, maybe a miniature poodle I think.
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    Well the little lady was happy to see me and she kept following me around the park! I didn't know what to do as the humane society and vet are still closed and I've never had to deal with this before, so I took her home. She is currently sleeping on my
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    lap and I wish I could keep her, but we already have two doggos. She's just the sweetest girl. Anyone ever deal with something like this before? She has a collar but no tag, and I highly doubt someone "forgot" their dog at the park over night.
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  • Goodness, that must have been one of the scariest nights of that poor pupper’s life. To think what it must be like to be dumped in a park like that, and then with your diminutive size have to fend off any other animals who might see you as a snack for a whole night. All the while your head is still reeling at what has happened to you and how it could come to be that your family has abandoned you. That is so much to put on such tiny and cute shoulders. It is no wonder she wanted nothing other than to sleep in safety. 

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    Edit: I took her to the vet. She has no microchip. She is pretty healthy overall, with the exception of a lot of mammary t rs :( which is probably why she was dumped. The vet guesses she's around 8. I've called the non emergency police and
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    checked the websites for lost dogs but no one is looking for her as I expected. She won't let me out of her sight and I'm too afraid to bring her to the humane society because she's terrified of being left alone again. I'm going to keep her. I'll
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    keep checking the sites, and like I said the police have my number and description but I think I just gained a new family member. How could someone be so heartless? Edit 2: Thank you everyone for the
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    extremely kind words. I was not out for those when I made this post, but I really appreciate the very nice things you've said. I forgot to mention in the original post that she was found in a double gated, fenced in dog park. I don't think
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    there's any possible way she could have gotten in there on her own (in case she was lost, etc). With that said, I think it's possible someone stole her and then dumped her after seeing her tumors, so I am actively looking for her owner. If not, then
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    my wife and I are really happy to have her in the family. In any case, I gave her a bath last night and she slept next to me and my other dogs all night so she's very happy now. I'll post a picture of her later!
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  • Wow, what a moment of relaxation that must have been for this sweet doggo. To finally be taken care off, pampered a bit and then be given the honor of sleeping beside the person who saved your life and restabilized your reality. It is all that a doggo could ever ask for and a heck of a lot more even. We feel so lucky to know that there are such good people in the world, people who are willing to take on the weight of other people’s messes, clean them up and concentrate on the canine who needs their love and support. 

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    Happy New Years Eve everyone, I wanted to come back and provide a little information on the dog someone dumped in the park a few months ago. After doing everything we could to make sure she
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    wasn't lost (no microchip, checked all online resources, humane society, non emergency police, rescues, going back to the park numerous times, etc.), it was determined she was dumped. As you may recall, she had many
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    mammary to 's and this was most likely why she was left. In any case, my wife and I decided to give her a forever home and keep her! Recently, she had all of her t removed, spayed, dental extractions on some bad teeth and all of her S
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    vaccinations done. As you probably know, these are ridiculously expensive surgeries. One of our local rescues was so great through this process. They helped substantially offset the cost of this. Without her and the vet who did the surgery, I am
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    not sure this could have been possible. Our new lady was not extremely thrilled about this as you could imagine, but it was in her best interest. She has been an absolute joy for our family and really gets on well with
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    our German Shepherd and our Shih-Tzu. Recently, she has become obsessed with playing fetch with our Shepherd and it often results in hilarious moments such as her trying to run away with one of his chuck-it balls which are too large for her. We can't imagine
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    our house now without her. I'm even allowed to bring her to my office, and shes a real morale booster for our employees. Even the mailman cant get enough of her. Anyway, I wanted to make this post because we are
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    about to start a new year and there are a lot of people thinking about what their resolutions are going to be. I offer this; do something that can change the lives of some of these poor animals who have been mistreated, left behind or worse. I'm not saying you
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    have to adopt every dog at your local rescue, but maybe give a donation to them, whether its your time, food, toys or money. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Years Eve, and a great 2020.
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