Toby was brought to Chicago Animal Care and Control by a Good Samaritan and thankfully, he had a microchip. The chip was registered to an owner in Tennessee, but when CACC called the number on file, the woman who answered was not the person listed on the registration. With no clear next step, the case was sent over to Microchip Hunters.

The Microchip Hunters team got to work. In digging a little deeper, it was discovered that a relative connected to the microchip information was living right here in Chicago. Microchip Hunter Pauline started there, and success! The Chicago contact was actually the owner.

"This has never happened whilst in my custody until I boarded him at a dog sitter."

He went to Chicago Animal Care and Control, and once his family member confirmed, he was able to provide proof of ownership and reclaim Toby.

Toby's microchip is now updated, including an emergency contact for his wife.

Welcome home, Toby! You are loved!
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Bubba ended up at Chicago Animal Care and Control as a stray December. 23rd, however the phone number attached to his microchip was disconnected!

Chicago Animal Care and Control sent to Microchip Hunters for help. By cross-referencing the lost post his family shared on Lost Dogs Illinois, Microchip Hunter Jen tracked down a family member in Japan through Facebook. He confirmed the dog had slipped away while he was pet-sitting just before his move overseas and put us in touch with the owner. After being treated for kennel cough at the shelter, he was officially reunited with his family on January 31st! While he’s a little out of shape from his months on the streets, his owner shared that 'he is in great spirits and so happy to be home."

Welcome home Bubba! You are loved!!!

Keep the contact information up to date on your pet's microchip!
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This is Shadow, missing for a year and a half, and thought to be an 'abandoned' dog! Microchips work! Keep them registered, and PLEASE SCAN FOUND DOGS for microchips. Their families are counting on you!

Thank you, Mikal, for submitting a microchip for a found dog to Microchip Hunters.
Microchip Hunters checked on the microchip, and it was registered. A call to the owner was made and followed up by text in case this wasn't a current number.

"Yes, this is Stephen." "Are you able to send a picture of him?" It was him! Stephen told me they were missing him...after a year and a half, photos mean everything!

"He looks a little scared, but I promise you he is gentle and loving, hardheaded but lovable. How long have you guys had him, and where was he found?" I directed Stephen to Mikal and let Mikal know he would be calling!

Thank you to Patti for also posting this found dog on a neighborhood page where recommendations were made on what to do!

Sharing Mikal's post: "I found his owner! He hadn’t seen his dog in over a year, He’d assumed that the dog possibly was dead by now. Where was the dog before I found him cold, and despondent, in an alley . . . on a leash?! Who knows. Major thanks goes to Microchip Hunters (microchiphelp.com), because I received no response after providing the dog’s name and microchip number to an organization recommnded by an animal clinic.
This poor dog was ecstatic when the owner came to pick him up today.
Miracles do happen! "

Let's keep working together to keep families together!
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Home at Last! The found Border Collie from #Bellwood, IL, is home safe and sound! His name is Logan! Found 01-18-2026 Reunited 01-22-2026. Welcome home!

MICROCHIP HUNTERS was able to find a relative that contacted the owner! The microchip was registered to an old phone number!
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#LostDogsIllinois #PetFBI ID# 767829

​Cash was found as a stray in Chicago and taken to Chicago Animal Care and Control by a citizen. Her microchip contained information that was not up-to-date. Microchip Hunter Pauline tried multiple numbers, and contact was eventually made with the spouse of the owner listed on the microchip. Cash's family was welcoming their baby, and had a family member caring for Cash. They were surprised by the call! Microchip Hunters helped the family understand the process to get Cash back since they weren't the ones picking her up, and she was successfully reunited with her family!

We will be assisting with the microchip update

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​Thank you Cincinnati Animal Care (CAC) for letting Microchip Hunters assist in getting this beauty home to his family!

Gooch was found as a stray, and has a microchip, but the phone number on the registration doesn't belong to the owner any longer. There was no email on the microchip registration. CAC submitted to Microchip Hunters for help, and Microchip Hunter Valerie was able to find a current number for Gooch's family by finding a number for the daughter! The father called right away, and went to pick Gooch up!

CAC emailed Microchip Hunters: "Successfully returned to owner thanks to YOU!!!!" We couldn't be happier!

Welcome home Gooch, you are loved!!!

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​Thank you to Cedar Valley Humane Society, in Iowa for requesting help for this beautiful dog found as a stray! "I've used all of my "usual" resources in researching this microchip (AAHA, your provided microchip format sheet, etc) and have only been able to locate information that the microchip was sold via Datamars. I've sent an email to their team requesting assistance but also wanted to reach out with your team as well. (This is about my 4th time using your organization (Microchip Hunters) and have been successful each time and it is so appreciated each time!)" We appreciate it too!!!

I (Microchip Hunters) was able to determine that this microchip came from Ireland! After sending some emails, the rescue in Ireland, The Haven, kindly provided the owner information. They also attempted to reach the owner but were unsuccessful.

With a bit more digging, I learned that the owner had sadly passed away just five months ago. I began researching again to find any relatives and to see who may have taken this dog in. The phone numbers I found for the wife were dead ends, so I reached out through email and Facebook. The dog had been found just a few miles from home.

The Haven also contacted the friend who originally helped arrange the adoption. He was able to get in touch with the wife, though he wasn’t sure where the dog currently was. Thankfully, the wife eventually saw my emails and called me for information. She made arrangements to pick Rocco up temporarily while a foster is being set up to take him in. She isn’t able to care for him alone, but she wants to make sure he’s safe and properly situated. He has been getting out repeatedly since his owner passed.

Rocco has been wandering frequently since his owner’s death, and we are so grateful he is safe!

Thank you to everyone who helped!

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Home at Last! The found Pit Bull Terrier from #Chicago, IL, is home safe and sound! Found 2025-11-20 Reunited 2025-11-22. Welcome home!

Thanks to a diligent finder, the input from a wonderful Southwest Chicago community, and the resources of Microchip Hunters, this dog has found his way back home. This dog was found and immediately the finder posted on a local Chicago community page where they received many tips, including to have the dog scanned, post on Lost Dogs Illinois and work with Microchip Hunters to research the chip information.

The finder had the dog scanned and learned the dog’s name was Bones but that the owner’s contact information was outdated. He was referred to post to Lost Dogs Illinois as found, and to send to Microchip Hunters to help research to see if they could find current information for the owner.

Valerie from Microchip Hunters was able to research and locate current contact info for Bone’s family. Thanks to incredible teamwork, Bones is now back home.
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This beautiful dog (on the left) was found as a stray in Mt. Prospect. Her microchip was unregistered, and the microchip company wasn't showing any information about who the chip was sold to.

Thank you to the Mt Prospect Police Department and Border Tails Rescue (stray holding facility for Mt. Prospect) for sending Microchip Hunters the microchip number for help.

Thankfully, Microchip Hunters was able to find information for the rescue Nova was adopted from, and they had paperwork with a current phone number! Nova's family answered and I could hear the nervousness when asked if she was missing a dog. I let her know first of all the dog was safe. She said they were out looking for her all day and just came home in tears when they had no luck.

“We live in Arlington heights. We just moved here from Palatine so she is completely unfamiliar with the area. We live on the first floor in an apartment and she managed to squeeze through when my husband opened the sliding door. She went after every squirrel she saw until she ran too far, we had been looking since 11AM” I reached the family at 5 pm

I let the family know where to reclaim Nova, and received a photo of her back home with her sister! She said 'she seems so startled still. We are really lucky to have found her.'

Nova's family registered both dog's chips now! "Just wanted to thank you again for taking the time to search the way you did. We will be forever grateful."
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