Это дали собак

[gnomygnomy.livejournal.com]

I'm having trouble making sense of this sentence.

Here's the context:
Person 1: А откуда удочка у Мамы Свинки?
Person 2: Это дали собак.

I understand собак is the genitive plural of собака. I'm wondering if the reason it's in genitive form is to give the effect of "some", as in, "some dogs gave it". Am I close?

Comments

[arnold3.livejournal.com]

"Это дали собак" - it is a typo.

[dragon-flying.livejournal.com]

I agree with Arnold3, probably a typo: и missing "дали собаки"

[vld-sergio-jr.livejournal.com]

Btw, "Это дали собаки", like as calque from English, for example.
More correct will "Её дали собаки" (удочка - она/she).

[a-nefiodova.livejournal.com]

Looks quite meaningless. I can imagine a situation where it makes sense, but not in this context.
You're right, "собак" is gen. pl. of "собака", but "дали собак" does not mean "some dogs gave it", it's rather "some dogs were given".
Is the quote from Peppa Pig?