A DARWIN dog owner has been accused of stealing dog sperm from a suburban backyard to breed puppies.

Jessica Pickering said a neighbour put her dog in her backyard in Palmerston for her five-year-old Siberian husky Komet to impregnate.



Ms Pickering is on holidays in Melbourne and was shocked when she heard what happened.

"I got a phone call from my house-sitter stating that someone had put their dog into my yard so that she could be bred with mine," the 24-year-old said.

"She didn't ask for permission and if she did ask for permission I would have agreed but a profit is just an added bonus. I guess she was too selfish to share the profits. I bought Komet as a pet, not to breed him.



"And for her to then return and say, 'Oh you found my dog' really annoys me.



"For someone to steal dog sperm is a pretty low act."



Her house-sitter has since chained and locked the garden gate.

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