NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two people inside a car were caught on camera taking a dog in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, and hours after the pet’s heartbroken owners pleaded for these individuals to have a change of heart, they said their precious pet is back home.
Speaking with 7News on Sunday, Regla Guillama and Danayah Reyes were distraught. They hoped someone would do the right thing and bring back their goldendoodle Chance.
“I can’t even eat, sleep, eat. I can’t even go to my room. I’ve been sleeping in this cormer [near] the window, just looking out the window,” said Guillama. “We don’t want anyone to get in trouble or anything. We just want our dog back.”
Chance’s owners said he got loose on Thursday and has not been seen since.
Guillama and Reyes said they searched for their dog around the neighborhood and couldn’t find him. Then they found a neighbor’s surveillance video that captures that happened.
“I’m very angry. I’m also devastated that I wasn’t there to protect my dog, and he’s everything to me,” said Reyes.
The surveillance video shows someone grabbing Chance a few doors down from his home along Northwest 35th Street, near 33rd Avenue.
They didn’t even give him time to even come back home. As soon as he came out, they took him,” said Reyes.
The person who took Chance then drove away in what appears to be a dark gray Infiniti sedan.
“We’ve been posting him on every app that has to do with lost pets, and he don’t come up and nothing,” said Guillama.
But late Sunday night, Chance’s owners confirmed their dog was returned.
“I’m super excited, happy, joyful, my life has returned back,” said Reyes.
Chance appeared to be happy to be back home.
“I’m so grateful to Channel 7 for helping out,” said Reyes. “He’s not just a dog to me, he’s my son, he’s my everything.”
Chance’s family also thanked whoever brought him back and said there’s no hard feelings after doing the right thing.
“Thank you for returning him and you kept him safe and you made sure he was fed and treated right, thank you so much for returning him back,” said Reyes.
Chance’s family said they’re going to be more thorough in checking to ensure the gate outside their home is closed.
Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.