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Lehigh Acres family searching for missing dog

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Lehigh Acres family searching for missing dog

Lehigh Acres family searching for missing dog

A Lehigh Acres family is now in day three of the desperate search for their 6-month-old Rottweiler.

The dog disappeared suddenly from the family's front yard.

WE’RE STILL WORKING TO LEARN THECURRENT CONDITIONS OF THOSEDEPUTIES.A LEHIGH ACRES FAMILY IS NOW INDAY THREE OF THE DESPERATESEARCH FOR THEIR 6-MONTH-OLDROTTWEILER.

THE DOG DISAPPEAREDSUDDENLY FROM THE FAMILY’S FRONTYARD.

NOW THEY FEAR THE WORST.AS FOX 4’S MIANA MASSEY SHOWS US- THEY’RE DOING EVERYTHING THEYCAN TO BRING THEIR PUPPY HOME.(00-05)(17-25)(1:36-1:45)I SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY THISEVENING, WHO SAYS THEY ARE DOINGALL THEY CAN TO BRING THEIR DOGKARIO HOMESEARCHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAYIN AND DAY OUT.EVEN POSTINGTHIS FLYER ON FACEBOOK ANDOFFERING A REWARDTHE OWNER WHITNEY DETAILS THEEVENTS JUST BEFORE HER DOG WASTAKENPKG"He was playing with his toy andI ran in to get water by thetime I came out he was gone andI was like he never disappears"WHITNEY GUZMAN//THURSDAY EVENING WHITNEY GUZMAN,FAIRLY NEW TO THE LEHIGH ACRESAREASAYS HER 6-MONTH-OLDROTTWEILER PUPPY DISAPPEAREDRIGHT FROM HER FRONT YARD"its not right that somebodycome on your property and justtake your dog we should be ableto have our dog play on ourproperty without someone comingto interfere on our personalspace" WHITNEY GUZMAN//SHE IMMEDIATELY GOT IN HER CAR,LOOKING FOR THE DOG AND SAW ASTRANGE GREEN TRUCK SPEEDINGAWAYGUZMAN SAYS KARIO WAS MORE THANJUST THE AVERAGE FAMILY PET"its not just any dog its ourservice dog, I have diabetes andI need him here" WHITNEYGUZMAN//OVER 72 HOURS OF SEARCHING ANDSTILL NO LUCK"its just heartbreaking I’vebeen crying everyday, we’ve hadfriends go out at 1 o’clock inthe morning looking for him"WHITNEY GUZMAN//THE GUZMAN’S ARE WORRIED BECAUSETHEY SAY SOMEONE RECENTLY BROKEINTO A NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE AND TOOKAN ENTIRE LITTER OF PUPPIES.I SPOKE WITH JUDY PICCOLA, THEFOUNDER OF SPAY LEE, A LOCALANIMAL RESCUE CENTERWHO SAYSTHAT UNFORTUNATELY, THESEINCIDENTS ARE QUITE COMMONSHE SUSPECTS THIS MAY HAVE BEENTARGETED"a dog that’s that desirable tothe fighters, it sounds like itsgoing to be a dog fighting dog"JUDY PICCOLA // S.P.A.Y LEEFOUNDERBUT THERE’S STILL HOPE TO BRINGKARIO HOME, HIS OWNERS SAY HE ISMICROCHIPPED"that microchip is a ticket homeif somebody finds it where theycouldn’t use it and somebodydumps it, and somebody finds ita rescue or an animal control"PICCOLA SAYS IF FOUND THE LAWREQUIRES THE DOG TO BE TAKEN TOANIMAL SERVICESWHERE THEY WILLCONTACT THE OWNERS OR KEEP THEDOG FOR 3 TO 5 DAYS BEFOREPLACING IT UP FOR ADOPTIONSHE ALSO MENTIONS THAT OFTENTIMES RESCUES NEED EXTENSIVEREHABILITATION THERAPYIN A TIP TO PET OWNERSEVERYWHERE PICCOLA REMINDS THEMTO STAY VIGILANT AT ALL TIMES"it is the owner’sresponsibility, it’s like achild an animal doesn’t have thesense that an adult human has,you got to keep an eye on thedog a leash is mandatory in aplace where the dog could getinjured"JUDY PICCOLA // S.P.A.Y LEEFOUNDER




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