It's her dog, after all

Despite a police report and all her documents, a San Francisco woman may have to sue to get her dog back — a dog who was stolen from her seven years ago.

Mark Matthews of KGO-TV in San Francisco reported the story you can read here or watch the video.

"She was a member of my family and I don't have any children and she was my little girl," said Mary Bollero, the original owner of the dog.

Bollero says her dog "Little Girl" was stolen from her home in San Francisco seven years ago, but on the night of August 24, Kenneth Griffin brought the dog to an all night clinic and the vet scanned Little Girl for a microchip.


"And there was a chip, so we called the chip company and had them call the former owner," said clinic manager Noel Koeman. 

Koeman was told by the police to give the dog to Kenneth Griffin, because he had been in possession of the dog for more than a month. The police were advised by a local humane society, who later told Matthews the rule of possession is not a law but a guideline.

Bollero was told she will have to go through the courts to get her dog back.

Good luck.