These dogs can carry a staggering price tag of $10,000 and cost even more to raise because most females require artificial insemination and yield fewer offspring compared to other breeds.
Courtesy of Ali Zacharias/Teffiney Worthy(LOS ANGELES) Ali Zacharias said she has such a bond with her French bulldog Onyx that she went to extremes when the 1-year-old pup was snatched last month.
Zacharias told "Nightline" that she was completely caught off guard when the dognapper allegedly took Onyx while Zacharias was eating lunch in downtown Los Angeles and put the bulldog in a car. But at that moment, which was caught on camera and went viral, she said she went into guardian mode and chased after the alleged thief.
"I ran in front of the car. I just sort of grab onto the windshield wipers and I just decide to [be] like, Hold on, you re not driving anywhere, " she said. "I just didn t expect to be in the fight mode like Indiana Jones."
Zacharias is recovering from injuries after she was flung from the suspect s car. A woman was arrested last week in connection with the dognapping, but Onyx s whereabouts remain a mystery.
"They must be de
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