Police probing reports of a family pet allegedly being stolen from a Perthshire home have made an arrest.
Gutted dog owner Ally McLaren earlier told how his two-year-old Jack Russell terrier vanished on Tuesday morning.
She claims a man came up the drive of her home in Meikleour and grabbed the microchipped dog from a front kennel and took off.
After the alleged incident Ally, 20, said: “It's shocking. I’m still in a state of disbelief.
"I've been working from home since March, and we've got four working dogs in kennels outside the house.
"There's another dog inside who barks every time someone comes near.
"This morning something set him off, so I went to look out the living room window.
"I saw this man standing by the kennels and he just picked up the dog in his arms.
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
Mr McLaren, an advisor for a local water services firm, claims she tried her best to intervene.
She said: "I ran outside, grabbing the phone as I went.
"I shouted over to the guy: What are you doing?
"He went: 'Nothing', and then got in his car and drove off."
Officers were called out and a Police Scotland spokesperson tonight said: "A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of dogs in the Blairgowrie area.
"Enquiries are ongoing."
