Help Bring Bud Home

01/03/2026

I’m always grateful to see another reunion of a dog that’s been missing for many years from family.

At the same time astonished at the amount of time that has gone by and the dog never was checked for a chip.

Why aren’t they being checked?

This should be a non-negotiable when any new dog is brought in to a veterinary facility.

How does someone have another family’s dog this long and it go un-detected?

Are they not taking the dog for regular check- ups?

Something as simple as scanning a dog. But somehow it’s not done.

12/19/2025

It’s coming up on the 3rd year since Bud went missing - He was with his regular dog walker that was watching him for two days while I went to a funeral out of town.

The dog walker lived in on 107th & Parnell.

I was told Bud went missing from the yard along with the dog walkers two dogs - his dogs were a male black w/ white pitbull & a female tan w/ white pitbull.

He didn’t say what day the dogs went missing from yard.

Bud was dropped off the afternoon of 12/26/22 & I returned to pick him up on the morning of 12/28/25. That is when I was told he was missing.

If you know someone that found Bud, a male blonde in color or these two dogs on or around these dates please message us.

12/10/2025

5 years & 2,000 miles away from home. God had a plan for them. Praying he’s got Bud & I in the same 🙏🏾❤️🐾

A little dog named Choco has been reunited with his family in Sacramento nearly five years after he disappeared! ❤️🐾

Choco was found tied to a fence in Detroit, Michigan, more than 2,000 miles from his home. https://abc7.la/4pAIWAf

11/19/2025

So true 🐾🖤🐾

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11/19/2025

We’ve tried to keep posts focused on this. We don’t know the circumstances of how Bud went missing - all we do know is that he was in the care of his regular dog walker.

He had been walking Bud regularly for years. And occasionally overnight if boarding wasn’t available.

The day after Christmas 2022 - i dropped Bud off with him. He was watching him while I was out of town for a family funeral.

When I returned he told me he didn’t know where Bud was. That Bud along with his two dogs went missing from the yard.

If you found Bud please reach out - no questions asked. I just want my dog home 🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏼

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11/15/2025

Never assume because we never know the whole story; if only they could talk. There’s stories in each one of them.

Thank you Lost Dogs Illinois microchip hunters for diligently looking for the rightful owners & reuniting this dog with their family ❤️

Found tied outside Animal Control!

Shiloh was found tied outside of Chicago Animal Care and Control, but he was microchipped so they submitted his information to Microchip Hunters.

The phone number linked to Shiloh's microchip was invalid. Shiloh's stray hold was also ending so it became urgent to find his owner. Microchip Hunter Pauline started looking at alternatives to contact the owner and found a match on Facebook. Luckily the owner answered quickly and confirmed it was his dog.

Shiloh was missing for a few months, the owners were looking at found posts hoping to see him. They went that day to pick him up and are very happy to have him back home where he belongs!

Lost Dogs Illinois
Microchip Hunters
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11/01/2025

Found a dog; Now what?

Here’s some great tips on how you can help.

You found a dog! Now What?