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The Retrievers Our all-volunteer team offers the tools, experience and expertise to help rescues and owners find their lost dogs.
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The Retrievers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota offering the tools, experience and expertise to help rescues and individual owners find their lost dogs. You can read more about our team at www.theretrievers.org

All new cases must be initiated by completing the Request Assistance form on our website: http://theretrievers.org/request-assistance. FOUNDERS:
Devon Thomas Treadwell
Greg James
Jen Mayo Eidbo
Jessica Sand Peterson

Name: Agnes  **Medical**Missing in: Zumbrota, MNDetails to follow, flyer in comments
25/08/2024

Name: Agnes **Medical**
Missing in: Zumbrota, MN
Details to follow, flyer in comments

Name: LouisMissing in: Minneapolis, MNDetails to follow, flyer in comments
25/08/2024

Name: Louis
Missing in: Minneapolis, MN
Details to follow, flyer in comments

Name: Kimber  **MEDICAL**Missing in: Scandia, MIDetails to follow, flyer in comments
25/08/2024

Name: Kimber **MEDICAL**
Missing in: Scandia, MI
Details to follow, flyer in comments

Name: BeauMissing in: Monticello, MNDetails to follow, flyer in comments
25/08/2024

Name: Beau
Missing in: Monticello, MN
Details to follow, flyer in comments

** Update: Stray Kragnes is safe!"Kragnes" is the name we have given this stray that was seen running north of Moorhead,...
22/08/2024

** Update: Stray Kragnes is safe!

"Kragnes" is the name we have given this stray that was seen running north of Moorhead, MN near Kragness, MN with a female dog. His buddy was contained by a Good Samaritan but this boy is a little more skittish. We are working on humanely trapping him, so we ask you DO NOT ENGAGE if sighted. Just report any sightings to help get this boy safe. Please share to help find his possible owners.
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Dog's Name: Kragnes
Date Lost: August 20, 2024
Date Retrieved: August 23, 2024
Case Manager: DeAnn Syverson
Report Sightings To: (218) 790-2250
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** Update: Andy is safe!! Do you know his family??Name: Stray "Andy"Missing in: Hugo, MNDate Retrieved: August 21, 2024
22/08/2024

** Update: Andy is safe!! Do you know his family??

Name: Stray "Andy"
Missing in: Hugo, MN
Date Retrieved: August 21, 2024

** Update: Smokey is safe!!Name: SmokeyMissing in: Maplewood, MNDate Retrieved: August 20, 2024
21/08/2024

** Update: Smokey is safe!!

Name: Smokey
Missing in: Maplewood, MN
Date Retrieved: August 20, 2024

Name: WaggsMissing in: Foley, MNDetails to follow, flyer in comments
21/08/2024

Name: Waggs
Missing in: Foley, MN
Details to follow, flyer in comments

** Update: Rip is safe!!Name: RipMissing in: Shenandoah, IADate Retrieved: August 21, 2024
21/08/2024

** Update: Rip is safe!!

Name: Rip
Missing in: Shenandoah, IA
Date Retrieved: August 21, 2024

Name: MaxMissing in: Bloomington, MNDetails to follow, flyer in comments
21/08/2024

Name: Max
Missing in: Bloomington, MN
Details to follow, flyer in comments

**Update: Thor is safe!!Name: ThorMissing in: Farmington, MNDate Retrieved: August 25, 2024
19/08/2024

**Update: Thor is safe!!

Name: Thor
Missing in: Farmington, MN
Date Retrieved: August 25, 2024

** Update: HannaMontana is safe!!Name: HannaMontana **Dragging Leash**Missing in: Minneapolis, MNDate Retrieved: August ...
19/08/2024

** Update: HannaMontana is safe!!

Name: HannaMontana **Dragging Leash**
Missing in: Minneapolis, MN
Date Retrieved: August 20, 2024

Name: Buster **Partially deaf and blind**Missing in: Aurora, MNDetails to follow, flyer in comments
19/08/2024

Name: Buster **Partially deaf and blind**
Missing in: Aurora, MN
Details to follow, flyer in comments

Name: KenziMissing in: Shenandoah, IADetails to follow, flyer in comments
19/08/2024

Name: Kenzi
Missing in: Shenandoah, IA
Details to follow, flyer in comments

** Update: Alice is safe!!Name: AliceMissing in: Fargo, NDDate Retrieved: August 19, 2024
17/08/2024

** Update: Alice is safe!!

Name: Alice
Missing in: Fargo, ND
Date Retrieved: August 19, 2024

Thank you to WCCO for featuring the Retrievers!
17/08/2024

Thank you to WCCO for featuring the Retrievers!

