It was a beer-for-dog standoff in Manatee County Saturday morning.

The Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old Alexis Sosa was walking on 12th Street SW after buying beer at a nearby drug store.

He told deputies two men approached him and asked for the beer.

When he refused, deputies say the men grabbed Sosa's little white dog and wanted to exchange the dog for the beer.

One man then pinned Sosa's arms behind his back while the other punched him.

Deputies say the men took $200 from the victim's shorts, and followed him to his house.

Following a confrontation at the home, the men fled eastbound on 60th Ave. W.

Deputies did not say if the men took the dog while fleeing.