Urgent appeal for missing dog from Musselburgh seen being picked up by a woman on CCTV

A dog owner is urging the public to help her find her missing pet, Oli, who has recently been spotted on CCTV in the arms of a woman walking past her home address.
By Katharine Hay
Published 3rd Nov 2020, 14:16 BST
Oli, who has been reported missing from his home address in Musselburgh, and a pic of the CCTV showing a woman carrying a dog, believed to be Oli, according to his owners picture: suppliedOli, who has been reported missing from his home address in Musselburgh, and a pic of the CCTV showing a woman carrying a dog, believed to be Oli, according to his owners picture: supplied
Oli, who has been reported missing from his home address in Musselburgh, and a pic of the CCTV showing a woman carrying a dog, believed to be Oli, according to his owners picture: supplied

Kay Muir, who lives with her husband James in Macbeth Moir Road, Musselburgh, left her front door slightly ajar when taking the rubbish out on Monday afternoon at about 2.30pm during which her Yorkshire Terrier escaped the house and ran onto the street.

Within about five minutes of going back into the house, the dog owner found Oli was missing and looked out the window to try and spot him.

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She claimed she then saw a woman, who was accompanied by a young boy, pick her dog up and walked down the street with him in her arms.

Her husband James then rushed outside to get Oli but by the time he reached the street the woman had disappeared.

The couple said they are growing more concerned for their dog’s welfare after having no luck finding him, despite calling local vets, a dog warden, neighbours and local schools in the area.

"We live on an estate and we have walked around several times but we just haven’t heard about any sightings of him and he’s no where to be seen,” Mrs Muir sad.

"I don’t think the woman stole him.

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"We had a look back on the camera footage for outside the house and you can see she picks him up, walks to one end of the street then walks back the other way, almost like she’s trying to find the owner.

"It’s just very odd that no one knows where he is. We have honestly tried everything.”

Mrs Muir said she has contacted police today to report Oli as missing.

"We are just desperate to have him back,” she added.

"He’s four years old but he’s a tiny little thing. Anyone would think he was a puppy.

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"We have another Yorkshire Terrier, Max, who is eight, and we just want Oli home.”

A police spokeswoman confirmed that a dog from the area was reported missing at about 8.55am this morning.

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