A pest control professional is in a fight with his former employer, M&M Environmental from Queens, New York over his loyal partner, a bedbug-sniffing pit bull mix named Roxy. Barry Myrick, who even has a tattoo of Roxy on his leg, was laid off from his job back in March. The company had expected that Roxy be returned to them since they paid for her training. Barry wouldn't give her up.
Barry had worked with Roxy for four years, inspecting commercial and residential properties, and although the dog had been provided by M&M, which covered her food and veterinary bills, she’s lived with Myrick and his wife, Joana, since he fetched Roxy from a dog-training facility in Florida.
When he refused to return the pooch to the company, they called the police and reported that he stole the dog. He spent 15 hours in a jail cell. For now, a Queens judge, citing prior divorce-case custody rulings, is letting Myrick keep Roxy until the case is settled. M&M, however, said Roxy is a working dog and this is a case of ownership, not custody.
Source: New York Post