Since Jan. 18, when fire destroyed the house they rented in the 900 block of Notre Dame Ave., third-year law students Chris Castro and his fiancée Michelle MacArthur have been searching for their four-year-old Dalmatian.

One of the couple's two dogs made it out of the fire safely and is now staying with the couple at another location. The fire department told Castro late last week that his other dog, Scarlet, must also have escaped the fire; the cause of the blaze is still undetermined.

Castro is offering a $1,000 reward for Scarlet's return. She has an almost entirely white face and a solid black tail.

"She's a member of the family. She's not just a dog to us. They're both like our children," said Castro, adding that the money he is offering for a reward is from the couple's savings they planned to use to move back to Dallas.

Anyone with information about Scarlet should contact Castro at 246-1338.

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