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Home at Last Testimonials:

5/3/12 : Cookie’s family writes “We found her earlier today… I came across this facebook page and posted her. We took her for a walk around the neighborhood one last time before it got dark and thank goodness found her owners. Now two small kids are happy with their dog tonight.  This is a great Facebook page! I am glad I found it. I will be sharing posts in my area “

4/28/12 : “I found a dog today at 3:30pm, a beautiful friendly pit bull mix, while I was out walking my 2 dogs, after getting tangled in the leashes I managed to coax him to follow us home and I put him in my back yard while I called the police. I was transferred to Cook County Sheriff, who were unhelpful, and {long story short] I planned on keeping him safe even though my dogs were beside themselves w/ our sudden visitor. I fed him, gave him water, and than got in my car to go looking around and was able to find his owner wandering around the neighborhood…I could tell by the look on his face he had lost a dog….He ran got a leash and met me in my backyard. There was a happy ending and the dog was headed back home by 4:30pm. With the help of this site and all of the tips I was able to react quickly and not panic. It felt good to help him and he was happy to see his owners too.”

4/5/12 : Bently’s Person writes “Can’t thank you enough. Don’t know what I would have done without this facebook page! It really works! Thanks again!!”

4/3/12 : “I recently joined this page and as a mum of two dogs, what I love about this page is that I log in and every night and some lucky pup made it back home and is back sleeping in their own “Bed”

3/30/12 : “…..Thank God for this page! I didn’t even have time to post my lost dog posters. After posting a copy on Facebook I was contacted right away by someone who saw Molly on Lost Dogs Illinois!”

3/29/12 : “I think this page is awesome. It is a great way to help people when they loose their loved ones. I get sad every time i see a dog that is missing and couldn’t imagine going through that. Our pets mean so much to us and it is heartbreaking to see someone loose a special friend. Keep up the great work.”

3/28/12 : Max’s great community…”A very kind neighbor went out looking for Max with treats in hand, and saw Max running by… his concern, and the concern of others on this site, is overwhelming… Thank you!!!”  Max’s Person also writes “We did fill out the form on your site to let you know that he has been found…

Thank you so much for the wonderful work that your site does – before he was returned, we used your template for lost dog flyers, and printed out a bunch of them – it was very helpful!

I will be sure to share info of the other missing dogs in my area – hopefully, the other lost pets will be reunited with their families also!”

3/27/12 : “…..It was the best feeling in the world when [Jet] first saw us. With the help of your facebook site- all the shares and comments that people left for us, we were able to get several great leads through comments on the sites and text messages and phone calls. Thank you so much to Lost Dogs Illinois and all the wonderful people who shared our story and sent us tips. We are just so happy he’s home!”

3/26/12 : “Max found his way home just a couple of hours after we posted him. Thank you all for your help.”

3/25/12 : Roc’s Mom wrote…”The good samaritan Mike took a picture of him and showed a co-worker. The co-worker told the good samaritan he’s that dog that is missing on FB. I would like to thank Mike and his family for taking good care of my baby and a BIG hug and thank to LDI. And a special thanks to Ryan for comforting me.”

3/21/12 : Rocky’s owner wrote… “I posted a picture on your wall and got a call within a couple of hours…..”

3/21/12 : Sometimes luck is all it takes. “[Paco] just came home barking at our front door and we are over joyed…thank you to this sight for putting his info and pic out there……..”

3/17/12 : “Lost Dogs Illinois – thank you so much for going above and beyond with a phone call to follow up on Bailey. The tips will be very helpful and you gave us additional hope. This page and all the “friends” are wonderful!!! Thanks, again!!”

3/8/12 : “I recieved a phone call this morning from a wonderful woman, Debbie, who told me she had Peppy in the backyard of her workplace. He is now happily at home with his loving family. We are so happy and grateful! Without this website we wouldn’t have been reunited our dog!! Thank you Lost Dogs Illinois and thank you Debbie!!” Home safely after 2 days!!!

