HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A Henry County couple is pleading for the return of their dog that was stolen right out of their yard. The disabled husband saw two young women snatch the Yorkshire terrier Monday afternoon at their home on McCullough Road.

“She’s the sweetest little dog,” said Katherine Osborne-Lee.

Osborne-Lee raised Buffy, now 10 years old, since she was a puppy. The five and a half pound Yorkshire terrier became Gary Lee’s constant companion after he became disabled.

“She followed him. She took such good care of him and I know he’s lost without her,” said Osborne-Lee.

Around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Gary Lee said he let Buffy outside to relieve herself. Lee gets around in a scooter. He said he looked out and saw a blue SUV at the bottom of his driveway.

“Then I saw two young females run down from the yard next door and try to get in the SUV,” said Lee. “One got in the back seat and the other got in the front seat. When she turned around, I saw my dog in her arms.”

Within seconds, Lee said the women pulled away with his dog. “I was just so hurt that someone would be that cold,” Lee said.

Buffy is the third Yorkshire terrier stolen in that part of Henry County just in the past month.

The Lees said they cannot understand why anyone would steal their dog that can no longer have puppies.

“It’s one thing for someone to steal a material thing, but your animals are like one of your children and she was my little girl,” said Osborne-Lee.

If you have any information about the theft of the Lee’s dog or the other dog snatchings in Henry County, call Henry County police.

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