There was an emotional reunion Monday night when a woman was reunited with her dog, who had been stolen earlier in the day while out with a dog walker in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood.
The 11-pound dog, whose name is Rose McNugget, was found in Mattapan and reunited with her owner, Maura Howley.
Howley was offering an unspecified reward after she said the 10-year-old terrier mix, who was adopted from Puerto Rico about five years ago, was taken by two men in a blue Honda.
She said no questions would be asked if her dog was returned safely, emotionally pleading earlier in the day, “Whoever has her please don’t hurt her. I will give you whatever you want. Just bring her back. Please don’t hurt her. She’s my everything. She’s my absolute best friend in the world.
Dom Mariano, the dog walker, said he had just picked Rose up and was walking a group of dogs as he usually does. He tied them to a fence so he could pick up another dog, and as he came out of the house with the other dog, a blue Honda Civic drove at a rapid speed down the street. As he got to the corner, a construction worker told him someone had jumped out of the car and stolen the dog, untying it from the other dogs.
“Then they jumped in their car and took off,” Mariano said. “I called 911 and I called the mother.”
He said police arrived within minutes, and were able to obtain a surveillance image of the car. But they didn’t have a clear license plate number. Mariano said they were looking for two young men between the ages of 18 and 20.
“We just need a license plate and we just want the dog back,” Mariano had said. “The mom is offering a no questions asked reward for the dog. This is her child. It’s like taking someone’s kid. It’s kidnapping.”
The investigation was ongoing, police said.