An Edmonton woman is desperate to find six pitbull puppies she says were stolen from her home this week.

Fernanda Vargas said she came back to her home in the Castle Downs neighbourhood on April 26 to find the screen had been ripped off the back door, and the window was left wide open.

She found her bluenose pitbull, Isabella, locked in the basement. The dog's six young puppies were nowhere to be found.

"There was dust everywhere, you could see people walked in with their shoes in the house," Vargas said. "[The puppies] were just six weeks old. It's a big concern for me."

(Supplied/Fernanda Vargas)

Vargas said she immediately called police and gave a statement, but she hasn't heard much from police since.

Edmonton Police Service spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard confirmed they are investigating the stolen puppies and said the investigators have been very open with the complainant. They're currently following up on leads and trying to pull surveillance video from a transit station near by.

Vargas said she thinks she knows who took the puppies because she recently moved to the home and only a few people are aware of its precise location.

She said the purebred bluenose pitbull puppies are rare and fears whoever took the puppies are planning to sell them for cash.

She has started a Facebook page to find the puppies, and is urging anyone who may see similar puppies for sale online to contact police.

"They're going to have behaviour problems if they're away from their mom," Vargas said. "We just want them to be in a good environment. I want them to be ok, that's all I want."