"Hey, Twerp, what are you doing with my dog?" demanded Kevin and Jared's neighbor Kurt Tanner. "Officer, here's the dog thief."
"Huh? This is my dog," answered Kevin. "
Yeah, well, let me see his tags," Tanner said grabbing Jared/Shaggy's collar. He deftly palmed a dog tag clipping it to collar.
"Wh-?"
"See here, it says, "IF FOUND, RETURN TO KURT TANNER (555) 555-5555."
"What!? That tag wasn't there a minute ago!" protested Kevin.
"Now, son. I'm sure you didn't see that tag under all this fur, but this dog belongs to this young man. Now give him the leash, and let him take his dog home."
Jared hunkered down, while Kurt pulled at his leash. Finally, Kurt reached down and picked up the huge sheepdog, and carried the struggling animal toward his car. He whispered so only the sheepdog could hear, "You keep this up, Jared, and I'll have you neutered."
Jared whimpered, but stopped struggling.. How did Kurt know it was him?
Sam Tanner was by the car with the hatchback rear door open. There was a big animal crate waiting for Jared. He started to struggle.
"I will have animal control cut your nuts off, Jared, if you don't behave!" growled Kurt through his teeth.