Photojournalist Tony Peterson shares the story and the story behind The Retrievers, a nonprofit dog finding organization that helps families get reunited.

** Update: Hopper is safe!!Hopper is an adult, pug/beagle mix missing in Isanti, MN. Hopper went missing after loud fire...
16/08/2024

** Update: Hopper is safe!!

Hopper is an adult, pug/beagle mix missing in Isanti, MN. Hopper went missing after loud fireworks went on nearby. Please quietly check your properties: under decks, in garages, in window wells, anywhere that a lost pup could hide. If you have security or trail camera, please check those too! If you see Hopper, do not chase, follow, yell or attempt to catch him, just stop moving and call with sighting details. Hopper's family is doing everything we have advised to bring him home safely. Please share this post to help with awareness.
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Dog's Name: Hopper
Date Lost: August 14, 2024
Date Retrieved: August 17, 2024
Case Manager: Nicole Fredrickson
First Responder: Laura Doerner
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** Update: Luna is safe!!Name: LunaMissing in: Lakeville, MNDate Retrieved: August 16, 2024
16/08/2024

** Update: Luna is safe!!

Name: Luna
Missing in: Lakeville, MN
Date Retrieved: August 16, 2024

** Update: Brandon is safe!!Brandon is an adult, Tri-Color Cocker Spaniel missing in Crystal, MN. Brandon is new to his ...
16/08/2024

** Update: Brandon is safe!!

Brandon is an adult, Tri-Color Cocker Spaniel missing in Crystal, MN. Brandon is new to his foster home and unfamiliar with the area. Brandon is very scared and will run from people when he is seen. Please quietly check your properties; under decks, in garages, in window wells, anywhere a lost pup could hide, If you have security or trail cameras, check those too! If you see Brandon, do not chase, follow, yell or attempt to catch him, doing so could push him into a dangerous situation. This pup is scared! So please just stop moving and call with sighting details.
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Dog's Name: Brandon
Date Lost: August 9, 2024
Date Retrieved: August 20 2024
Case Manager: Nicole Fredrickson
Co-Case Manager: Becky G
First Responder: Carrie Meyer
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Some of you have asked how to support Miki and Scout's K9 search training. She now has a GoFundMe available where you ca...
15/08/2024

Some of you have asked how to support Miki and Scout's K9 search training. She now has a GoFundMe available where you can donate.

After they complete their training, Scout will be the first dog in Minnesota formally trained to track/trail lost dogs. :)

Note: While Miki and Scout will be working cases for the Retrievers, she is paying for the training personally. We want to be clear that these donations are not tax-deductible.

Thank you for supporting Miki and Scout! We can't wait to be able to have this resource for our cases. :)

I'm raising money to fund training so that my dog, Scout, and I will be qualified… Miki Carlson needs your support for Search K9 Training to find Lost Dogs

** Update: India is safe and back home!Name: India **Medical - blindMissing in: Deerwood, MNDate Retrieved: August 17, 2...
15/08/2024

** Update: India is safe and back home!

Name: India **Medical - blind
Missing in: Deerwood, MN
Date Retrieved: August 17, 2024

Queene is a sweet girl who is on the run from her new home in Madison, SD. She is a breeder release who had previously f...
14/08/2024

Queene is a sweet girl who is on the run from her new home in Madison, SD. She is a breeder release who had previously found herself living with other dogs that weren't kind to her. Queene was just starting her new life with her new family the day she got startled by a nearby dog while on a potty break and ran. She is scared of everyone and everything. Her new owners are doing everything possible to bring her home safely.
If you see her, please do not chase her. Instead, ignore her and call with sighting information. Let's reunite Queene with her new family who deeply misses her!
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Dog's Name: Queene
Date Lost: August 10, 2024
Case Manager: Nola Kruger-Trei
Co-Case Manager: Crystal Markfort
First Responder: Geralyn Nancy
Awareness Coordinator: Amanda Lanahan
Report Sightings To: (320) 296-2904
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Buddy is a sweet, older Chihuahua that went missing in Chaska, MN. He is partially deaf and blind. He got out of an unlo...
14/08/2024

