Owner Finds Dog After 4-Month Search

Evanston resident Chuck Duff lost his 12-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in April. After months of searching, he finally tracked him down in Chicago, where a family had taken him in.

For months, anyone driving down Asbury Avenue in Evanston could see a giant sign stuck in Chuck Duff’s yard, emblazoned with a photo of his tan and white spaniel, Sparky.  “LOST DOG,” the sign proclaimed. “Last seen near Asbury and Lee.”  That sign—along with lots of paper flyers and a handful of kind strangers—eventually helped Duff reunite with his 12-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel more than four months after the dog went missing.  Sparky, who Duff had owned since he was a puppy, escaped from the yard during a violent storm April 14. He had apparently gone out the dog door Duff installed, and was wearing no tags—a common practice in his house, Duff says, since spaniels aren’t known for running away.  “He probably went out and …

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