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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Lost Dogs Illinois
Microchip Hunters
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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

Lost Dogs Illinois
Microchip Hunters
www.microchiphelp.com