New | ‘Please forgive me’: Labrador retriever stolen from blind man in China returned 35 hours later with note asking for forgiveness

A guide dog stolen from a blind masseur in Beijing has been returned with a note attached asking for forgiveness, local media reports.

A security camera caught the theft. A van with a number plate from north China’s Hebei province drove past the Labrador retriever while it was on a street in Shunyi district and a person snatched it, according to The Beijing News.

The dog, “Qiaoqiao”, belonged to Tian Fengbo, who runs a massage clinic in the area. His family and friends searched for the dog but without success.

On Tuesday night, about 35 hours later, Qiaoqiao reappeared at the clinic with a note attached to its back that read: “Please forgive.”

The dog was tired but uninjured, Tian said, according to the report.