Update: Families in Pocatello believe dogs were stolen

Update 11/24/2015 1:02 p.m.: The Cashmore and Pray families have been reunited with their dogs.

Kona was brought to the Pocatello Animal Shelter early this morning, according to Cathy Cashmore. When she went to pick Kona up, she was told a woman brought the dog to the shelter.

“Kona was found by Scout Mountain area, his paws were fine so I don’t think he walked there,” said Cashmore on the phone.

While at the shelter, Cashmore checked to see if Oppie was brought in, too. She was delighted to find her neighbor’s dog at the shelter. The dog was brought in separately from Kona.

“The Prays are on their way to get Oppie now,” Cashmore said.

The Ray family is still missing their two dogs Nala and Nana. The dogs’ descriptions are below, as well as contact information.

Original Story:

On Cathy Cashmore and Thain Cashmore’s driveway, you can find paw prints of their now missing dog Kona. They’re afraid these prints are the last thing they’ll have of him.

“(The dogs) are a part of the family,” said Thain Cashmore.

Kona often played with the Pray family’s dog Oppie, since the Prays lived right next door. Both dogs disappeared Sunday afternoon while both families were home.

After finding Kona’s GPS-tracking collar a couple hours later in a tree, they quickly suspected theft.

“I don’t think Kona would’ve slipped out of his collar and thrown it in a tree,” said Cathy Cashmore. “I’m absolutely certain this dog was stolen.”

The Prays are worried about what Oppie could be going through.

“I’d rather the dogs never come back then them being in dog fighting or something like that,” Trey Pray said.

The Cashmore and Pray’s neighbor, Megan Ray, lost both of her dogs in the last year. First Nana in October 2014 and Nala this past February.

Ray said the dogs united her and her neighbors. On the recent disappearances, she said she feels “violated.”

“We kind of know each other through our dogs because we see each other walking and talk to each other,” Ray said.

The Pocatello Animal Shelter said putting a microchip in your dog is one of the best ways to find your dog if it gets lost. It’s also good to file a lost report to the shelter so it could keep an eye out for the dog.

All three families are looking for any information to help find their dogs. Below you’ll find information on the dogs and how to contact the owners:

Kona is a black and white Newfoundland. You can contact the Cashmores at 208-390-3961.

Oppie is a black and white bluetick coonhound. You can contact the Prays at 208-709-0111.

Nana and Nala are black Newfoundlands, Nala had a white patch of fur below her neck and near her chest. You can contact the Rays at 208-240-0546.