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PATRICK TOMAS FROM SAN BRUNO HIT THE INTERNET, LOOKING FOR A PUPPY TRAINER FOR HIS FIVE-MONTH-OLD PUP BRONX WHEN DOGSECRETS.COM CAUGHT HIS ATTENTION. >> IT’S HARD TO FAKE 100 PLUS REVIEWS WITH FIVE STARS OR FOUR AND A HALF STARS. REPORTER: TOMAS SAYS DOG SECRETS’ TWO-WEEK BOOT CAMP WAS EXACTLY WHAT BRONX NEEDE >> HE IS SUPPOSED TO TRAIN HIM OBEDIENCE AND MANNERS. REPORTER: SO TOMAS MADE THE TWO HOUR DRIVE TO SACRAMENTO AND DROPPED OFF HIS LITTLE PUP. >> EVERY DAY WE’RE IN CONTACT THROUGH WHAT’S APP. REPORTER: SALEM WOULD SEND VIDEO CLIPS OF HIS DOG’S PROGRESS. >> HE RECORDS A VIDEO AND I RESPOND VIA TEXT MESSAGE OR RECORDED VOICE. REPORTER: BUT THE CLIPS OF HIS DOG STOPPED. THEN THIS PAST SUNDAY THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP HIS DOG HE RECEIVED A MESSAGE. >> IT WAS A HORRIFIC MESSAGE. I LOST YOUR DOG. HE’S CRYING, I LOST YOUR DOG, I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I LOST YOUR DOG. REPORTER: HERE’S A RECORDED VIDEO CLIP OF ONE OF THOSE MESSAGES SALEM LEFT ON THEIR WHATSAPP THREAD. >> FIND HIM -- I DON’T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR HIM -- REPORTER: THIS IS HIS VAGUE ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED WHILE THEY WERE AT HOWE COMMUNITY PARK IN ARDEN ARCADE. >> I WAS TRAINING YOUR DOG. I SEEN TWO GUYS GO IN THE CAR , ONE OF THEM OPENED THE DOOR, AC WAS ON, GOT IN THE CAR, BURNED RUBBER AND GOT OUT OF HERE. REPORTER: SALEM SENT US THIS STATEMENT. IN 24 YEARS THAT I’VE BEEN HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR DOGS, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. WE ALL WANT THE DOG BACK. WHOEVER YOU GUYS ARE WHO TOOK HIM, PLEASE GIVE HIM BACK AND COLLECT THE REWARD. TOMAS AND HIS FAMILY JUST WANT BRONX BACK. THEY’VE POSTED HUNDREDS OF FLYERS. THEY’RE OFFERING A $5,000 CASH REWARD FOR HIS SAFE RETURN, NO QUESTIONS

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A dog owner is offering thousands in reward money for the return of his puppy who was stolen while working with a trainer in Sacramento for a two-week obedience class. Patrick Tomas, of San Bruno, searched the internet, looking for a puppy trainer for his 5-month-old pup, Bronx, when dogsecrets.com caught his attention. "It's hard to fake 100-plus reviews with five stars or 4 1/2 stars," Tomas said. So Tomas made the two-hour drive to Sacramento and dropped off his pup with Dog Secrets owner Kevin Salem for a two-week obedience boot camp. "So, every day we're in contact through WhatsApp," Tomas said. "He records a video and I respond via text message or recorded voice." Tomas received video clips of Bronx during the first week. But during the second week of the puppy's stay, although the updates continued, the video clips of Bronx stopped. Then, on Sunday, the day before Tomas was supposed to pick up his dog, he received a message from Salem. "It was a horrific message. 'I lost your dog.' He's crying, 'I lost your dog. I don't know what to do. I lost your dog,'" Tomas said of Salem's message. Salem told Tomas that, while he was training Bronx at Howe Community Park in Arden-Arcade, the dog was stolen. Salem sent KCRA a statement that reads, in part: "In 24 years that I've been helping people with their dogs, this has never happened before. We all want the dog back. Who ever you guys are who took him, please give him back and collect the reward." Tomas and his family just want Bronx back. They've posted hundreds of flyers around Sacramento and are offering a $5,000 cash reward for his safe return -- no questions asked. Tomas said Salem refunded his $1,500 plus an additional $1,500, saying the extra money was to cover the cost of the dog. The Fulton-El Camino Park District Police said they are investigating.