(hiya Shirl, hiya everyone!)
This year all my Invicta goosegogs have been nicked from the garden - same happened 2 years ago. I'd decided that blackbirds were to blame - no leaf drop or twigs broken in the attempt and the local pigeons are big fat b***ards and squirrels really aren't that tidy.
Shame but I've still loads in the freezer from last year's bumper crop. :-\
I only marvel that when I strip the bush the only way I can do it is to cut the branches off, hold them upside down, and carefully crop them - and even then I manage to get one of those vicious thorns in my hands, but they manage to strip the bush complete without even a bit of leaf drop? Amazing.
Still, the upside - so far they've not discovered my redcurrants ;D