DeLAND, Fla. – A DeLand family is mourning the loss of their Great Dane, "Addy," who apparently ate a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips--but they say they don't know where the bag came from.
The 2-year-old dog, named Addy, was in the backyard of the home on Grand Avenue in DeLand.
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Alice Larson says her granddaughter, Whitney Skaggs and her husband, Justin, discovered the dog about 6 a.m. Saturday. The torn bag of chocolate was near the dog's body.
Larson says the family is convinced someone tossed the bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in the yard.
"We are all heart broken, we are wondering why someone would do that," she said.
Larson says the Great Dane just had a litter of 10 pups a few weeks ago. Now, she says they are afraid someone will try to harm the male dog, Gus, a champion Great Dane.
The family has still not decided if they should file a formal police report.