Reunited in Alabama "Do you ever hear of or see those stories about pets who have been reunited with their families after crazy amounts of time missing all because of their microchips? I know the first thing you think is, "Well, that's just never gonna happen to me!" Or, "They probably make most of this up to sell microchips." Or, "My dog would never get lost, or be stolen." Let me tell you those are [...]
Reunited in Colorado "While helping a friend at her 88-year-old mother's house, my 2-year-old German Shepherd decided to test his skills as an escape artist. We had taken my friend's mom out to lunch to celebrate her birthday and left Ernie in the backyard, where he has spent ample time previously. Unfortunately, on this day, he decided to push up the bolt that holds in one side of a large wooden gate door. He then [...]
Reunited in Tennessee "Good afternoon to everyone at AKC Reunite. I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere thanks to everyone on your team. I applied to Reunite about 2 years ago, and in that time one of my best friends and teammate Jake has been reunited with me on 5 separate occasions. Jake is a 4-year-old service dog who works in the HABIT service program at The University Of Tennessee Knoxville. Part [...]
Reunited in Oklahoma "Our two-year-old boy, Quigley, got out of our yard when the gate was left open after the lawn was mowed. We didn’t discover it for about an hour after the Great Escape! We went into total panic mode! Our search involved three groups starting close and fanning out – but no luck. All I could think of was him getting hit by a car or that I would never see him again. [...]
Reunited in Washington "There was still fresh snow and we had an icy driveway. Our dog, Mr. Wilson, did not come when called. We checked in all directions for prints in the fresh snow. We called and visited neighbors to alert them. He had vanished. We were totally puzzled and prayed he would stay safe and have a good home if he was picked up..... Mr. Wilson was found a quarter mile from our house [...]
Reunited in Florida "After registering Snoopy's microchip with you, I received a confirmation from you with a collar tag that matches his microchip information. I debated if I should put it on his collar or not, ultimately I did. A few weeks later I came home and the door to the porch was open, I must not have closed it, no Snoopy around. I made some flyers, went through the neighborhood hanging them and calling [...]
Reunited in Oklahoma Miniature Schnauzers, Lola and Cooper, escaped from their backyard by squeezing under their chain-link fence. Once Ashley C. from Vinita, Oklahoma realized her beloved dogs were gone, she contacted AKC Reunite to report them missing and activated their upgraded Lost Pet Alert. Pet lovers in the immediate vicinity were emailed the dogs’ information and Ashley also posted the Alert information on Facebook. Through her Lost Pet Alert Facebook post, a friend recognized [...]
My husband and I got our beloved Carmel when he was 11 weeks old. He's so special to us because he is our first pet as a couple. Not only that, but Carmel and my husband share the same birthday. So when he was lost to us, my house felt so empty because we were missing our family member. We looked for him everywhere. When we first got him, we immediately got him microchipped. It [...]
Reunited in Missouri It was unbelievable and shocking… Marie's boxer, Magnus, vanished from her backyard! He was gone without a trace, likely stolen. In a state of panic and worry, Marie immediately updated Magnus’ AKC Reunite profile with specific information about him. "super soft and sweet!" and “he has a special health condition that needs attention: diabetes insipidus.” Months passed, and there was no sign of poor, sweet Magnus. Marie could only hope someone was [...]
Reunited in Kentucky "One day, our tabby cat, Semuc went missing. I emailed everyone in the neighborhood, in hopes that someone would find him. We looked everywhere for Semuc, but found no signs of him anywhere. We had given up hope and accepted his disappearance forever. One evening, my son, Clay, received a phone call from the microchip company, that his cat had been found! Semuc was found in Porter County, IN, on the Indiana/Illinois [...]