I saw this on a Chicago blog (24/7 North of Howard Watchers) dated 9/19:

"The person who stole Reba called the number given for leads to let Tom know Reba was safe and happy. She also hit *67 to block her phone number."

(I added the italics)

How would they even know if she had the dog or if she was just some stranger making the claim that the dog is fine without knowing for sure?

Fingers still crossed that this man gets his dog back safe and healthy.