Article: Have you see Punchbuggi the Shih Tzu?: A mix-up at the groomer's leaves two families without their pooches.

Byline: Aprill Brandon

Jul. 18--It seems a puppy faux-paw has come to pass in Victoria, leaving two families without their rightful dog, but only one family aware of the mix-up. The pooch problem began when Mary Ramos went to pick up her 7-year-old Shih Tzu, named Punchbuggi, from his hair grooming appointment at Gigi's Grooming and Pet Supply on Laurent. But the Shih Tzu waiting in the cage wasn't Punchbuggi. "I dropped him off and they told me to come back at 5 p.m. to pick him up. But when I went back, I saw a dog that certainly looked a lot like my dog, only he was longer. And I knew right away that he wasn't mine," Ramos said. "The owner told me that ...

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