The dognappers, it seems, are more brazen than ever. more ›

Is Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett a closet DCist reader? Perhaps, since this idea is ripped straight from the comments on our posts about Molly: Leggett has proposed a new law which would allow authorities to fine dog (and cat) owners $500 if they tie up their animals in public without keeping an eye on them. more ›

Looks like Maryland Route 5 found himself a veritable Molly. Maybe it's a bad idea to leave the dog leashed up outside a shop (in this case, Books-a-Million in Dupont). But it's only right to share a dog so damned cute with the community. That bandana! If this is wrong, I don't want to be right. more ›

The eyes of DCist photographers are upon you! This moment brought to you by the memory of the Great Molly the Dog Comment Thread of '09, and Flickr contributor Matt.Dunn. more ›

The saga of Molly, the stolen and ultimately returned Logan Circle area dog, has garnered the interest of aggressive animal rights group PETA. The group sent out a press release today urging pet owners never to leave their animals tied up alone outside. From the release:

Molly, the 7-year-old Vizsla who was dognapped after her guardians left her tied up unattended outside a Washington, D.C., Whole Foods store, is one lucky dog: She was returned to her family safe and sound nearly a month after she was taken. Many dogs who are left unattended are sold under the table, used as "bait" in fights involving pit bulls, or suffer other miserable fates. PETA urges guardians never to leave dogs or cats alone outside a store, restaurant, or anywhere else, even for "just a minute." That minute may haunt an animal guardian for the rest of his or her life. more ›

251 comments later, and it appears as if closure in the case of Molly is getting closer. Molly's owners obtained surveillance photos from the Cleveland Park Petco, depicting a woman with the missing Vizsla, who was taken from in front of the Whole Foods at 14th and P on Monday night. According to Craigslist updates, Molly was seen at the pet supply store at 3505 Connecticut Avenue "[o]ne time on (6/29) Monday evening at 9pm and again this evening at 5pm." Additionally, the manager of the store "remembers the woman because she pissed her off and that she definitely appears to be a bit crazy....Petco has been authorized to hold onto Molly the next time they show up!!!" If you believe that you've seen Molly around Cleveland Park, her owners ask that you email them to take a look at the surveillance photos to see if you know the woman. [Ed. note: Many thanks to one of Molly's owners, who clarified via email that no one is sure whether the woman who was with Molly at Petco was her abductor; instead, she is simply the last person the dog has been seen with.] more ›