The act of stealing or kidnapping a dog; dog theft or abduction.
From dognap + -ing (gerund/present participle). Follows the standard English pattern for converting verbs to nouns via the -ing suffix.
Modern news headlines often discuss 'dognaping rings'—organized crime focused specifically on stealing popular dog breeds—showing how a playful-sounding word describes a genuinely serious problem!
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