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Help from Boone County!

2/12/2020

A little Gray and White Shih Tzu Mix was found by a friend of a #LostDogsIllinois volunteer early Friday evening. He was wearing a rabies tag for Boone County, but he was found in Chicago. There was no phone number on the tag, just the rabies tag number. The friend couldn't hold on to this little guy, but took him to Chicago Animal Care and Control for his owner to find him there.

The LDI volunteer contacted microchip hunters to help.

Because it was Friday night, I had left a voicemail on the #BooneCountyAnimalControl voicemail. Roger from Boone County contacted me early Sunday morning, but the information they had wasn't complete. There was a name and address but no phone number, and unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a working number. Good news was that Roger was able to give me the animal clinic that vaccinated Ati, so I called them early Monday morning.

Belvidere family pet gave me the owner information they had, from July 2019. The phone number on file was the wife of the name associated to the tag, and after leaving a voicemail and text, she answered me back right away.

Blanca told me they gave Ati, now named Gordo, to her Aunt, and she was looking for him all weekend. Her aunt doesn't speak English so Blanca was calling all over for her but wasn't able to get any good news. She was very happy he was found, and sent the Aunt over to CACC right away. I let CACC know the news too! Gordo is now back home, microchipped and neutered.

Thanks Roger, from Boone County for getting back to me on the weekend! Boone County Animal Control told me they really do all they can to help dogs get back to their families without having to take them to animal control! They even take them home overnight many times!

Found 2/7/2020; Reunited 2/11/2020. Welcome home Gordo!

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Hunters do it again!

2/12/2020

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Home at last! Spike, the mix from #Schaumburg #IL is home safe & sound. Message: "Thanks to Lost Dogs Illinois (microchip help), they were able to track the owner down through the unregistered chip number." Missing 02/02/2020. Reunited 02/03/2020. Welcome home Spike!
*** Testimonial From Jeannie ***
I have used Lost Dogs Illinois a few times and they are always very helpful! Thank you to everyone there that takes the time out today their schedule to help these fur babies!

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It never gets old...

2/1/2020

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Pepper's microchip was registered in 2013 and still belongs to her same family! Microchip Hunters were sent the microchip information from Chicago Animal Care and Control. The registration information we received from 24 Petwatch had one disconnected phone number and one that didn't belong to her family.

After trying multiple numbers, I finally got an answer, "Yes, I am looking for my dog," I gave her all the information, and Balanda told me, "I will pick her up tomorrow." Hearing this never gets old! She told me her sister was keeping Pepper for her when she went missing. I made sure to give Balanda the information to update her registration too.

Found 1/24/2020; Reunited 1/28/2020

Welcome home sweet Pepper, you are loved.

~LostDogsIllinois
Microchip Help

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"My family would like to thank you again"

2/1/2020

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Chicago Animal Care and Control asked Microchip Hunters for help reaching Leo's family. He came in with a rabies tag and an ID tag. One of the numbers was disconnected, and the other no answer. So, I sent a text.

When I received a text back from the owner, she told me Leo disappeared from the yard and she was going to file a lost dog report. She asked if he was ok and where he was. When I told her he was at animal control, and about the fee, she told me they are 'struggling', and that she didn't have the money right now to pay to pick him up. She told me all about her daughter crying that he was gone, and what a great boy Leo is.

Leo is an 8 year old boy, that needed to go home. He has a family that loves him! Lost Dogs Illinois paid the fee, and Leo's family went to CACC as soon as they opened today to pick him up.

They are so grateful to have Leo back home - look how happy the kids are to get him back!

Please help us get dogs like Leo back home where they are loved. Every little bit helps keep families together, and dogs out of shelters.

"My family would like to thank you again"

~LostDogsIllinois
Microchip Help

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Home at Last from her Rabies Tag!

2/1/2020

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The found Maltese Mix from #Riverdale #IL is home safe and sound! Thank you to Officer Forgue from the #RiverdalePoliceDept for registering this found little sweetheart with us at Lost Dogs Illinois, and sending the Rabies Tag for Microchip Hunters to help find Mesha's family. Officer Forgue wanted to help Mesha get home as quickly as possible and went above and beyond to help her. I was able to get the owner information this morning, and when Mesha's 'mom' heard she was found, and is safe and warm, she said she had been crying for 3 days. Her and her husband are very very happy she is home, and she will be getting a microchip and ID tag right away! Found 1/25/20; Reunited 1/27/20. Welcome home Mesha!

