Crufts-winning dog is killed during burglary

This is the story that was ran alongside the one of the 13 St Bernard pups.............

Somebody may well have posted it already though.

Crufts-winning dog is killed during burglary
By Martin Halfpenny
Published: 10 May 2007
A Crufts-winning doberman dog has been beaten to death during an attempted burglary.

The 12-year-old bitch, Emma, was hit over the head in the garage she was kept in with other dogs on Wednesday of last week in New Milton, Hampshire. The dog, which had a show name of Bohemeann Groovy Little Em, won the puppy class for the breed in 1996 and was also shown in 1997 and 1998. Her offspring have also had success at Crufts.

Her owner, Anne Mayhew, who has kept the breed for 21 years, said her six-year-old daughter Katy-Anne had been celebrating her birthday when the dog was found. Mrs Mayhew said nothing had been taken.

"It's just sick how someone could do that to a dog," Mrs Mayhew said. "How can they sleep at night? The family is very upset, especially my daughter, as Emma was a favourite. Emma was the sweetest and kindest dog. She would have just stood there and wagged her tail."

Police said that the incident was being treated as a burglary last night. "It is a sad and heartless act," a spokeswoman added.

How sad that poor dog and owner.

How awful

Very very sad. But I can't help thinking 'kept in the garage'??????

As nothing was stolen I think this was more a 'revenge' attack. An appalling state of affairs.
Becky

kept in a garage, FFS. That makes me the most angry.

Even if the garage had been converted to a dog room? Is this any different to keeping a dog in a kennel?
Becky

It might have been one of those garages that's like a room off the house. If so I know loads of people who's dogs quite happily have their beds there, sleep there at night and stay in there when the folks are out. I don't think you can asume the garage thing is negative.

I would hope she was only in thier because of the party they were having but it does sound like she is kept in their, why didn't they touch the other dogs or the other dog attacked the person who done it???

Poor dog what an awful way to die
I thought that too.