I'm posting this for RVers, because you never know what will show up at a campground..... Facebook has implied that the reward is up to $30,000 for the return of the dogs.Watch for Promaster van with dogsOf course the moral of this sad story is that you should never leave a vehicle running and unlocked (those dogs would have been just fine for the 4 minutes the trainer was gone)

Note !! He said "...we ordered..." Why couldn't one of the 'we' have stayed with the dogs???????JM2¢ ~~ YMMV

"Carter said he left the van running and unlocked with the air conditioning on to keep the dogs cool, and now he realizes that must be what attracted the thieves."NOW he realizes....

I went to re-read the article, and an update said the van and dogs have been found!!! YAY! (I think? - it didn't say any more than "found")

I went to re-read the article, and an update said the van and dogs have been found, and the dogs are OK!!! YAY!

Van full of show dogs stolen | Good Sam Community

11 Replies

colliehauler
Explorer III
Jun 08, 2018
Deb and Ed M wrote:
colliehauler wrote:
Crowe wrote:
Apparently this dimwit hasn't heard of the term DRIVE THROUGH.
I take my Collies on long trips and sometimes I have to use the restroom. I get gas, food and use the restroom with the truck locked and running for the A/C. If I go into a sit down restaurant or grocery store I fire up the generator turn on A/C in the 5er or TT for the Collies both have built in Onan's.

Yeah - I can do that with my van, too (lock it while it's running) - I'm guessing the Promaster in question was a more basic model with manual locks? But anyone with the IQ of a turnip knows that a vehicle left running and doors unlocked, is an invitation that many people of questionable character can't refuse.

Police around here call them crimes of opportunity. Even if they did not have that feature they could of had a spare key made so they could lock the door with the motor running. I also never let the vehicle out of site except for when in the restroom.
Deb_and_Ed_M
Explorer II
Jun 08, 2018
colliehauler wrote:
Crowe wrote:
Apparently this dimwit hasn't heard of the term DRIVE THROUGH.
I take my Collies on long trips and sometimes I have to use the restroom. I get gas, food and use the restroom with the truck locked and running for the A/C. If I go into a sit down restaurant or grocery store I fire up the generator turn on A/C in the 5er or TT for the Collies both have built in Onan's.

Yeah - I can do that with my van, too (lock it while it's running) - I'm guessing the Promaster in question was a more basic model with manual locks? But anyone with the IQ of a turnip knows that a vehicle left running and doors unlocked, is an invitation that many people of questionable character can't refuse.
colliehauler
Explorer III
Jun 08, 2018
Crowe wrote:
Apparently this dimwit hasn't heard of the term DRIVE THROUGH.
I take my Collies on long trips and sometimes I have to use the restroom. I get gas, food and use the restroom with the truck locked and running for the A/C. If I go into a sit down restaurant or grocery store I fire up the generator turn on A/C in the 5er or TT for the Collies both have built in Onan's.
Pawz4me
Explorer
Jun 07, 2018
Crowe wrote:
Apparently this dimwit hasn't heard of the term DRIVE THROUGH.

The van might be too tall for most drive-thrus. Ours is.
Crowe
Explorer
Jun 07, 2018
Apparently this dimwit hasn't heard of the term DRIVE THROUGH.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jun 07, 2018
Has Carter “realized” his dogs and van have been found? Probably not.
Dennis12
Explorer
Jun 07, 2018
Found them on CNN.
Deb_and_Ed_M
Explorer II
Jun 07, 2018
I went to re-read the article, and an update said the van and dogs have been found, and the dogs are OK!!! YAY!
Deb_and_Ed_M
Explorer II
Jun 07, 2018
I went to re-read the article, and an update said the van and dogs have been found!!! YAY! (I think? - it didn't say any more than "found")
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jun 07, 2018
"Carter said he left the van running and unlocked with the air conditioning on to keep the dogs cool, and now he realizes that must be what attracted the thieves."

NOW he realizes....