Category Archives: Reunion Stories

Reunion stories that may give you tips, ideas, and motivation to help you find your lost dog.

Prince’s Story – Thought to Be Deceased, Prince the Pug is Alive and Back Home!

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

As told by David Woods, Lost Dogs of Wisconsin caseworker for Marathon County Prince the pug, lost from Wausau, Marathon County in November and reported as deceased is actually alive and was reunited with his owners yesterday.  Last week, the … Continue reading →

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Zena’s Story

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

Zena went missing from Somers Township in Kenosha County on July 8, 2018.  She was successfully trapped on August 18, 2018.  Here is a writeup we received from Zena’s owner: Lost Dogs of Wisconsin helped to get my dog Zena … Continue reading →

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Merlin’s Story

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

Local and county Facebook groups are doing an important service to their communites but when they are giving out bad advice they need to be called out on it.  They are hurting, not helping the cause. Continue reading →

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Colt’s Story

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

Colt showed classic scared dog behavior during those several days he was missing.  One of our hardest tasks at Lost Dogs of Wisconsin is to convince owners that their own dog may not readily come to them. Continue reading →

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Whisky’s Story – A Volunteer Matchmaker Notices Whisky’s Photo on a Shelter Website a Month After He Went Missing

Posted on February 7, 2018 by

  Whisky- A dog who went missing on December 31, 2017 finally went home today February 4, 2018 after being turned into an animal shelter. After almost 6 weeks of being missing one of our volunteers and Helping Lost Pets … Continue reading →

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Charlie’s Story – A Veteran’s Dog is Safely Back Home

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

Charlie, a Veteran’s service dog went missing since November 29, 2017 from his home in Milwaukee.  There were some reports from eyewitnesses who had seen him get hit by a car and then run off. Almost two months later our … Continue reading →

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Annie’s Story – A Dog Lost From A Truck Rollover is Safely Caught After Three Long Weeks

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Annie’s story as told by Annie’s owner: “On December 2nd Annie and I were involved in a car accident where my truck rolled three times. Annie was ejected from the vehicle and somehow managed to get away unscathed. I thankfully … Continue reading →

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Bennie’s Story

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

(as told by Bennie’s owners) We live in the Shawnee Nat’l Forest in southern Illinois, about 15 miles from a college town where animals are sometimes abandoned at the end of semester. Bennie appeared at the end of spring semester, … Continue reading →

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We Were Pleased To Meet You, Mimi!

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

  Most of our volunteer work is done via email, telephone and text. We seldom get to meet the owners and dogs that we help. So we were thrilled yesterday when Stephanie and her dog, Mimi, stopped by our booth … Continue reading →

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Dogs Deemed “Unadoptable” Are Saved When They Are Returned to Owner

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

One of the best things about returning dogs (or cats) to their owners is that they don’t have to go through a possibly very flawed “behavior test” at a shelter before adoption. Many scared, confused lost pets may be deemed … Continue reading →

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