Batman is home.

A few days after the six-year-old Yorkie/Chihuahua/Pomeranian cross, was taken from outside the Dollarama store in LangleyB次元官网网址檚 Murrayville Square, the missing dog returned, in a police cruiser.

Murrayville resident Johanna Vandyk said just a few minutes after her mother phoned her to let her know the police had been in touch, two RCMP cruisers pulled up outside her house, lights flashing, with a subdued Batman in the front passenger seat of one vehicle.

B次元官网网址滺e was happy to see us. He kissed us and everything, but he wasnB次元官网网址檛 all jumping up and down and and excited to be home,B次元官网网址� Vandyk said.

  Batman, so named because he had facial marking like a Batman mask as a puppy, had been shaved, including his whiskers.

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B次元官网网址淗e got a little [welcome home] party, and gave hugs and kisses all around, but he wouldnB次元官网网址檛 eat his treats.B次元官网网址�

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 That was on Wednesday night, Dec 13.

By Friday, Batman was eating again and starting to act more like his normal bouncy and energetic self.

B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 starting to show signs of improvement.B次元官网网址�

Batman was taken Monday night, Dec. 11, when Vandyk left him on a leash outside the store in Murrayville.

Usually VandykB次元官网网址檚 other dog, Bowie, a Pyrenees, would have been there to keep the tiny pup company, but the larger dog was in need of some washing-up, so he stayed at home.

B次元官网网址淚 normally bring both my dogs [to the store].B次元官网网址�

After Batman disappeared, a distraught Vandyk made a public appeal, telling the Langley Advance Times that the terrier cross may not be not worth a lot of money, B次元官网网址渂ut heB次元官网网址檚 worth everything to me [and my husband]. IB次元官网网址檝e had him since he was born. HeB次元官网网址檚 our baby.B次元官网网址�

Vandyk said after she went public, she was phoned by the mother of a 25-year-old man who, with his girlfriend, had just acquired a new dog.

After seeing BatmanB次元官网网址檚 picture, the mom identified the dog, and told Vandyk if her son, whom she described as troubled, didnB次元官网网址檛 give Batman up, she would call the police.

A day later, officers showed up at VandykB次元官网网址檚 home with the missing Batman.

Vandyk called the mother an B次元官网网址渁ngelB次元官网网址� for intervening, and thanked the many people who helped get the word out.

B次元官网网址淚t was amazing how many people turned up with ways to help, and just spread our plight around,B次元官网网址� she said.

B次元官网网址淚t was like a wildfire. All of you are truly amazing and we will never forget it.B次元官网网址�

She added she will never leave Batman unattended outside a store again.

B次元官网网址淚 felt very safe doing that [up till now] because IB次元官网网址檝e lived in this neighborhood for eight years, and go to that store probably five to four times a week.B次元官网网址�

Vandyk also had a message for the young couple, who she was told, claimed they thought Batman had been abandoned.

B次元官网网址淲e are praying for the young couple to do some serious investigating on the subject, before you make such a rash decision. You could have destroyed a dogB次元官网网址檚 happy home and turned his and our worlds completely upside down. You know a little bit of Batman now. CouldnB次元官网网址檛 you see he was a loved little dog?B次元官网网址�

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