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Where's Bowdie, the French Bulldog From Langley?
Bowdie’s family has posted a $5,000 reward and says scammers have demanded money while using AI-generated photos and videos of the missing dog.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, a four-year-old French bulldog named Bowdie went missing in Murrayville while Sarah Cronin was washing her car, leaving her three children missing their "four-legged buddy."
Cronin and her family searched their Murrayville neighborhood for hours, speaking with evening walkers who reported no sightings; one friend's child claimed they saw a couple put a grey dog into the back of an SUV.
Scammers have targeted the family with multiple demands, including a $250 "consultation fee" from a fake pet search company traced to Cleveland and a $40 text payment before showing up.
To discourage the sale of the microchipped and tattooed dog, the family posted a $5,000 reward, which Cronin hopes makes it less attractive to sell Bowdie and encourages his return.
Cronin is attempting to create pressure on whoever took the dog, stating she is "really trying to make it as uncomfortable as possible for the person who took him" to prompt return.