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A day in the life of a Microchip Hunter......

2/1/2020

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Microchip Hunters posted that there was a husky at CACC whose owner couldn’t be found. We were provided an old disconnected phone number, a name (that was spelled wrong) and an address. I took the case and started digging.

We weren’t finding much for the owner -- just a couple possible phone numbers and a handful of email addresses. I left text messages and sent emails, then followed up with phone calls. But nothing.

One of the background checks that we use most often listed 19 possible relatives and 6 associates. With that many possibilities it’s hard to know where to start. I searched through the list looking for anything that seemed promising and spotted a few associates in the same age range who had also lived at that same address at one time. I sent out more texts and more emails --- 15+ texts and about that many emails.

I also sent Facebook messages to possible relatives but it was such a common name that it made it really hard to have any confidence that who I was messaging was really related to the dog’s owner.

And then I heard the “beep” of an incoming text message. “I can have him call you guys”. Awesome!!! We'd made contact! So I supplied more information about where the dog was and they responded again “He said he’s coming tomorrow”.

The next day, we saw that CACC had updated the dog’s post with her name -- “Blue”. And the day after that -- Blue had gone home with her owner!!!

...... just a normal day for a Microchip Hunter!

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Home at Last after 6 days of searching!

2/1/2020

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The Mix found in #Chicago #IL is home safe and sound! His name is Buddy! Found 1/11/2020; Reunited 1/17/2020. "Jeanette was so helpful she did everything to find the owners. I'm really thankful." Welcome home Buddy! Thank you so much Mayra for caring for Buddy, and all you did to get him home!

Mayra found this adorable little guy on January 11th and took him in. She checked for a microchip, and he had one, but it wasn't registered. She even called the implant facility, and they said they will call the owner and have them call her. Microchip Hunters offered their help if the she didn't hear from the owner, so Mayra reached back out after not hearing from anyone for 24 hours. She said this boy is well fed, and she was getting attached to him. Mayra isn't able to have a dog where she lives so let me know she would have to take him to a shelter if the owner wasn't found.

I contacted the implant facility, and received the owner information from the Avid chip that was implanted in July 2008. I was given the owner's name, address and phone number from 2008 and started searching our usual background checks for current information.

After calling many disconnected numbers, sending emails, and messaging her and friends on facebook with no luck, I looked up one of her more recent addresses. I pulled it up on Google and saw the building was #MidwayPointSeniorResidences. I called and left a message there for the leasing manager Juanita. Juanita called me back the next day, and I explained I was calling for a resident there, and as soon as I said her name, she knew who she was right away. She also knew Buddy!!! Problem was, the owner moved out about a year ago,and Juanita also told me that this owner was no longer able to care for Buddy, though they are allowed dogs in these apartments, and had to give him to a family friend a couple of years ago. I asked Juanita if she had any contact information for her, and she said she would have to find her file, and try to reach her for me, and ask that she call me back.

I didn't hear back, and after another day, I called Juanita back. She said she couldn't reach this owner for me at the last number she had. She had a new address and another emergency contact in her file, but being unable to share this personal information, she said she would call and leave a message with this family member

Several hours later, Juanita called me to tell me the good news. She was able to speak with Buddy's owner, who would be calling me. Buddy's owner gave me all of his adopted owner's information, and also told me she tried leaving a voicemail but the mailbox was full. She also said she would keep trying. She gave me permission to share this information with the finder, Mayra.

Mayra is the best! When I gave her this news, she said she could take Buddy to his home after work. It was about a mile from her home. We were both waiting to hear back from Buddy's family (Carla), and when I spoke with Carla and told her Mayra could bring Buddy home, she was ecstatic. She said Buddy got out while her nephew was watching him.

Mayra and Carla connected by phone and Mayra returned Buddy home, snow and all.

Not everyone is on social media, or knows what to do when a pet goes missing. It wasn't easy finding Buddy's family, but we are all sure happy we did.

Special thanks again to Mayra and Juanita for going above and beyond! You are special people. Mayra told me, "I'm really happy that I returned the dog to his owner but in the same time I'm kinda sad you know it was a week with me and he was a really nice dog"

Lost Dogs Illinois
Microchip Help

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Help from Boone County!

Hunters do it again!

It never gets old...

"My family would like to thank you again"

Home at Last from her Rabies Tag!

A day in the life of a Microchip Hunter......

Home at Last after 6 days of searching!

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