A couple's dog was killed when three men broke into their home in east Springfield, near Glenstone and Sunshine, Friday night.

Maranda Mitchell and Hunter Blanton said they left the house for just 10 minutes. Moments later, three men broke into their home. The couple caught the entire thing on their home security cameras.

"They walked straight into the front porch [and] one rings the door bell a few times and you can see two other guys walking around the side of the house," said Mitchell. "Then you can see them come up to the back porch and they're looking [inside] and you see one walk up and two were completely unmasked but one had a face mask on."

Mitchell said they had stolen a purse and bag with nail care items inside from the kitchen counter.

"I honestly would rather have them take everything in this house you know, than to take one of our babies."

In the security footage you can see three men running from the home and one of their dogs, Ginger, chasing after them. After searching for her, couple found Ginger laying on their neighbors porch.

"You could tell that she was hurt and so I called Hunter," Mitchell said.

"[Then] I called the emergency vet because it's literally three minutes down the road and like we just were really careful and we loaded her up and we took her to the vet. and she literally passed away there within five minutes."

They say Ginger was a gentle dog. Their favorite qualities about her were her smile and love of attention. The couple said losing her was like losing a family member.

"A dog is just a dog to some people but like those are like our babies you know," Mitchell said. "If they can do something like that to literally someone's baby, they're a danger and they definitely need to be punished and they need to be off the streets."

The couple did file a police report. Now, they're asking for the community's help in identifying the three men caught on their security cameras.

Blanton said Ginger loved to travel with him. In the future, he plans to travel around and spread her ashes at some of the places she loved the most.