2/26/12 : Micro-chips can travel! “…police brought Leverton to the DesPlaines Animal Hospital. They checked for a chip and couldn’t find on in Leverton. When we posted on Lost Dogs Illinois on Saturday morning, the vets saw the picture of Leverton, and said this is our dog. They checked his entire body for the chip, and found it in his leg, it had moved. They called Saturday evening, 4 days after Leverton had gone missing and said they had him!”

2/26/12 : Upon Shadow’s return after 8 days! “…..everyone is Happy!!! Thanks Lost Dogs Illinois for your help!!!”

2/23/12 : “[Fancy] was found in alley, someone called on a flyer my family had put up.” Flyers Work!!”

2/22/12 : “Found and posted [Cookie] on LDI facebook page, LDI fan recognized the dog as her friend’s dog. Called her friend. Cookie is reunited w/her owner.”

2/20/12 : “Double Trouble was found in a field near her last sighting. A Good Samaritan went out with a friend a stumbled upon her. Besides being a little skinny, she looks remarkably healthy! Shes headed to the vet for a once over, but this baby is home! Thank you, Lost Dogs for all the postings and prayers!”

2/20/12 : Candy’s family wrote… “Thank you to everyone who shared my post! This is an excellent site!”

2/13/12 : “We are just so happy to have our Lucky back home. Everyone on Lost Dogs Illinois has been so supportive and wonderful. I really appreciate it!! What an amazing page to have on here! Thanks again!”

2/12/12 : Quick work helped Hide…”A friend of the owners saw the photo/posting on Facebook even before we had a chance to fill out the ” I found a dog” form and called the phone number provided.”

2/8/12 : Never give up hope… “Our Dexter was found in Chicago on the South Side, still wearing one of his collars. He is very skinny and his paw is hurt but the vet is going to fix him right up for us, and we’re going to buy him a doggie dinner fit for a King (King Breed, that is)! Thank God and thank the volunteers/followers of Lost Dogs Illinois for all their help! We had given up hope but I kept seeing dogs being reunited with their people after many weeks or even months, and most of the sightings were of dogs that did look like him so we just hoped against all hope, and now we have him back!”

2/7/12 : “Ernie was found and returned to us!!!! Thank you so much for all of the help!!! Returned after 7 days!!! Facebook was how the people knew!!!”

2/1/12 : Tully’s family wrote… “THIS website on FB is credited with actually locating him. Courtney saw this, saw him on Sunday and then again yesterday. If she had NOT seen him and called we would not be reunited.”

1/29/12 : “Scarlett was seen by someone driving by and saw her in a swamp walking around. They went to report her and saw the fliers and called. After almost three weeks she was found alive, a little skinny possible broken leg, but she is very happy to be home. tomorrow she sees her vet. THIS IS A HAPPY ENDING. THANKS TO LOST DOGS AND ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE.” Home safely after 16 days!!!

1/29/12 : “Thank you to Lost Dogs Illinois and all of you who followed our posts. Pitufina is home! It was an intense search but we have her back! This FB group and all of your support has been incredible. She managed to cross a lot of Chicago by herself crazy little thing. We send our love and hope to all the other missing pups out there. Get home safe and sound.” This sweet girl back home after 2 lost days!

1/25/12 : Sooie’s family wrote… “Very nice family Found her on their deck. She is in perfect condition! Not even dirty! They called AHPD and reported her found. AHPD called us and we got our girl back!!! All the instructions on this FB page kept us focused and positive!!! We went all over town giving lost reports and pictures. Put up lost posters everywhere and prayed hard!!! Thank you for everything!!!” Thankfully, only lost for 1 day!

1/24/12 : “Bandit was picked up and taken to a pet store 8 miles away. When pet store owner questioned them what they were doing with him, they just left him at the store. Because of this site and facebook, they found my number and called me. BANDIT IS BACK HOME!!! Thank you to everyone for your help with getting him back. If not for Facebook he would not be home now!”

