Lost dog a cautionary tale about booking pet sitters through online apps

Missing: Kino. Two years old. Red hair, fluffy white tail, American Eskimo and Pomeranian mix. Last seen in Anaheim — shy! do not chase! — and MIA since he bolted from his pet sitter’s home on July 4.
The bereft owner, Hoang Dao, has been searching for months and is offering a $3,000 reward for Kino’s return. He even hired a pet detective agency, at a cost of $5,000, to trace the dog’s scent.
The app where Dao booked the sitter — Rover.com, sort of like Uber f