Influencer pleads for help to find her stolen dog as desperate family hope for her safe return

By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 12:42, 1 July 2026 | Updated: 12:49, 1 July 2026 A UK influencer has launched a desperate plea for help finding her missing dog Stella after the pooch disappeared almost two weeks ago.  Lucia Chalmers, a digital creator and head of Global PR and Partnerships for jewellery brand Missoma, first appealed for help on June 20.  The mother-of-one said it had been 48 hours since Stella had disappeared from a home in Send near Woking in north-west Surrey.  It is understood the crossbreed got loose while Ms Chalmers and her family were abroad. They have since returned to the UK.  Ms Chalmers asked her online community to reshare a missing poster for Stella.  'Our most precious Stella is still missing. It's now been over 48 hours and we need all the help we can get,' she wrote on Instagram.  'Please can I ask you to share this not only on stories but on your main feed. We need it to be out there until she's found.  'We are absolutely beside ourselves and don't know how to live without her. Please help us find our perfect girl. All information on the poster.  Lucia Chalmers, a digital creator and the head of Global PR and Partnerships for jewellery brand Missoma first appealed for help on June 20 (Ms Chalmers is pictured) It's understood the crossbreed got loose while Ms Chalmers and her family were abroad. They have since returned to the UK (missing dog Stella is pictured) The family has offered a £2500 reward for the dog's safe return (pictured, a missing poster) 'If seen please text or call the numbers. Thank you to everyone who has done so much already, please let's bring our girl home.' Four days later, Ms Chalmers said Stella had been declared stolen.  'The only way we will get her back is if we make her "too hot to handle" [so] anyone who has stolen her will be spooked or someone will spot her out and about and report her.  Please help us. We are utterly broken and have holes in our hearts,' she wrote.  'Thank you to everyone who has been posting and supporting I see you and thank you with every fibre of my being. Bring our perfect Stella home.' She shared a link to a Facebook page where sightings of Stella could be reported.  On Tuesday, the family offered a £2,500 reward for the dog's safe return.  The family said Stella's microchip had been scanned twice since she disappeared and that she was spayed and could not be used for breeding.  'You wouldn't get that by selling her, but she is worth every penny to her family. We will collect from anywhere,' the post read.  A Facebook page dedicated to reporting sightings of Stella has been set up by the family (pictured, Ms Chalmers and crossbreed Stella) Ms Chalmers has received an outpouring of support from her community, including from Georgia Habboo, the sister of Made in Chelsea star Sophie Habboo (Stella is pictured) Stella (pictured) is said to be 'extremely nervous' with the family asking anyone who spots her not to pressure, call or chase her as she will run away Stella is said to be 'extremely nervous' with the family asking anyone who spots her not to approach, call or chase her because she will run away.  Ms Chalmers has received an outpouring of support from her community, including from Georgia Habboo, the sister of Made in Chelsea star Sophie Habboo.  Georgia reshared the missing poster to her over 100,000 followers on Instagram.  'Perfect Stella is now presumed stolen. She has the best family and they desperately want her back!' she wrote.  'The hope for that is to share her far and wide and if you know anything at all there is a number and Facebook group to share information.  'Please share or repost if you can.' Stella's lost dog ID is SEND GU23. The Daily Mail has contacted Ms Chalmers for further comment.   The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.