Dina Lines, 23, says she and her family is heartbroken after their dogs were stolen from their home. The couple was out to visit Dina's father when thieves smashed their garden fence to gain entry to the house and stole their pet dogs. Dina has released CCTV footage of the incident and seeking help on social media to help reunite with her animals.
Desperate Dog Owner Offers $20,000 For The Safe Return Of Her Two Chow Chows-Named After The Notorious Villains
Any person who is a pet owner here will know the pain of losing a beloved pet. The pain is very much real and especially in the case when a pet gets stolen. Not knowing where your animal is and in what condition is torture in itself.
This woman is, unfortunately, going through similar pain and has put up a reward of $20,000 for anyone who helps her reunite with her pair of rare pet dogs that were stolen from her family home.
Dani Lines is offering the money to bring back lilac Chow Chows Bonnie and Clyde after they were taken on Friday night.
Dani's worst fear is that the young dogs who have never been separated before may be separated and kept in poor condition.
The value animals appear to have been targeted by organized dog thieves who snatched the pets from their kennel which was in a large garden behind the house in Essex.
Chow Chow puppies sell for up to $5,000 each.
Dani has even released CCTV footage which shows a white van appearing in her area.
Four men are seen in the footage walking up the road towards a field behind her house.
In an interview with Mail Online, the 23-year old says, 'I'm completely heart-broken.
'It's a big reward because they mean so much to us. They are part of the family.
'Bonnie and Clyde are from the same breeder and have been together since they were puppies.
'Now I don't know if they are still together or if they are being looked after properly. It's really cold now, I don't know if they are being left outdoors.'
'I know they are very attached to me and obviously I love them. I'm giving everything I have to get them home,' added Dani, whose social media appeal has been shared over 4.5 million times.
The thieves took their dogs when Dani and her partner Tyler were out visiting her father who lives nearby.
They smashed down a garden fence and put the Chow Chows into a cage and stole them from the grass field behind the house.
Dani told MailOnline dogs Bonnie and Clyde would have been frightened when they were snatched.
'The thieves broke the lock on the kennel and snatched them out,' she said.
'I found fur where the dogs had been grabbed.
'And a neighbour heard them barking, which they don't normally do.
'The dogs would have been frightened. It's so bad. I am in bits.'
Dani is the mom to a newborn baby girl and is a stepmom to two young girls. The woman says the whole family is disturbed and heartbroken over their loss and are desperately waiting for their dogs to return home.
'I don't understand why they were stolen. They are valuable dogs but we don't have any enemies,' she said.
'My step-daughters Myah and Leah don't want to go to school they are so upset.'
She added: 'We're all really worried about them.
'Bonnie is very playful. She loves cuddles and rolling around on the grass. She's a real mummy's girl.
'Clyde is more manly. He likes to walk around and be the boss.'
Dani and Tyler were also planning to breed the rare dogs and would be worth thousands of pounds, due to their rare 'lilac' coloring.
Essex police have also confirmed that they are investigating the case of two stolen dogs.
A spokesman told MailOnline: 'We are investigating following a burglary where two Chow Chow dogs were stolen.
'We were called shortly before 8.10pm. It was reported kennels had been damaged and the dogs had been stolen.'