Local woman claims dog was stolen from her backyard

Cassie McKimmie says someone snatched her pooch from her backyard near Charleston Boulevard and Antelope Way.

She's now dealing with a paperwork dilemma trying to get her dog back.

WANTS TO DEAL WITH...HAVING THEIR PET -- STOLEN!

BUTTHAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ONELOCAL WOMAN.SHE SAYS SOMEONE SNATCHED HERPOOCH FROM HER BACKYARD.SHE'S NOW DEALING WITH APAPERWORK DILEMMA TRYING TO GETHER DOG BACK.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA SHOWS YOU THEDOCUMENTS YOU NEED TOSECURE...IF YOU HAVE PETS!NATS DOG BARKING THIS IS A 10WEEK OLD PUPPY NAMED FATMAN.CASSIE MCKIMMIE HAS ONLY HADHIM FOR LESS THAN A MONTH.WHEN SHE CLAIMS HE WAS STOLENFROM HER BACKYARD NEARCHARLESTON AND ANTELOPE WAY."WE MISS HIM A LOT.MY KIDS ARE BUGGING MEEVERYDAY.MOMMY ARE YOU FINDING HIM?

SOIT KILLS ME MORE AND MOREEVERYDAY THAT YOU KNOW IHAVEN'T GOTTEN HIM HOME YET."SHE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM FORALMOST A WEEK WITH NO LUCK."HE'S OUT THERE AND WE DON'TKNOW WHO HAS HIM.WE DON'T KNOW IF HE'S EATINGRIGHT." CASSIE CONTACTED APUPPY SELLER ONLINE --- THEYEXCHANGED A FEW TEXTS....AND THE SELLER DROPPED HIM OFFRIGHT AT HER DOORSTEP.FATMAN ALREADY HAD HIS FIRSTROUND OF SHOTS."AS FAR AS GETTING HIM CHIPPEDAND EVERYTHING HE WAS SO YOUNGAND WE WERE GOING TO GET ITDONE WHEN WE TOOK HIM IN FOR ASECOND ROUND OF SHOTS." THAT'SWHY THE FAMILY IS UNABLE TOFILE A POLICE REPORT TO CLAIMTHEIR PUPPY'S BEEN STOLEN.WHEN THEY CALLED POLICE -- THEYWERE TOLD THEY HAVE NO PROOF OFOWNERSHIP AND HAVE NO CASE.LAS VEGAS POLICE TOLD ME PETSARE CONSIDERED PROPERTY.IN CASE YOUR PETS GO MISSING ORGETS STOLEN, PROPERDOCUMENTATION IS IMPORTANT SOYOU HAVE A LEGAL RECOURSE.TEXT MESSAGES ALONE AREN'TENOUGH.SO FOR EVERY PET OWNER OUTTHERE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVEPROOF OF OWNERSHIP WHICH CAN BEA BILL OF SALE, VET BILLS ORMICROCHIP.MICROCHIPS CAN KEEP TRACK OFMISSING ANIMALS BY SCANNING THECHIP WHICH REVEALS THE OWNER'SNAME."IF I EVER GET HIM BACK...HE'S GETTING CHIPPED THAT'STOP PRIORITY.AND DOCUMENTATION FROM A VETSTATING THAT HE IS DEFINITELYOURS." NP 13 AN.LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.A SCHOOL BUS CRASH SENDS