More than a dozen puppies that were stolen from a Manchester pet store on Tuesday morning have been recovered, according to authorities.

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More than a dozen puppies taken from a pet store Tuesday morning were recovered hours later after a witness called police.Mobile users, tap here to view photos of the dogs.Manchester police said four teenagers are accused of breaking into Bill's Pet and Aquarium and taking 13 puppies."We had chocolate Labs, a Chihuahua, two Cockapoos, a Yorkie and a Maltese and a couple great Pyrenees mixes," said Bill Sturgeon, owner of Bill's Pet and Aquarium.Click to watch News 9's coverage.Police said the puppies were stolen from the store on Hanover Street. About 6:30 a.m., Mike Gearty, who works next door, noticed the front door of the building had been smashed and called police."The birds were all there. The fish were all there, the turtles," Gearty said. "I didn't see the dogs because they are on the side as you go through."An officer sent to investigate spotted some suspects."One of the officers observed several individuals, one of whom was carrying a puppy," said Sgt. Brian O'Keefe. "A foot pursuit ensued, and officers ended up locating and apprehending four individuals."Police got another tip on Lake Avenue, where one of the suspects' grandmothers walked out and announced she had several puppies inside that didn't belong to her.Police removed the puppies from 715 Lake Ave. Officials said the puppies were microchipped, making it easier to identify them.Victor Morina, 17; Samara Massey, 18; Curtis Massey, 17; and Ian Forsberg, 17, all of Manchester, were arrested. The four were charged with receiving stolen property.In addition, Morina and Forsberg were charged with resisting arrest. Curtis Massey and Morina also face charges of violating bail conditions.Sturgeon said he has had dogs taken before, but nothing on this scale. He said he doesn't know why the puppies were taken, but he said there is a market for stolen pets."A lot of times when dogs are stolen, they are taken out of state and sold on Craigslist, or something along those lines," he said.Sturgeon said the puppies weren't gone for long, and they appear to be fine, but he'll have them checked out by a veterinarian before they're ready for sale."Having them back in our care is great," he said. "It's wonderful."Eleven of the 13 dogs had just come into the store Monday, so Sturgeon said none of them had been sold.