Wendy and Alex Keir have desperately been searching for the third member of their family ever since he went missing almost a week ago.
The couple's 4-year-old border collie, Winston, went missing last Saturday and they are so desperate to find him they are offering a $1000 reward to anyone who finds him.
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"Our lives have stopped. Our lives are nothing without him, he's our everything," Mrs Keir said. "Me and my husband, Alex, we're nothing without him. We're a threesome. There's two things Alex tells me every day - that he loves me and Winston is an awesome dog."
Winston went missing after the couple took him to the beach at Mount Maunganui last Saturday.