Are there people who seriously believe this stuff? I mean, not just "harbouring a desire for it to be true" but a sincere belief that it is actually going on right now?
This is right up there with "It's ok if we get de-registered because we can still trade on the Pinks..." I guess if you tell enough people the same crap, there will always be a contingent who believe it, if for no other reason that a desperate desire not to have been wrong about this dog.