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Maxi was a mean little dog.

She'd chew stuff and make messes, her owner, Ashley Castillo, said.

Castillo is hoping the miniature pinscher is chewing on everything she can wherever she may be tonight.

Maxi was stolen from Castillo's Northeast Heights apartment Sunday.

"Nothing else was taken. My laptop and digital camera were laying there — they could have grabbed them on the way out," Castillo said.

She would have preferred that.

Castillo came home from work to find her door unlocked, items in her Academy Terrace apartment spilled everywhere and "the smallest piece of poop" behind a chair.

That is where Castillo thinks Maxi spent some terrifying moments trying to hide from whoever stole her.

"Everybody would always say, 'Oh, I like your dog,' but I would tell them she is a bitch," Castillo said. "I know she probably bit the person who took her."

She said she could see the path Maxi tore through the house, eventually hiding under the bed.

The bed was moved and items under the bed were moved around, too, Castillo said.

Castillo has filed a police report and canvassed her neighbors for clues. Police say animal theft is uncommon.

She thinks someone in her complex stole Maxi, who Castillo estimates is worth several hundred dollars.

"I used to hate her. Now that she's gone, I miss her," Castillo said. "Hopefully, whoever has her, she's going to chew everything up and be a bad girl."