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Abbotsford police spokeswoman Sgt. Judy Bird said officers responded to the 33600-block Wildwood Drive around 11:30 a.m. following a report of a break and enter.

“The complainant said (five) four-week-old puppies had been stolen from her home sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., while the house was unoccupied. The burglar entered through the backyard,” Bird said.

At 6 p.m., Classon posted “UPDATE PUPPIES HAVE BEEN FOUND!! A big thank you to everyone for sharing! They are safe in Vancouver with the police. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”

Reached following the update that the pups had been found, Bird said she was told that a Vancouver police officer seized the puppies from someone who was trying to sell them “outside an art gallery.”

“VPD seized them and dropped them off at a shelter and one puppy is outstanding, but they believe they are going to be able to identify the person who has that pup,” Bird said.

Vancouver police spokesman Const. Steve Addison said a VPD officer attended the Vancouver Art Gallery at about 4:30 p.m. after a passerby reported seeing a male and female selling Shih Tzu puppies out of a Rubbermaid container.

“The officer believed the puppies were the same ones stolen from a break and enter that occurred in Abbotsford,” Addison said. “The puppies were seized by VPD and taken to an animal shelter, where they were reunited with their owner.”

At 7 p.m., Classon posted “UPDATE 1 puppy is missing! Does anyone have pictures of the people selling the puppies. A lady was seen at Vancouver art gallery walking around with one in her arms.”