Pickles (born in 1962 or 1963; died in 1967) was a black and white collie dog most remembered for his involvement in recovering the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy in March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup began in England. He was owned by Robert Swann, who had bought him in South Africa, where he had been trained as a guide dog. On January 8, 1966, shortly after 6 a.m., Swann was driving through London on his way to work when he saw police lights ahead of him. He stopped at a checkpoint and was asked whether he knew why they were there. Without answering, Swann drove off, but soon after ran into more checkpoints and was arrested. Police searched his car and found the trophy hidden under the front seat. At his trial, Swann was fined $5,000 (about $60,000 in today's money). However, because of financial difficulties, he was allowed to go free. Swann took out a newspaper advertisement looking for the cup, but no one claimed it. So, he gave up hope and went back to work, but was fired a few days later for being absent without leave. Then one day, he saw an article in The Daily Mirror about the theft and realized that could be the person who stole the cup. So, he wrote a letter to the paper saying that he found the cup and wanted to return it.