3-week-old puppies pilfered on Christmas morning

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WOOSTER, Ohio — With no cash to offer, an Ohio couple were robbed of their four puppies on Christmas morning instead.

A Wayne County sheriff’s captain said three men slipped through an unlocked sliding door at a northeast Ohio home about 6 a.m. Thursday.

Authorities said the robbers confronted a 32-year-old man in semirural Chippewa Township. They said the man was struck in the face with a handgun, and a 21-year-old woman was held at gunpoint.

When their demands for cash were not met, the men scooped up the 3-week-old Cane Corso puppies and fled.

Cane Corsos are an Italian ­mastiff-type dog that can serve as watchdogs and hunters.

Capt. Doug Hunter said the puppies’ chances of survival are slim because they have not been weaned. The puppies’ mother was not taken.

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