FORT STEWART, Ga. — A Fort Stewart soldier deployed in Poland is asking for help finding her dog after the pet sitter she hired through social media stopped responding to her messages and told her her dog was dead.

Virginie Nguena said she has not seen her 1½-year-old Pomeranian named Bingo since leaving for deployment in June. She said the sitter has not provided photos of the dog in months and believes the sitter may have sold her pet.

Nguena said she volunteered for the Poland deployment and had about three weeks to arrange care for her dog. With most of her family across the country, In Texas, she turned to social media to find a dog sitter.

“She was very convincing,” Nguena said.

Nguena said everything seemed acceptable initially, making her comfortable leaving Bingo with the sitt

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