. >> reporter: that is why lynette kaufman knew something was wrong wednesday on her farm in middletown, maryland. for years, lynette and her husband have been foster parents for rescue dogs, including molly who has a spinal injury. >> i can't stand to pick up a dog not having a home. >> reporter: after a short run on the farm, the other four dogs returned to the house around 10:30 wednesday morning. hidede not. lynette and two friends searched the area for three hours and had nearly given up when they found seven-month-old heidi dead in a field. the puppy had been shot three times. >> i just kept screaming. i am surprised they didn't call 911 to take me away. >> reporter: heidi's brother hank is heartbroken, too. >> he's like a lost soul. he doesn't know what to do. i am serious. they were together every minute that they were awake. >> reporter: lynette and her husband own 50 acres. if you look back there, there is a road on the other side of the tree line, they're guess comingever shot the dog, must have gotten access to the property from behind somewhere. heidi was found right over t