Shocking footage shows two dognappers pretending to stroke a woman’s French bulldog before stealing it in broad daylight.

Caroline Busby, 60, was walking one-year-old Luna near her home when she was stopped by two men.

CCTV shows the pair hiding behind a fence while they waited for Caroline to walk past.

They engaged her in conversation and knelt down to stroke Luna but unhooked her collar and ran off with the pup.

Caroline’s family frantically searched for Luna following last Thursday’s (3/3) theft in Malvern, Worcs., and posted footage of the yobs on Facebook.

Luckily, 24 hours later police found Luna wandering on her own eight miles away in Strensham, Worcs.

Caroline’s daughter Kirsty Groves, 34, said: "You can see on the CCTV that they are crouched down, waiting for her to come around the corner.

"My mum thought maybe they were doing their shoelaces or something.

"They turned her over to presumably see if she was a male or female, and they asked my mum how old the dog was. She told them she was only one.

"Then they just unclipped her and ran."

Filmed 3rd March 2022.