Atlanta's amateur dognappers were no match for Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell, who was reunited with his pilfered pets over the weekend.

As we reported last week, two Chihuahuas belonging to Littrell and his fiancée, actress Leighanne Wallace, had been stolen from the couple's home outside Atlanta last Wednesday, apparently by two trespassing teenage girls.

A spokesperson for the search effort told MTV News that the missing dogs, named Lil' Tyk Thomas and Litty Leigh, were recovered late Sunday night from separate locations in the Atlanta area. Both dogs were said to be nervous and hungry, but otherwise fine.

Littrell, who had just wrapped recording sessions in Sweden, returned home in time to launch a massive search effort. According to the spokesperson, Littrell and Wallace drove to two different counties with law enforcement personnel to retrieve their missing pets after receiving a phone tip that apparently was made by one of the dognappers.

While Lil' Tyk was recovered without incident, the younger Litty Leigh proved to be more of a problem when the woman in possession of the puppy didn't want to give her up.

It's still not clear exactly why the dogs were taken, the spokesperson said, as the women in question offered up several different stories. The spokesperson added that Littrell and Wallace will not be pressing charges, as "they're just happy to have Tyk and Litty back."

Meanwhile, according to an interview with Howie Dorough in the Swedish paper "Aftonbladet," the band recorded seven songs in that country with producer Max Martin, including "three up-beat, two half-calm songs and two ballads." Dorough told the publication that the album is half-finished.

The band's publicist told MTV News that the next BSB album is expected out before the year's end.

-- Sorelle Saidman