Pebble and Rock, two yorkies who sustained unexplained injuries while at a local kennel, their owners want answers.

Kathy Christie and her partner Pat Yohe are heartbroken after the tragic loss of two of their beloved dogs, Pebble and Rock.

They say the dogs died while in the care of a local boarding facility.

According to Christie, all three of her dogs — two Yorkies named Rock and Pebbles and a Rottweiler named Angel — had been boarded at the facility before this incident, and it was agreed between the parties that Rock and Pebbles would not be put in with anyone other than Angel.

Christie’s son-in-law dropped off the three dogs at 11 a.m. on Aug. 2, before they went on a family vacation. Christie said they returned from vacation early and contacted the owner about picking the dogs up earlier than expected Aug. 9. The owner agreed.

According to Christie, she texted the kennel owner to ask what the total bill was for the boarding while Yohe was driving to the kennel to pick the dogs up.

Christie said she received a phone call from the owner instead of a text, “He told me he ‘Went in the back to check on the little ones, and they were gone.’ ”

Yohe said, “When we arrived, he was walking by the campers from the back or side of the building. He walked into the building and said, ‘They were in the playroom, with only Angel.'”

Christie continued, “He walked us into the kennels and to the back, where my fur babies lay in their beds, he opened the kennel the yorkies were in and handed me Pebbles. He handed Rock to Pat, I was crying and got Angel out of the kennel she was in by theirs and said – ‘let me out of here.'”

Christie said she didn’t realize until she got in the car that Pebbles had been attacked and that there was blood and punctures on the dog’s abdomen and neck.

“I thought that somehow they had both passed in their sleep; they were 14 and 12; I don’t know how I didn’t notice,” said Christie

Yohe said he “put money on the counter and followed Kathy to the car carrying Rock. I opened the back door for Angel, who was already trying to jump in. Angel got in, and I closed the door and went to sit in the driver’s seat.”

According to the couple, the kennel owner opened the passenger-side door, started to reach in, and threw the money into the vehicle.

Yohe said, “I picked up the money, got out, walked around the front of the car, and put money in the planter he had outside.”

Christie’s daughter, Julie Byers, attempted to get answers about her mother’s dogs and how they were attacked.

“I went … after learning from my mother that her yorkies had been attacked.”

Byers said, “The owner’s wife was the first one I talked to. My first statement was, ‘I’m here for some answers.’ My statement was met with an odd response: ‘We would like some answers, too.'”

I asked to see the playroom where it supposedly happened. How so soon afterward could there be no signs of what happened?

Why were four temporary kennels set up to house five dogs in the playroom where this tragic event had just occurred? They took me outside so we could talk more.

“The owner claimed that Rock and Pebbles were in the 10 by 10 enclosure, and Angel was loose outside. When it started to rain, he took Pebbles and Rock inside the playroom. Angel wanted in, so he let her in.”

“10 minutes later, he went back to check on them, and they were gone. I said, “So you’re telling me you sent my mother home with the dog that killed her other two dogs, and you’re okay with that?” To which I was just met with a stare. I said, “It couldn’t have been Angel; what happened?”

He still couldn’t respond more than “I don’t know.”

Byers also said, “While we talked, he couldn’t even maintain eye contact with me.”

The couple notified the Pennsylvania State Police, who determined the incident to be a non-criminal complaint.

Christie says that Angel continues to look for her ‘little brothers’ and is obviously grieving.

“It could not have been Angel; they have all lived together for seven years, and there has never been aggression; she misses them and continues looking for them daily.”

Owners of the kennel issued this statement: On behalf of Hounds on the Hill Pet Lodge, we would like to offer our sincerest condolences to the Christie family for the loss of their 2 Yorkies while in our care. At the time of the incident, the Yorkies were in an enclosed, isolated indoor play area with only the family’s third dog. Upon going to retrieve the animals and their belongings for checkout, it was discovered at that time that the 2 Yorkies had been killed. At no time were the Yorkies ever placed in our general population with other dogs for this stay or any previous stays. The only dog the Yorkies were exposed to was the family’s third dog. We are deeply grieved by this event and again offer our sincerest condolences.”