LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A star of the reality show “Vanderpump Villa” is asking for the Las Vegas community’s help to find her missing dog.
Hannah Fouch starred in Lisa Vanderpump’s Hulu show “Vanderpump Villa” for two seasons and lives in Las Vegas. She told 8 News Now Friday that she is trying to find her dog and best friend, “Mario Lopez,” a seven-pound white and tan Maltipoo that went missing on May 8.
“He’s the best,” Hannah Fouch said. “He’s so lovable.”
Mario went missing from Fouch’s apartment complex near Sahara Avenue and Pavillion Center Drive in Downtown Summerlin.
“He’s actually brought a different side out in me,” she said.
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“Mario Lopez,” a seven-pound white and tan Maltipoo that went missing on May 8. (Courtesy of Hannah Fouch) -
“Mario Lopez,” a seven-pound white and tan Maltipoo that went missing on May 8. (Courtesy of Hannah Fouch) -
“Mario Lopez,” a seven-pound white and tan Maltipoo that went missing on May 8. (Courtesy of Hannah Fouch)
“We just want to find Mario and bring him home,” Fouch said. “He’s been gone for two weeks now.”
Fouch said she left him with a house sitter while she took a work trip for a few days, but when she returned, she was told Mario got out and since then there has been no sign of him.
“It’s just really weird because I just feel like someone would have picked him up,” Fouch said. “And brought him to the office.”
Fouch told 8 News Now she checked local shelters, scoured the area and posted about Mario multiple times on social media, but so far there are no leads.
Prominent television star, restauranter and Las Vegas business owner Lisa Vanderpump is also doing what she can to track the dog down.
“We’ve literally tried to uncover every stone,” Vanderpump said. “And it’s a mystery.”
Vanderpump met 8 News Now Friday at her newest restaurant, Pinky’s by Vanderpump inside the Flamingo Hotel & Casino to speak about the search for Mario.
“If it was my dog I wouldn’t rest,” Vanderpump said. “Until I found that dog or had an answer.”
Vanderpump is also an avid animal advocate and philanthropist. She started The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, a 501(c)(3) rescue organization.
She told 8 News Now she hopes her platform can help Fouch find answers.
“It’s been over two weeks,” Vanderpump said. “Somebody must know where this dog is.”
Vanderpump and Fouch are just a few in Las Vegas searching for a dog that so many know and love.
“If anyone does have Mario,” Fouch said. “Just please come forward and bring my dog back.”
Both told 8 News Now they won’t stop until he is home safe.
“I don’t think we’ll rest until we find this dog,” Vanderpump concluded. “Until we have an answer.”
Fouch is offering a reward of $5,000 to anyone who can help bring Mario home safely.
She told 8 News Now Mario is also microchipped.
