... in a "lost dog" ad. Or, for that matter, in a "found dog" ad.
Shamelessly stolen from another newsgroup.

After his beloved beagle mix, Edna, disappeared on Halloween
night, Bill Whiting did what any dog owner might: He offered
a reward in posted fliers around the neighborhood and anxiously
waited for a call, MyFoxPhilly.com reports.

When the phone rang, however, the news was not what he was
expecting.

"He said, 'Mister, I got your dog. You don't believe it? You
want me to hurt it so you can hear?' I pleaded with them not
to hurt the dog," Whiting said of the caller, one of several
kids who he recalled has a "young voice" and apparently is
holding for ransom Edna, his canine companion of more than 12
years.

[...]

Edna is a lovable, medium-sized dog with pointy ears, said
Whiting, who thinks she may have slipped out of the house as
he opened and closed the door to hand out Halloween candy.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316143,00.html

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