A DISTRAUGHT family have appealed for Oxford Mail readers' help finding their beloved Chihuahua.

Lucia Luis, her husband and children, lost their tiny dog Cassie during a New Year's Eve party at her house in Haddenham near Thame.

Mrs Luis has already tried putting posters up around the whole village offering a reward and appealed on lost pet websites but heard nothing.

She said: "We were celebrating the new year when after passing 25 minutes we noticed that my little dog Cassie was no longer with us.

"We looked everywhere for her but she was no where to be seen.

"Right now I'm really desperate to find her and I just want her back home with us safely."

If you think you have spotted Cassie please email pete.hughes@oxfordmail.co.uk or call 01865 425431