Just to let everyone know that Harley is back at home with us. someone brought him to the Chicago ridge shelter yesterday. someone seen my add and called me saying they seen a dog that looked like Harley and i went there today after work and it was. i want to thank don for calling me and everyone else for the prayers and for sharing my add. Thank you for setting up this web site. And praying everyone else missing there animal finds them. Welcome Home Harley! Missing 1/21 Reunited 1/23

Message from Maverick’s owner: “He was picked up at our local dump last night by a very nice couple who were working there and noticed him. He hopped right in their car! They called Tazwell County Animal Control today and were given my information. He’s got a couple scrapes, but the couple took excellent care of him and cleaned him up! I am blessed to have him home and I hope the same for all the pets posted on your webpages! Thank you for providing the resources to help in bringing him home!”

“We are so overwhelmed by all the generosity from this site. Paddy is a true member of our family. And if the sweet people who found him didn’t return him I really don’t think our lives would ever be the same! THANK U ALL!”

Message from Bug the Pug’s owner….

“THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!! WE ARE BLESSED WITH THE SOUNDS OF A SNORING PUG! YOU ALL ROCK!”

Message from Good Samaritan : “The Husky reported missing in St. Charles this morning has been re-united with his owners.  Kaner broke his collar last night and they had  been searching for him overnight.  The girlfriend of the owner’s roommate found his picture on Facebook and alerted the owner who came to pick Kaner up right away.  Kaner is happy to be home.”

“Maddux is home as of today!  He was hiding in the bushes of a local bank just a few hundred yards from where he wandered off. The local police called to let us know a dog fitting his description was seen in the bushes. A big thanks to Lost Dogs Illinois for providing the resources and emotional grounding to organize and execute the search for Maddux!”

Message from Maggie’s owner: “2 young children found her and pulled the number from the flyer. Thank you so very much Lostdogsillinois.org!!! I don’t think any of this would have been possible without the flyers you provided!!! Not to mention the many prayers. Thank you…thank you….THANK YOU!!!!”

Message from Siro’s owner!

“YOU ARE SO RIGHT. Siro was not dead. I couldn’t believe he survived one whole week in rainy and cold weather. A lot of people told me there were coyotes in the forest.

The guy who found him, he said deer might have protected him. When he found him, he was barking & some deer were near by. When I got his call, I cried cried. I couldn’t believe it.

He is so ok, active, playful, happy now.

Thank you so much for your time and encourage me whole time of searching for him.

This made my whole week. Thank you LDI.”

“5 lb. male yorkie mix I placed on your website yesterday, found in Staunton, IL – owners have been found! The little girl who lost this dog came to school this morning crying and wanted to announce to her class that her dog was missing. Her teacher pulled up pictures on her phone of the dog that I had posted on FaceBook and the little girl identified the dog as hers! Thank you for your assistance. Will continue to use your website and FB page as this is not the first lost dog we have assisted in returning to its owner!

“Thank you for the support! This is an AMAZING website! Both dogs have been FOUND! They are home safe & will be chipped ASAP! Thank you again!”

“Thank you all so very much. Our precious Penny ended up coming home on her own. We awoke at 2:21am to barking and when we opened the front door she was waiting to be let in! I wish she could tell us where she’s been for the past 9 days. Thank you again for getting the word out and for the work that you do.”

From the bottom of my heart I would like to thank every single animal lover for their sharing of this and all of the prayers and support. I do not have children so Joanie is pretty much the baby in this house. I was so distraught the last few days I did not eat or sleep, all my efforts were focused on finding her and getting her back. She is the sweetest most loving dog and I thank God no harm became of her. She will be spoiled and pampered the rest of her life as for I don’t know how her life was before I adopted her. She was a little shaken up but now she is resting comfortable in her bedroom and her playfulness is slowly returning. What an amazing dog is all I can say and God bless all the animal lovers out there!

Clyde was FOUND… he was picked up by Animal Control and has since been reunited with his \dad. The phone number listed on his microchip was outdated but I remember seeing this post and called the owner. Same dog wearing the same collar! Thanks Lost Dogs Illinois!

We just got a call that Mandy the Lab that was lost September 29, 2011 was found and turned in to Florence County Sheriff’s Department.  Thank you for helping to look for her.  We are overjoyed to be getting Mandy back, and we couldn’t have done it without your help and everyone who was keeping their eyes open.  Thank you!!!

