Family devastated after Gold Coast dog Chilli the chihuahua found dead, after missing for eight days

A family have been left devastated after their beloved dog was found deceased following its disappearance from their Gold Coast backyard.

A CHIHUAHUA that went missing from a Gold Coast backyard has been found deceased.

Owner Alana Gray posted to social media yesterday that after eight days, Chilli had been found “sleeping.”

The tiny 1.4kg chihuahua was the third dog to have gone missing around the Upper Coomera area recently. A pomeranian and a dachshund called Buddy from Pimpama have still not been found.

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Chilli the chihuahua has been found. Picture: supplied

Chilli disappeared from her fully-enclosed backyard on May 11, with Ms Gray quickly hiring a pet detective to help find her.

Today Ms Gray confirmed to the Gold Coast Bulletin that her beloved pint-sized pooch had been found already deceased by a member of the public on Sunday morning.

“It’s devastating,” she said.

“It’s just so unexpected, we just weren’t expecting … to get her back this way.

“She meant a lot to us. ”

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Chilli meant a lot to the family. Picture: supplied

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Ms Gray said the circumstances surround Chilli’s death were unknown but she would be cremated by Pet Angels so that she could be home with the family.

She said her other chihuahua, Bonnie, was much quieter than usual and missing her furry companion.

Her daughter was similarly devastated.

Ms Gray thanked everyone for their help.