Houston-area family fears 9-year-old's emotional support dog may have been stolen

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Updated  December 19, 2024 9:42pm CST
FOX 26 Houston
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Fulshear family's emotional support dog appears to have been stolen

A family in Fulshear is praying for the safe return of their dog, who is an emotional support animal for a 9-year-old little girl.

The Brief

    • Stolen therapy dog: A family in Houston is devastated after their beloved therapy dog, Bisquit, was stolen from their front yard.
    • Community plea: The family is urging the public to help find Bisquit and is offering a reward for his safe return.
    • Emotional impact: The loss of Bisquit has had a significant impact on the family, particularly on a young girl who relies on the dog for emotional support.

FULSHEAR, Texas - Whoever took the Mini Goldendoodle, named Bisquit, removed his collar, which had an AirTag, and his owner's contact information.

"I just really love him. He's really special to me and I just really miss him," said 9-year-old Abigail Garcia.

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Bisquit is more than just a beloved pet to the Garcia family. He's in training to be an emotional support dog for Abigail.

"He's really good at reading her emotions, sensing that she needs to be comforted when she's feeling anxiety or distress," said Abigail's mother Julia Garcia.

On Tuesday, two women in a white Jeep Cherokee rang Garcia's doorbell within minutes of each other.

"Shortly after that, I saw some notification that our puppies were out," Julia said. "I could see them in the front yard on the cameras."

In the video, you can see Bisquit's sister, Honey, running back towards the house. Julia checked Bisquit's AirTag and it pinged in downtown Fulshear. 

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When Julia arrived minutes later, Bisquit was nowhere to be found. Then the AirTag pinged about two minutes away in front of the family's subdivision.

"Another one of our neighbors found his collar on the other side of 1093," said Julia.

"His collar includes an ID, which had his name and our phone number on it. It also has his AirTag on it. That's when we found out somebody took him."

The Garcia's would like to identify and talk to the two women they think they may have seen something.

"We think they were probably Good Samaritans, just trying to help to get our dogs somewhere safe," Julia said.

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A report has been filed with the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

A $3,500 reward is being offered.

"If it's possible, I would want Bisquit back as a Christmas present," Abigail said. 

The Source: FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace spoke with the dog owner's family about what happened.