“I have found the Pig! Animal control heard one of my many messages.. He was out all night. He crossed a very busy intersection. I couldn’t believe he would do that, I figured he would just go places he knew! He was wacky when they found him. Probably up all night and the cold affected his arthritis terribly. He is home and sleeping on his two beds and near his wife Sandy! This sight has been very helpful and I learned so much. I am usually the person who takes charge in a crisis, but I blanked out and this page has been extremely helpful.”

 

“We FOUND GATOR! I am so happy to report Gator has been located & is on his way home safe & sound. Thank you for all of the help & support! I would never have known where to start our search. I will forever & always be indebted to this organization. I hope all of our furry family members who are missing return.”

Message from Lucky’s owner: “He’s home! A nice man a few blocks away found him

and contacted me via telephone number after seeing this post. Thanks a

lot Lost Dogs Illinois I am forever grateful!!”

“MINNIE HAS BEEN FOUND! 9/25/11 Thank you to the nice family that found her. She was found at a park a mile from us. She is a little thin, but was fed by the family. Thanks to her son who took very good care of Minnie & worried that the kids at the park were not going to return her to her family. Thanks to their neighbor who told them about LOST DOGS ILLINOIS on the internet. Minnie is home!!! Much thanks to the Lost Dogs Illinois site that posts all the missing pets. I will be paying a lot more attention now. Thank you all so much!!

“Chico is back home. I found him yesterday. I just want to thank you Lost Dogs Illinois, thanks to your profile I got him back. Somebody saw a post in here and called me. Thank you Santiago, I really appreciate it. You are good person with a big heart. God bless you.”

“Thanks for the email. I followed your advise and fortunately for us our dear Bella was found! A local manager at a vet clinic picked her up on Friday night and kept her until morning, she then called animal control who we had already notified. They drove Bella home straight away. We were ecstatic to say the least. She has been with us for so many years and she was born handicapped so the thought of her being lost was so scary. I was just so certain that she may have tried get in a creek for a drink and she wouldn’t have been able to get back out. I guess she was lucky because the lady who found her was spoiling her and feeding her treats. Regardless, thanks for your interest and in return I have shared your information with my entire friends list on FB. I hope their eyes may bring someone else’s baby home too! Thanks again- Alicia”

“My dog has been found!!!!! I posted it on Facebook but wanted to notify you by email too. I live in a very rural area she was evidently lost in the “woods.” Neighbors a couple of miles away found her and had heard I was missing a dog.

THANK YOU so much for your support and all the info that you provided that helped bring her home.”

“Thank you Lost Dogs for your care and concern over Indica and all dogs. She is my neighbors son’s dog and I am grateful it ended well! I have 2 dogs of my own, that I love dearly. I have learned a lot with this experience. I know I can count on you if I need you.”

Message from Max’s owner: “I want to thank you for this wonderful website to help me reunite with my dog Max. He went missing yesterday (8/14/11) and found the very next morning. Thanks to one of your volunteers (Jackie) who contacted me several hours later regarding a posting that was on Craigslist. I am going to recommend this site to all of my friends/co-workers who have pets. I can’t thank you enough!!!”

Lacey (found dog posted on LDI’s facebook page) GREAT NEWS!!!!! It’s Deena’s dog they picked her up and they are all so happy and grateful that she was found after being gone for 7 days, It’s because Molly found her and posted it & I saw the dog posted on this site yesterday & it being so close to my house I took a ride in the area around where they found her & found the flyer on a pole & called them, Deena didn’t know that there was a site like this so I encouraged her to LIKE it. I also told her to get tags and a chip for the dog. MOLLY thanks for saving her off the highway and posting it.”

“The black poodle and her owner have been reunited.  And it was all thanks to this site. The owner’s sister saw my post on here, and told her to look on facebook! How cool is that!”

Ellie Mae’s owner:  “I just received a call from the Orland Park Police Dept., and got Ellie Mae back!

A neighbor about 3 blocks found her and kept her inside from the storms.

Thank you so much for all of your help. I will recommend your site to EVERYONE I know.”

“SHE’S (Bootsie) BEEN FOUND, SAFE AND SOUND BACK AT HOME!! Really just wanna thank you for your concern and eagerness to help me with this. I deeply appreciate and respect your organization.”

