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LOS ANGELES – A devastating case of pet<\/a> theft reached a joyful conclusion at the Wags & Walks Adoption Center in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n In July 2022, Baeya, a Boston Terrier, was stolen from Shelton\u2019s front porch during a brief moment when he stepped away.\u00a0<\/p>\n For the next several years, Shelton maintained his search, distributing flyers and even launching a business featuring Baeya\u2019s likeness to keep her face in the public eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n The breakthrough came on March 30, 2026, when a friend saw an Instagram post from Wags & Walks<\/a> featuring a stray Boston Terrier they had recently pulled from a municipal shelter.\u00a0<\/p>\n Photo courtesy Wags & Walks <\/p>\n Shelton recognized the dog immediately as Baeya.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n The specific details of Baeya\u2019s life during the four years she was missing remain a mystery.\u00a0<\/p>\n While she was eventually found as a stray and processed through the shelter system before being rescued by Wags & Walks, it is unclear who had possession of her after the initial theft or how she ended up back on the streets.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Shelton, who remained dedicated to the search for years, is now focused on getting Baeya settled back at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I never stopped looking for her, but seeing her face on that Instagram post was a moment I can’t even describe,” Shelton shared.<\/p>\n Baeya and Shelton \/ Photo courtesy Wags & Walks <\/p>\n \u00a0Representatives from Wags & Walks noted the incredible timing of the event, as the dog was nearly adopted by another family just one day prior to the viral <\/a>post.<\/p>\n What you can do:<\/p>\n Pet owners are encouraged to ensure their animals are microchipped and that their contact information is kept up to date with the registry.<\/p>\n If you have a lost pet, local rescues recommend monitoring social media <\/a>pages of organizations like Wags & Walks, as many “stray” animals are eventually pulled from high-capacity shelters by private rescue groups.<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on direct accounts from Shelton, the owner of the dog, along with social media documentation and corroborating information provided by the Wags & Walks Adoption Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n Heartwarming News<\/a>Pets and Animals<\/a>Viral<\/a>Los Angeles<\/a>Social Media<\/a>Instastories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Photos courtesy Wags & Walks LOS ANGELES – A devastating case of pet theft reached a joyful…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1184,8089,2444,48,52,51,47,137,50,49,100,7700,425,4568,1970,1181,7916],"class_list":["post-245645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-ca","tag-heartwarming","tag-instastories","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-news","tag-pets-animals","tag-series","tag-social-media","tag-technology","tag-us","tag-viral"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stolen-dog-returns-home-1.jpg\")
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