Microchip Reader News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Abc's mara schiavocampo explains what they did next. >> reporter: dog thefts caught on camera. a 5-year-old pug taken right from its owner's yard. pit bulls taken from their chicago home and stuffed in the trunk of a car. sadly, most stolen dogs remain missing. but an increasing number of stolen pups are being found on craigslist. carol lowe from houston, texas, says her yorkshire terrier, sushi, was one of them. >> there was a hole in the fence. she snuck out from that way and then it just, you know, she kind of ran into the wrong hands. >> reporter: lowe says right after sushi ran away a dog...

Had been before disappearing. but the microchip reader proved lowe's suspicion. >> i finally, very slowly realized oh, my gosh, this is really sushi. i said, kara, this is your dog. >> reporter: so lowe paid the $250 asking price to get her dog back. dog theft isn't uncommon. almost 350 dogs have been swiped so far this year. experts say the first thing you should do if you think your dog has been taken, check online ads. if you see them there, alert authorities right away. have all of your ownership paper handy and always make sure your pup has a microchip so you can claim your dog back. >> p...