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PAST CASES
Lost, Loose, or Found Greyhounds - Past Cases
The following is a list of cases where we’ve publicly posted for assistance or to inform. Some cases last only a short time and are resolved in hours or even minutes. But cases lasting for weeks also begin with a period of minutes and hours -- so we promptly jump on them all since we don't know what we're in for.
We handle several calls a year that are not included here, such as:
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Someone found and is holding a dog. We locate the owner, or, barring that, have a foster home collect the dog and let authorities know what we're doing.
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Found collars and tags; we, of course, notify the owner.
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Lost property or other issues encountered by travelers of a certain dog-themed bus company.
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Wrong numbers.
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Occasional calls from out-of-state where someone happens to reach us for a local greyhound issue - and we of course, connect them as best we can.
Dates and headlines can help find cases which might involve extreme cold, travel, holidays, trapping a dog, etc. -- but also general circumstances of escapes (spoiler alert: The number one way greyhounds get loose is through open gates). Another type of call is of a loose greyhound, with no reports of once missing nor anyone having caught it.
We try to maintain all public information about a case in a single post and comments to the group’s Facebook page. More detailed information was previously posted to a private discussion page.
All cases are in Wisconsin unless a state abbreviation is mentioned in parenthesis.
Some cases were managed by other adoption groups, which you’ll see in the posts.
Past Cases
2013
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September 2 - Janesville - Escaped Open Gate, Caught After Ten Days
2014
2015
2016
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August 6 – Gordon – Wandered Off, Caught About a Day Later
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September 24 – Eau Claire – Slipped Out Back Door, Caught After a Couple Hours
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November 18 – Lodi - Loose, Caught in Half an Hour
2017
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April 13 - Poynette - Escaped Fenced yard, Caught 75 Minutes Later (PDF)
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April 14 – Sparta – Seen in Park, Not Found
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August 30 - Milwaukee - Seen Loose, Not Found (PDF)
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October 16 - Atlantic Mine (MI) - Escaped Rural Home, Caught 23 Hours Later (PDF)
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November 8 - Milwaukee - Seen Loose, Not Found (PDF)
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December 7 - Newport (IL) - Two Ran From Freeway Crash; One Caught by Troopers, Other Caught Three Days Later (PDF)
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December 24 - Wellsville (NY) - Escaped Garage During Neighborhood Fireworks, Caught in Four Hours (PDF)
2018
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June 24 - Somers - Seen Loose, Not Found (PDF)
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July 21 – Plainfield (IL) – Escaped, Caught Almost a Week Later
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August 10 - Madison - Escaped, Back Home Same Evening (PDF)
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September 13- Francis Creek - Seen Loose, Reported Home (PDF)
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December 14 - Reedsburg - Escaped Backyard Gate, Caught After 60 Hours (PDF)
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December 18 - Madison - Escaped Front Door on Adoption Day, Caught in 7 Hours (PDF)
2019
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February 5 - Waukesha - Escaped Damaged Fence, Caught in 30 Minutes (PDF)
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May 31 - Madison - Seen Loose, Not Found
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July 2 - Janesville - Escaped Broken Fence, Caught 12 Hours Later
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September 25 – Franklin – Found at Elementary School, Returned to Owner
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September 26 – West Bend – Seen Loose, Not Found
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November 29 - Mequon - Escaped Home, Caught 20 Hours Later (PDF)
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December 9 – Highland Park (IL) – Escaped Through Fence, Caught Within an Hour
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2020
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February 28 - Milwaukee - Seen Loose, Not Found
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July 27 - Allouez - Escaped New Home, Caught Five Days Later (PDF)
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August 16 - Burlington - Escaped Haul at Kennel, Trapped Eight Days Later (PDF)
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September 11 - Lannon - Escaped Through Gate, Caught Six Hours Later (PDF)
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September 20 – Spooner – Loose After Car Crash, Found
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November 14 – Verona – Two Escaped Open Gate, Caught Same Morning​
2021
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April 18 - Wausau - Escaped From Family, Caught Three Hours Later
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September 18 – Oconomowoc – Two Escaped Yard, Caught an Hour Later
2022
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January 12 - Greenfield - Escaped Fenced Yard, Caught in 90 Minutes
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August 17 - Madison - Escaped Following Veterinary Procedure, Did Not Survive Traffic
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October 21 - Grafton - Newly Adopted Escaped, Caught One Week Later
2023
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March 2 – Waukesha – Seen Loose, Not Found
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May 23 - Milwaukee - Bolted Out Door of New Home, Came Back Seven Hours Later
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October 5 – Madison – Two Escaped Through Gate, Both Captured Within an Hour
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October 28 - Kenosha - Escaped Pet Store, Caught by Police in Under an Hour
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November 10 - Madison/McFarland - Loose in Neighborhood, Was Sneaking Through Broken Fence
2024
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August 15 – Milwaukee – Seen Loose, Not Found
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October 31 - Vernon - Escaped Blown Gate, Caught an Hour Later
2025
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January 14 - Fitchburg - Escaped in Preserve, Caught Two Hours Later
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January 30 – Milwaukee – Slipped out Door, Found at Nearby Store
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April 30 - Pewaukee - Slipped Collar, Caught an Hour Later
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July 3 - Milwaukee - Escaped Through Gate During Neighborhood Fireworks, Caught Four Hours Later
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November 5 - Ripon - Two Escaped Through Open Gate; One Caught in Two Days, Other Found Deceased in Six Days