Thanks to anyone who offered advice, especially last 2 pages like: Primemuscle, Cholo4life, the trainer, BB, Lats, etc. Getbig is a rare site where u can get this kind of advice when u r screwed over...
As far as courts and attorneys, this broad has the means and the motivation (not only loves dog, won't let me win anything since separation) to financially blitz me with lawyers, court costs, etc. That's how she is able to use her family to hide my dog--enormous amount of money :-/ Bottom line is, it's truly my dog, I bought it alone (not like we picked him out together and I paid) and she stole him. So any questionable activites (love the advice to just grab him out of yard ;-) needed to reach the end result is of no consequence. If I can do it without involving law, so much the better.
If it motivates any other planning someone might have for this "mission" know that this bitch hates this forum, and used to always talk shit about me reading and posting on here (especially MMA or BJJ stuff) to members she termed "loser drug addicts with no lives, girlfriends or jobs that don't even work out." True story BTW...