Ayrshire Post

Le•’ s collar • hese doggone • hieves

- Edwin Lawrence

swo dogs have been s• olen from a new pe• crema• orium in AyrM

And • he owner is keen • o re• rieve • he ornamen• al pooches and collar • he • hievesM

“shey are a pair of large s• one ornamen• al dogs,” said oe• geaven boss Forbes Rober• sonM

“We’re no• even open ye•, and already we’ve go• a pinscher,” he jokedM

Forbes reckons i• would have • aken several big husky • hieves • o pull off • he • hef• M

ge said: “she crema• orium is wi• hin a yard of a padlocked ga• e and • here’s barbed wire on • op of • he perime• er wallsM

“she • hieves mus• have come on • o • he wall, and ben• • he wireM

“she dogs are each around • hree- and- a- half fee• high, and weigh around five s• onesM

“ro • hey would have • aken qui• e a bi• of shif• ing,” he saidM

she • hef• occurred ei• her la• e on Friday nigh• or in • he early hours of ra• urday - making i• a ruff weekend for • he en• repreneurM

Needless • o say, he was s• raigh• on • he dog and bone • o • he policeM

And he also called his favouri• e repaw• er a• • op puparazzi puplica• ion, • he Ayrshire oos• M

“I’d seriously like • his pair back,” said • he man who made his name as • he ci wi• h • he bes• sub- woofersM

“I’m pu•• ing up a £ 300 reward for informa• ion • ha• will lead • o • heir re• urn - undamaged”, he addedM

sha•’ s no• hing • o be sniffed a•, as • he ornamen• al dogs could have been s• olen • o orderM

Cops have already unleashed a mas• iff inquiry, and will even paws • o check in• erne• salesM

“I don’• know if Cruella de uil is in • he frame for • his,” said ForbesM

“I don’• remember a • hef• of • his kind since • he s• one lions were nicked from • he Elms Cour• go• elM

“sha• was abou• 25 years ago, and • hey even• ually • urned up in London,” he addedM

“Ironic • o • hink • hey were s• olen when • he ho• el was open and busyM

“au• • he place is si•• ing derelic• now - and no- one’s • ouched • hem,” he indognan• ly s• a• edM

Forbes, who has a care home, a nigh• club and a pub in his business paw• folio, is • aking pawsi• ive s• eps • o preven• any fur• her • hef• s from his yardM

oe• geaven is already alarmed in• ernally, bu• now Forbes will ins• all CCsu • o cover • he yard, in Wes• ranquahar RoadM

Anyone a•• emp• ing ano• her • hef• • here would have • o be barking madM

 ??  ?? Barking mad Forbes with the remaining two, identical, statues
Barking mad Forbes with the remaining two, identical, statues

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