A distraught Queenstown dog owner is offering $5000 for the safe return of two pooches she's convinced have been stolen.
Julia Milley says a dog walker returned her white bichon, Teddy Bear, and black beardie cross, Rory, about 11.30am on February 11, putting them behind the second set of gates on her Dalefield property.
They'd usually make a beeline for her bed, where they'd shake the sand off after their run around the Shotover Delta.
This day, however, there's no evidence they got that far.