Puppy is stolen from home in Tipton

A valuable puppy has been stolen from a Black Country home just weeks after a £10,000 litter of puppies was taken in the same street.

Spike, a Dogue de Bordeaux puppy, went missing from a home in St Mark's Road, Tipton.

The 10-week-old had been given a home by Becky Bayliss and her family just before the rest of the litter – nine puppies in total – was stolen from a nearby house.

The dogs and their mother were later returned, although one had died. Miss Bayliss today launched an urgent appeal to get the dog back, as he has a bald patch on his face which needs treatment.

Miss Bayliss, who is mother to three-year-old Oakley and one-year-old Ilah, said: "We're really worried because Spike is one of the family. I keep wondering if he's being fed and being kept warm."