A Tennessee boy has been reunited with his dog two days after it was stolen while they were walking in a Shelby County neighborhood.

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Shelby County officials said the 12-year-old boy was walking the white American bulldog, Diamond, on Sunday when someone assaulted him and took off with the dog.

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The boy's father, John Black, told WHBQ in Memphis that a man in a Chrysler PT Cruiser "pushed my son down, grabbed the leash, took the dog and drove off."

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Black said he got the expensive, rare dog from a Sacramento, California, breeder in September for his son.

Black's Facebook post about the theft quickly went viral, with more than 34,000 shares.

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After sharing the story, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that a woman dropped off the stolen dog at the Ridgeway precinct.

Police said no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.

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