Men in masks steal the family’s King Charles spaniels from their front yard in Harrisdale, south Perth

A family is in shock after two masked men were caught on video surveillance stealing their two beloved dogs from their front yard.

One of the men climbed over the front fence of the home in Harrisdale, south Perth, where the two King Charles Spaniels – Charlie and Harry – were removed shortly after around 8:20am Wednesday morning.

CCTV footage shows the two men, dressed all in black and wearing balaclavas, staking out the house just before one jumps over the fence and quickly searches for the dogs.

The other man waits patiently on the other side of the fence, dog leash in hand, quickly attaching the dogs before the pair take off over a nearby playground.

“We are heartbroken,” wrote Melissa Hanson, the dogs’ owner, in a Facebook post.

“If anyone knows anything, please contact me.

“Charlie and Harry are known and loved by all the kids in the area.

“The two men walked across the parking lot/playground towards Harrisdale Primary School.”

Ms Hanson then asked locals to check any surveillance cameras to try to track the men.

“Please check your cameras if you live in the area or if you left school and have seen 2 men with dogs like this.”

The matter was turned over to the police, who have urged anyone with information to come forward.

Two masked men were caught on CCTV stealing two King Charles Spaniels from the front yard of a family home (pictured)

The Facebook post enraged social media users as they commented on the crime.

‘Bloody meanness. Hope you get your fur babies back soon,” wrote one commenter

‘Oh my God! Some people are just sick in the head,” wrote a second.

“I hope you find the dogs asap and they are in good shape,” wrote a third.

“OMG, this is crazy. In broad daylight. I so hope you get her back,” wrote another user.

The two dogs, Harry and Charlie, are loved by their family, who have started an appeal for the dogs’ return

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