“Molly’s home! Thank you to the people who created this site and the wonderful family that found her and returned her to her owner. It was because of this site that she was returned home last night after being gone for 12 days — which seemed a lot longer to the people who love her.”

“Leia has been found! I hope anyone in need of this site has the same outcome! Thank you to those who manage this site and others like it and who offer their help!”

“Spanky is home!! She was found two nights ago at a bus depot three blocks from home and a couple took her in and contacted us today. Thanks to everyone for all their help! This is a fantastic page!”

“A happy mothers day SPARKY is home at last thanks to a great family who took him in and fed him trough his adventure this time and since he thinks he is Tom Sawyer I wonder how hard it is going to be to keep him from tuning back to that great Family who is only two blocks away because he has to always visit his friends THANK YOU SO MUCH every one from lost dogs Illinois for caring so much you have turn me in to a new person and I will always be on the look out for someone else’s lost friend I Love you dearly”

From a Craigs List Post:                                                                                                               “I am SO glad you posted those handy tips. I have a dog and a couple of cats, but I wouldn’t know the first thing to do if one of them should ever go missing. Honestly, I don’t know what I would have done if you didn’t post this information!!”

“Thanks to this page I knew to fax Gus’s flyer to 18 of the surrounding vet clinics… It would have never occurred to me to do that! It just makes sense that someone would take him to a vet if they found him out in the sticks…. THANK YOU Lost Dogs Illinois for giving us hope during this stressful time! Getting the word out and hoping for the best.”

“Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin And a big thanks to Lost Dogs Illinois for helping to spread the word”

“Lost Dogs Illinois, and fans of Lost Dogs Illinois, you are amazing! Jorge is now safe with his foster. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your page has personally helped me reunite a lost dog with their owner, an owner looking for their lost dog, and when I needed help myself …you had my back. Thank you! Never give up hope”

“Yay we got our Lexi back, a huge thank you to this great website and all the volunteers that took the time to help us reunite!!! I received a call around 5 from a local animal shelter that received an email about a sweet playful baby pit, and t…his sweet lady from the shelter contacted me:) I then was contacted by Jackie from lost dogs with the same lead at pet harbor.com!! Not only was my pup taken great care of, but I couldn’t have done it without this website!!! Stay positive and I hope for a safe return of your missing babies!! Thank you all, and I will always keep my eyes peeled for missing pets…My children are in pure joy, and so is Lexi, what a great day”

“I never imagined myself to be a crybaby…to a dog…but after having our Chub Chubs for a year and a half…he definitely became part of our family…and after what happened this past weekend…I can honestly say that I hope never to go through this again! Thank you all for your help and support!!! For anyone out there with a lost dog…have faith! There are good hearted people out there! Maybe the good person that turned my dog in at AWL is reading this…thank you so much for making our family happy and complete again!”

“Kodiak and Mischief decided to run off to chase rabbits. Mischief returned home 2 days later with the help of Animal Control. Kodiak returned home 11 days later with the love, help, support of the entire community. For this…I am eternally grateful xoxo”

“The owners have been found!!!!! AC called into Lake County Animal Control this morning and the owners have been looking! Reunited today! He lost his dog in a visiting unincorporated town with no AC and has been looking ever since! Thank you for having such a place to list dogs lost or found”

“I just want everyone to know Henry was found because of the intersection signs we put up in the neighborhood , just 2 days of them being up and the right person with my dog saw them.”

“Thank you so much to this amazing site!! I had to give up my wonderful Princess ZsaZzsa to my fantastic cousin & her incredible family when I was moving. I know they, and myself, would have been heart broken if she was not found. Her pic on this site and the description does her justice. She is the best!! Thank you to who found ZsaZsa. Thank you for caring. We miss her everyday but we know she is happy and healthy!!”

“Drake found his owners yesterday thanks to this posting! What a great way to get the word out. We are so happy he is at home!”

“Thank you Lost Dogs Illinois! LuLu, the 10lb poodle and his owner Halina are now reunited thanks to your tip! Thank you for being such angels!”