Dima and the theft of 11 dogs.

Anyone who is interested can read more about our meeting with Dima on my personal blog.

You will notice that Dima did not answer my question as to whether or not the owners of the dogs which are normally walked by a totally different walker (not an employee of Dima´s) knew that he would be responsible for them in the absence of their usual walker. Although he states that his vans are clearly marked it is unknown whether the owners would have seen the vehicle and since he was not himself making the collections they would not have seen him. I am unsure whether he was avoiding the question or whether he misunderstood what I was asking.

have just watched both videos, i thought anna was fantastic,well done. my view on dima and his little dog training lesson, anyone can get a dog to sit lie down etc etc with food nothing special im afraid!! my aim with my dogs is to have them calm relaxed and well balanced as possible at all times, which comes from me as they can feel it from my energy, not how many tricks they can do. i also felt less guilty guilty about not reporting the incident i saw many years ago, where dima was involved as so many people have already reported him already. I do not think this video has done him any favours thank god

The money that was paid was a REWARD that was offered by the owner to get the dog back, which was published on several lost/found dog sites. It wasn´t a ransom demanded by the thief.
Advertising rewards of sums of money like that is inciting dog theft.

As for opening a window for ventilation for a van full of dogs being more efficient
than air conditioning ....................... the mind boggles.
Opening windows in hot weather only allows warm air to enter!!! or am I missing something?
I drive a van full of my own dogs and have air conditioning, as do many other people who compete with multiple dogs, and it doesn´t make us sick, but keeps the dogs cool.

I don´t know Dima, and have never heard of him before this negligence, and I´m certainly not impressed by his statements on YouTube.
I certainly wouldn´t recommend his dog walking services.
Keys left in the ignition without the driver is also an incentive to theft.

Dima says there were 10 dogs plus the drivers GSD in the stolen van?????? - hang on - 11 were tied up and 2 were missing,that makes 13 plus the dog that was going to be picked up - a lot of dogs in a van........... is it possible to pick up that many dogs in 35 minutes - "beam me up Scottie"
It was very hot that day - yes we are in England DIma and it does not have to be sunny or very hot to cause undue stress and heat stroke.
Only one ransom has been paid £3,500 despite what the papers say.
Major questions have not been asked here and my view on this video is "Liar liar pants on fire"