Indeed Roz, there are a few crosses, and Malamutes about, so would hate for people (inc me) to be getting challenged in the street by people trying to help.
Fingers crossed there is a happy ending here. Would not expect an 8yr old to be taken for breeding, so hopefully its someone localish who just wants one, and decided to steal it.

This is not the one that lives and gets walked around Dacres Road is it?