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A young boy with autism has been left heartbroken by the theft of his beloved assistance dog Blue from his south-east Queensland home.
Xavier Buckley was left devastated when his six-month old Brittany spaniel was taken from the family's Bellmere property just north of Brisbane, on Friday.
The seven-year-old had been given Blue in April with his mother Sarah Rodgers training the spaniel as a support dog to help her son, who has autism.
'Blue' a six month old Brittany spaniel (pictured) went missing from the family's Bellmere property, north of Brisbane, on August 20
Despite being only in the early stages of training, her son's life had improved noticeably, with Xavier appearing more settled, especially at school.
After notifying police, his crestfallen mother took to her Facebook to appeal for any public information on Blue's whereabouts.
'Our sons assistance dog in training has been stolen from our
