New York Daily News

Gaga’s dogs found safe in L.A.

- BY JOSEPH WILKINSON AND NANCY DILLON

Lady Gaga’s two dogs have been safely recovered, Los Angeles police said Friday night.

The “Bad Romance” singer’s two French bulldogs, Gustav and Koji, were stolen Wednesday night when armed robbers shot her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, who is expected to recover.

An unidentifi­ed woman turned Gustav and Koji over Los Angeles police Friday night, The Associated Press reported. Cops said the woman was likely “uninvolved” in the attack, and the pooches were unharmed.

Gaga, whose legal name is Stefani Germanotta, offered a $500,000 reward for the dogs’ return. She is currently filming a movie in Rome.

“I continue to love you Ryan Fischer, you risked your life to fight for our family,” she wrote in an Instagram post on Friday. “You’re forever a hero.”

Fischer, 39, was shot once and left to die on a Los Angeles sidewalk Wednesday night by merciless muggers who made off with the singer’s precious pets.

“Thankfully, Ryan is receiving extraordin­ary care in the hospital right now and his doctors expect him to make a full recovery,” Fischer’s family told Rolling Stone.

A police investigat­ion remained ongoing Friday after one law enforcemen­t source told the Daily News some hallmarks of the Hollywood holdup suggested Gaga’s dogs were targeted specifical­ly.

Neighborho­od surveillan­ce video obtained by TMZ shows how the robbers rolled up to Fischer in a white sedan around 9:40 p.m. and unleashed the aggressive ambush-style attack with apparent precision on the dark street.

They quickly sped off after shooting Fisher once and grabbing two of Gaga’s three dogs, leaving the singer’s mostly black French bulldog named Miss Asia behind.

Fischer’s family said it was grateful for Gaga.

“Of course, we also want to thank Lady Gaga who has shown nothing but nonstop love and concern for Ryan and our family right from the outset,” the statement said.

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