Livonia family is desperately searching for dog that got stolen after getting loose

REDFORD, Mich. – A Livonia household desperately desires their pet canine Velvet, who disappeared after getting lose, returned. The household is utilizing all measures, together with social media, to assist monitor her house.

The Facebook put up the household used has been shared greater than 700 occasions, and that’s how they developed a lead that first took them to the individual with Velvet.

The put up then led them to the Dollar Tree on 6 Mile Road, the place she was final positioned.

“The thought that somebody will not be taking excellent care of her terrifies me, and my sons are distraught too,” stated Velvet’s proprietor, Julie Woldt.

Woldt will not be okay as she is heartbroken and determined to seek out her 7-year-old Yorkie Shitzu combine. Velvet’s buddy Treasured is lacking her too.

“She spent the entire week wandering round on the lookout for her, like, ‘The place is she,’” Woldt stated.

Velvet disappeared from her house in Livonia on Monday (Oct. 17).

“I put her out, went to carry her again, and she or he was simply gone,” Woldt stated.

Woldt stated she drove round on the lookout for Velvet with no luck, after which she turned to Fb for some help. That very same evening, she acquired a message from a girl in Detroit who stated a neighbor of hers had Velvet, she was shocked by what the girl stated subsequent.

“They’d been strolling across the neighborhood attempting to get individuals to take her,” Woldt stated.

The lady had proof as her Ring doorbell digicam captured Velvet sporting the dame leopard-printed bandana that she was sporting when she disappeared.

Woldt’s coworkers helped her comply with the clues. After studying which home the person suspected of taking Velvet lived in, her boss went to talk with him.

The person claimed he took Velvet to the Greenback Tree.

“He stated he noticed this couple in a giant blue previous van and that they had been speaking about taking it,” Woldt stated.

Whereas inside, the person says the couple drove off with Velvet, all inside an hour of her being gone.

“I’m undecided how an individual can do this to a dwelling being,” Woldt stated. “We’ve acquired 7.5 years for her, ensuring she has one of the best meals, one of the best drugs, all of her pictures, and ensuring she’s protected and joyful, and it terrifies us that she’s not getting what she wants.”

The household is providing a reward for Velvet’s protected return.

They filed a report with Livonia police and stated they spoke to the detective working the case.