A family in Albany is desperate for answers and putting out a reward after their two beloved dogs went missing and are now feared kidnapped.

Willis and Alicia Williams’ weekend away was upended by an apparent crime on their own front porch.  

The owners worry the French bulldogs are in danger, and they are now offering $2,000 for information on their whereabouts.

Their two dogs, three-year-old Nova and one-year-old Anya, are like part of their family—especially beloved by the Williams’ young son.

“It’s very upsetting,” said Willis Willams. “Basically, we would just like our dogs returned.”

The dogs went missing Sunday morning. A family member let the dogs out, and they apparently escaped the side yard. But when the Williams’ returned home and went looking for answers, a neighbor told a scary story about what they’d seen—a light-colored van pulling up and a man taking the dogs from the front of their house.

“Monday morning, the neighbor saw one of the flyers and said, ‘I saw exactly what happened, I just thought that the man was collecting his own dogs.’ She didn’t realize that they were actually taking the dogs,” Williams explained.

Albany Police tell NewsChannel 13 they are investigating what happened and looking at nearby surveillance video.

The Williams’ said the dogs were chipped, but that the chip would only allow someone else to identify the owners and would not allow them to track the dogs.

“I think it was kind of opportunistic. They just happened to be driving by at that moment,” he said.

The Williams’ son is so distraught, the incident cut short his time at summer camp.  

“We couldn’t really not tell him, because he likes to see the dogs every day on FaceTime, and he’s very upset and he doesn’t want to be there anymore, so we’re going to go get him,” Williams said.

NewsChannel 13 tried to speak to the eyewitness Tuesday, but no one came to the door.

Contact Albany Police with information at 518-462-8039 or go to Capital Region Crime Stoppers.