Buddy is a sweet, older Chihuahua that went missing in Chaska, MN. He is partially deaf and blind. He got out of an unlocked gate after being let out for a potty break. His family is absolutely devastated and are doing all they can to get him home. He is a small man and could be hiding anywhere. Please check your security cameras, window wells, sheds, under decks, garages and anywhere this little guy can hide. If you see him, do NOT chase or yell out to him as it could lead him into traffic and danger. Calll or text with where you saw him and the direction he is going. He’s likely scared as he’s never been away from home and he’s very attached to his momma. Please check your cameras and share this post so we can get him home!
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Dog's Name: Buddy
Date Lost: August 6, 2024
Case Manager: Miki Carlson
First Responder: Grace Haanen
Awareness Coordinator: Amanda Lanahan
Report Sightings To: (952) 361-6334
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Finley was outdoors with his mom in Fairmont, MN when he scampered off. This little guy is 11 years old and weighs in at...
14/08/2024

Finley was outdoors with his mom in Fairmont, MN when he scampered off. This little guy is 11 years old and weighs in at only 4 pounds. There have been sightings and he seems to have now settled in one area. We are working on getting a camera and trap out in hopes of getting Finley home safe soon. If you see him, please ignore him and call with sighting details.
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Dog's Name: Finley
Date Lost: August 10, 2024
Case Manager: Bobbi Woelpern
First Responder: NancyLee Davenport
Trapper: Alishia Pete
Report Sightings To: (512) 663-3317
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UPDATE:We should have a camera coming to us in the mail tomorrow! So we are set for now. If anything changes, we'll upda...
13/08/2024

UPDATE:

We should have a camera coming to us in the mail tomorrow! So we are set for now. If anything changes, we'll update this post again.

Thank you SO MUCH for all your offers! We're so excited to see the team enter this new chapter in our capabilities. Miki will be setting up a GoFundMe soon to raise funds for her training. It will take a year to complete and will cost about $4500 total, so she will need your continuing support over the next few months. We'll keep you posted!

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We have exciting news (and a little ask...)!

One of our team members will be training her pup to search for lost dogs. Once Miki and Scout have completed their training, they will be the first formally trained dog-searching-dog team in Minnesota! We can't wait until we can put Scout's nose on our toughest cases.

As there are no local trainers who specialize in this kind of work, Miki and Scout will be working remotely with a trainer through the Missing Animal Response Network.

Here's the ask... Miki will need a GoPro camera to record her sessions, which she will send to her trainer for feedback. Does anyone have a GoPro you'd be willing to give to Miki? It does not have to be the latest model--a gently used camera will do. :)

If you can help, please send us a message and we will connect you with Miki.

Thanks so much!

** Update: Katie is safe!!Name: KatieMissing in: Brooklyn Center, MNDate Retrieved: August 11, 2024
11/08/2024

** Update: Katie is safe!!

Name: Katie
Missing in: Brooklyn Center, MN
Date Retrieved: August 11, 2024

** Update: Jojo is safe!!Name: JojoMissing in: C**n Rapids, MNDate Retrieved: August 11, 2024
11/08/2024

** Update: Jojo is safe!!

Name: Jojo
Missing in: C**n Rapids, MN
Date Retrieved: August 11, 2024

** Update: Charlie is safe!!Name: Stray "Charlie"Missing in: Pillager, MNDate Retrieved: August 11, 2024
10/08/2024

** Update: Charlie is safe!!

Name: Stray "Charlie"
Missing in: Pillager, MN
Date Retrieved: August 11, 2024

Brewski is a very friendly boy who went missing while visiting family in Blue Earth, MN. Brewski, his sibling dog and a ...
10/08/2024

Brewski is a very friendly boy who went missing while visiting family in Blue Earth, MN. Brewski, his sibling dog and a human friend were outdoors playing when both dogs went missing. The sibling dog was found, he had unfortunately been shot but he has survived. They have yet to find Brewski. Brewski is said to love kids, if your young children has seen a friendly black lab please call and report the sighting. If Brewski was shot and survived he could have made it to a nearby farm etc. Please check out buildings and ditches in the Blue Earth area. Let's get this handsome boy home to his family who misses him.
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Dog's Name: Brewski
Date Lost: June 15, 2024
Case Manager: Bobbi Woelpern
First Responder: NancyLee Davenport
Report Sightings To: (505) 525-2610
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The Retrievers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota offering the tools, experience and expertise to help rescues and individual owners find their lost dogs. You can read more about our team at www.theretrievers.org All new cases must be initiated by completing the Request Assistance form on our website: http://theretrievers.org/request-assistance.

The Retrievers are a trained and certified member of the Missing Animal Response Network (MARN). FOUNDERS: Devon Thomas Treadwell Greg James Jen Mayo Eidbo Jessica Sand Peterson