that's his way of letting us know he's brought something for us. >> dusty will steal just about anything he can fit in his mouth, and then leave his loot in jean's yard. >> i've collected probably close to 550-some odd items. just estimating all the things that i didn't actually keep, some of the things we threw away, we really think it's close to a little bit over 600, probably. >> jean's neighbors have had a hard time keeping their belongings away from dusty. >> she takes a lot of stuff. like shoes, crocs, um, balls, football balls. >> about two years ago, i had a bathing suit out back drying and left it out overnight and it was gone the next morning. >> i didn't know that cats were so smart. >> and though they may want to wring his collar, this klepto cat hasn't always lived a life