tonight thanking the community for helping him get his king charles spaniel back.he lengths he went to recover the dog. >> reporter: has a happy ending but prospects seemed impossible. paid $1,000 to a stranger who handed him his dog in a duffel bag. >> right here. turned the corner, he was walking up. and he had a bag, said i got her. >> reporter: inside the duffel bag was 3 1/2-year-old holly, taken from inside dave's vehicle 10:30 p.m. friday. >> windows get smashed, computers left in them, phones left. it sucks, that's way it is in san francisco now. a dog? that's crossing the line. >> reporter: reminding him one of the worst days of his life. >> i cried a lot this morning. it's like having a kid taken. >> reporter: dave and his goif kira filed a police report got to work. >> keep handing out in alleys, someone knows. >> that's what people kept telling you. >> someone knows something. we'll call you, show it around. >> reporter: family and friends came from marin county to help find holly. one envisioned this moment. >> had a dream we found a dog and it was aro

research is illnesses of the spine that are common in dogs candy says a cavalier king charles spaniel. it's a breed that has a tendency to develop a condition called syringa in my ear growths in the spinal canal which can lead to neurological dysfunction and breakdown larger dogs on the other hand tend to have problems with cowdery queen a syndrome that's a slipped disc in the lower back the presses on and. what these 2 vets want to find out is if the manner of the dog's movement influences the emergence of the affliction. the n.h. the tightest candies is scanned millimeter for millimeter producing a detailed 3 d. image of her spinal column. on forehead for a while we've been able to use x. rays computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to precisely reproduce what changes have occurred but we do reach our limits when it comes to examining and weaving spine in a natural position. on. time for the year in a team. and the nail on draco and martin fisher's teams pool their findings. this alliance is the icing on the cake for us because we're transitioning from fundamental researc

steven the cavalier king charles spaniel, head up for the blow dry.e for these dogs to prep? >> several months-long process to get her in shape for this kind of show. just teaching her how to do it right and at the same time, to have that enthusiasm any athlete needs to to perform well in their sport. >> reporter: athletes like pink, the border collie from pickerton, ohio, with her owner, jennifer crank, jumping over hurdles and through hoops to win the masters agility championship. >> hit it, hit it! >> i got this, i got this. >> reporter: and the only dog to finish in under 30 seconds. >> yes! >> reporter: and just look at the instant replay. >> look at the intensity on pink's eyes. >> reporter: pink and jennifer celebrating after. >> third straight title for pink. >> reporter: the third year in a row pink won that contest. the best in show, later tonight. pretty impressive moves. always so difficult to choose. i'm david muir. we'll be here in new hampshire throughout the night and when we get news of a winner, we'll as soon as i started talking abo

this morning he's thanking the community for helping him get his believed king charles spaniel back. abc reporter luz pena spoke with the owner and has more on the lengths this man went to get his little loved one back. >> right here. we turned the corner. he was walking up. he had a bag and said i've got her. >> inside a duffel bag was 3 1/2-year-old holly. she had been taken from the vehicle parked on bush and larkin around 10:30 p.m. friday. >> windows get smashed when computers get left in them, phones get left in them. it sucks but that's just kind of like the way it is in san francisco now. but a dog? that's crossing the line. >> glass on the ground reminding him of one of the worst days of his life. >> i cried a lot this morning. it's like having a kid taken. >> dave and his girlfriend kira filed a police report and went to work. >> people kept saying keep handing these out in these alleys, someone knows where she is. >> that's what people kept telling us. everybody kept saying someone knows something. we'll call you. we'll show this around. >> family and friends came to marin

this morning he's thanking the community for helping him get his believed king charles spaniel back. abc reporter liz pena spoke with the owner and has more on the lengths this man went to get his little loved one back. >> right here. we turned the corner. he was walking up. he had a bag and said i've got her. >> inside a duffel bag was 3 1/2-year-old holly. she had been taken from the vehicle parked on bush and larkin around 10:30 p.m. friday. >> windows get smashed when computers get left in them, phones get left in them. it sucks but that's just kind of like the way it is in san francisco now. but a dog? that's crossing the line. >> glass on the ground reminding him of one of the worst days of his life. >> i cried a lot this morning. it's like having a kid taken. >> dave and his girlfriend kira filed a police report and went to work. >> people kept saying keep handing these out these alleys, someone knows where she is. >> people kept saying someone knows. >> friends and family came to help. >> we found the dog and it was a group of people. it's as simple as that. >> now here we ar