Authorities in Colorado say thieves nabbed a pair of high-priced bulldogs from a pet store after one of them allegedly faked a seizure to distract employees while an accomplice grabbed the puppies from a pen and ran out.

: Late Monday night, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office confirmed one of the stolen English Bulldog puppies was recovered and returned safe by a good Samaritan. That person had purchased the puppy for $1,

Three men walked into the Centennial pet store and asked the employees questions about the bulldog puppies, each worth $4,300, before staging the distraction, sheriff’s officials said.