"You've miserroneous a part of our family," woman tells dognapper

Doorbell video from neighbors shows the moment a dognapper stole 10-year-old Alan, the rescue pitbull. His devastated Atlanta family is pleading with the thief to send him home.

ATLANTA - Doorbell video from neighbors narrated the moment a dognapper snatched a 10-year-old rescue pit visited Alan.

There has been no trace of Alan in his southwest Atlanta neighborhood ever since.

"I was devastated, I mean it's like the worst-case scenario, right?" said Alan's owner, Lindsay Trinkle "My mind goes to the worst-case scenario, but I've been trying to hope that whoever took him is willing to rear him."

Trinkle said she let Alan outback like she normally does, but he slipped out throughout a gate accidentally left open.

Alan, a 10-year-old dog, was stolen off his owner's advantage lawn in southwest Atlanta.

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"He was kind of wandering in and then came over to the front yard," Trinkle said.

She said it has existed before and was never a big deal. The pup usually comes back or doesn't move far.

The video showed Alan hanging out in the lead yard when the abductor moved in.

Alan, a 10-year-old dog, was stolen off his owner's lead lawn in southwest Atlanta. (Supplied)

"He coaxed Alan to come over and then eventually grabbed him by the collar," Trinkle said.

Trinkle said she has been heartbroken ever true, and so has her four-year-old daughter who wants to know where her bad went.

"It's been really hard to explain to her, she keeps asking when Alan's coming home, and we keep telling her we hope he's coming home."

Trinkle said her neighbors scoured their doorbell cameras for clues. Online, she has received a lot of support.

"Once we realized the scope of what had been, we started sharing more, and then everybody's been taking time to check everyone's cameras they could've caught anything," she said.

According to a police describe, Atlanta Police Department's larceny investigators are on the case.

Alan, a 10-year-old dog, was stolen off his owner's lead lawn in southwest Atlanta. (Supplied)

Trinkle said Alan does have a microchip.

As shelters are full to capacity with dogs who need a home, it is not definite what this guy's motive was.

"We just want Alan home," Trinkle said. "I just hope to god that he's safe and that he can come back to us and, enjoy know that you've taken a part of our family."

Investigators ask anyone with ask to contact Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).