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The demand for dogs is higher than ever before as lockdown restrictions remain in place and more people continue to work from home.
But such high demand has seen prices soar with the cost of puppies more than doubling over the last year.
Dog theft has also become a real concern for owners across the country, with missing pets website Dogs Lost reporting a 170% increase in the number of dogs being stolen across the UK since the start of the pandemic.
In January, almost 80 dogs were recovered in police raids in Carmarthenshire and Briton Ferry, with a high number of those animals reported as stolen.