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Man reunites with stolen dog after an email to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

Welcome home, Wilma.
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Chloe Bryan
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Man reunites with stolen dog after an email to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, dog rescuer. Credit: Getty Images

Businessman Richard Guttfield came home from work recently to every pet owner's ultimate nightmare. An Amazon delivery driver had stolen Wilma, Guttfield's black miniature schnauzer, after dropping off a bag of dog food at Guttfield's home.

Per CNBC, Guttfield had a difficult time getting Amazon to respond about Wilma's plight -- that is, until he emailed CEO Jeff Bezos, a man whose sizable muscles are matched only by his love for lost miniature schnauzers. Apparently.

After Guttfield emailed Bezos, Amazon assigned someone to track the offending driver. Eventually, their search was successful, and they were able to return Wilma to Guttfield.

Amazon told CNBC that Wilma's dognapper will not be given an opportunity to strike again -- at least not during an Amazon delivery.

"This is inexcusable and does not reflect the high standards we have for our delivery partners," a spokesperson said. "We take these matters seriously and this individual is no longer delivering Amazon packages for the independent delivery service provider."

We assume Jeff Bezos now has a photo of Wilma framed on his desk.

Topics Amazon Animals

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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