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Huchi – Lost In A Foreign Land

LostDogsofAmericaMarch 26, 2017

Huchi was rescued in late 2016 from a South Korean Dog Meat Farm. He came to the United States and spent two months in a foster home before he was adopted by his owners. Unfortunately Huchi saw a chance to escape on March 1, 2017 and he was out the door. Sightings came in almost […]

Juno – Lost From Somewhere Other Than Home

LostDogsofAmericaMarch 26, 2017

Juno was out loose for 15 days. She was a shy pup who had been adopted in November. She got loose from her collar from a Petsmart in Schaumburg and any effort to get close to her did not work. This area of the western suburb was very busy with traffic, businesses and restaurants and […]

No sightings…. Where is Pepper?

LostDogsofAmericaMarch 26, 2017

Pepper is a very friendly Shih Tzu that got loose from her owner to chase a rabbit as her owner was attaching a tie out line. Pepper’s home is in a small subdivision next to another small subdivision in an industrial area on the outskirts of town. She ran off on Monday, 3/15. Pepper A […]

Never Give Up Hope!

LostDogsofAmericaJanuary 11, 2017

Hope was adopted from the Columbia County Humane Society (CCHS) in Portage WI on Dec. 8th and 2 days later got out of her owners car. In the 27 days she was on the run, she had basically stayed in one area. After her owner stopped looking for her, CCHS took over. Fliers were passed […]

Lost Dogs Illinois Tips, Supporters Help Bring Rosie Home After 11 Days

LostDogsofAmericaMay 9, 2016July 1, 2016

Susan Hochgraber was so thrilled to see her Belgian Malinois again after 11 days that she almost didn’t mind the “guests” Rosie brought home with her. Almost. “Ugh, the emergency vet found 20 ticks on her the day we got her back,” Hochgraber said. “Then 10 more the next day, and our regular vet found […]

Resurrection for Roo

LostDogsofAmericaApril 18, 2016May 30, 2016

Meagan Corr never heard Roo scratching the door or otherwise asking to be let in on that slushy, late February day the 3-year-old, 22-lb. Shiba Inu disappeared from her Cleveland Heights, Ohio, home. That was unusual. Roo liked to stay close to home and family. “She was just four months old when we got her […]

It Takes a Village!

LostDogsofAmericaJanuary 29, 2016

This amazing reunion story (as told by a rescue volunteer, Maria Therese) is being shared for a couple of reasons: There is a need for a centralized lost and found dog database in the US. Our sister sites at Lost Dogs of America are already partnered with a FREE service called Helping Lost Pets (HeLP). It […]

What Can Go Wrong And What Can Go Right In Capturing A Lost Dog.

LostDogsofAmericaSeptember 17, 2015September 29, 2015

Stella’s rescue is such an important story to tell. Both the family and Buddha Dog Recovery and Rescue hope that her story can help other families know what to do and what not to do when their pet goes missing. When Stella went missing on May 13th, a recovery group out of CT urged […]

Champ – Lessons Learned.

LostDogsofAmericaMay 29, 2015

On April 30, I pulled up to a house, and I saw a proud new father in his driveway holding his son. I exited my vehicle and introduced myself. A few hours before, I had seen a post on Facebook about a local family dog, Champ, that was missing. As soon as I could, I […]

Mitch – True Survivor’s Tale

LostDogsofAmericaFebruary 13, 2015

This is a true survivor’s tale – a story about a dog named Mitch, a Border Collie Mix who slipped out of his collar and went missing on 1/20/14 just two weeks after being adopted by a new family. Immediately after he got loose on that cold winter’s day, his family posted him on Lost […]