A dog sitter has been caught throwing a 10-month-old Labrador puppy around a living room on its heartbroken owner's home security camera.

The shocking video shows the woman entering the room with the dog in her hands before she throws it forcefully to the ground.

The adorable puppy named Lucy can then be seen sprawled on the hard floor stunned before struggling to her feet and stumbling around while the sitter watches on.

The woman was hired through the Rover pet sitting app to watch the puppy by Amanda Roy and her husband, from Victorville in California.

The couple were horrified to see the woman slamming their dog to the floor after receiving a motion alert on their phone from the security camera.

Lucy was checked over at the vets and did not suffer any injuries, but Animal Control have said they are investigating the incident.

Amanda's husband was able to shout at the sitter through the security system to tell her to leave. She then apologized and left the house.

The shocking footage shows the woman entering the couple's living room with the dog in her hands before she throws it forcefully to the ground

The 10-month-old Labrador puppy named Lucy is seen on the left after the incident stunned and struggling to stand up

The abusive sitter, who was hired using the app Rover, has been fired. Pictured here holding the puppy before hurling it to the ground

'It's heartbreaking': Lucy's owner Amanda (pictured) said her puppy was like a family member

Speaking to ABC7, Amanda said: 'It's heartbreaking because the reason we use a pet sitter is because we love our pet and we don't want to leave her unattended for very long because she is a baby.

'So we trusted someone to come into our home and look after a pet that we consider a family member.'

A statement issued by Rover after the incident said: 'The activity depicted in this video is shocking and appalling.

'We have permanently deactivated this sitter from our platform and will continue to investigate.

'Any incident of this nature is extremely rare on our platform, and we take it very seriously.

'Additionally, we have offered to pay for any veterinary expenses that may have been incurred as a result of this incident.

'We have been assisting local law enforcement with their investigation and will continue to offer support.'