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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Topeka woman has been driving an hour-and-a-half each day to Kansas City, in hopes of finding her specially trained dog.

The dog was last seen near Saturday at an apartment complex near 93rd and Bales. Erika Calderon says she was here visiting a friend when she brought her dog "Meaty" along. That's when the 3-year-old pit bull disappeared.

Meaty had been Erika`s therapy dog following the devastating loss of a loved one. Now that Erika works with kids on the autism spectrum, she put Meaty in special training to be a therapy dog for them. She can't imagine what life would be like without her special friend.

"It's scary to think that she's just out there by herself, especially because since I got her almost three years ago, I have not spent one night without her, and so these last four nights have been really hard," said Calderon.

The apartment complex doesn’t allow pit bulls. Someone living there tells Calderon that’s why they gave her dog away to a white man named "Mike."

She says she was told he claimed to be caring for two strays. “Mike” was last seen driving a black four-door, short bed Dodge truck with Missouri plates. He was spotted near the Phillips 66 near Bannister Road and Drury.

Meaty has been micro chipped, and there is a cash reward available for her return. If you’ve seen her, call (239) 823-6302.