German Shepherd Is Leading CHP On 2-Day Chase Along I-580

DUBLIN, CA — German shepherds usually work for police, but one German shepherd that spent the last two days running around the freeway is now on the other side of the law.

Authorities are trying to catch a German shepherd that has been running around I-580 since Wednesday morning. According to CHP and driver reports, the dog spent several hours running in and out of traffic, but ran too quickly to be captured. The dog has still not been captured as of 11:16 a.m. Thursday, according to a CHP Dublin officer.

The dog was first reported Wednesday at 6:56 a.m. on westbound I-580 east of Hacienda Drive, a CHP spokesperson told Patch. Multiple callers reported that the dog was running against traffic on both sides of the freeway, including on eastbound I-580 near the Hopyard Road exit. Three units from CHP and personnel from Alameda County Animal Control tried until around noon Wednesday to catch the dog, but it ran too quickly.

German shepherds can approach 30 mph at a sprint, according to the results of an American Kennel Club competition.

“This little fella gave us quite the chase this morning on I-580 westbound. Thank you to all the Good Samaritans who gave us a hand as he took foot bail,” CHP wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday.

The dog was spotted again Thursday morning at 7:25 a.m. running in a traffic lane on westbound I-580 near the Dougherty Road on-ramp in Dublin, according to a CHP incident log. A few minutes later, another caller reported that the dog was running in and out of traffic lanes.

Over the next two hours, callers repeatedly reported the dog running in and out of lanes and along the shoulders between the Dougherty and Hopyard Road on-ramps. At one point, the dog reportedly approached a driver’s door and appeared curious about the driver, then lied down on the left shoulder. By 9 a.m., drivers were stopping and trying to catch the dog near the Hopyard Road on-ramp.

A CHP officer arrived around 9:10 a.m., but the dog escaped again. About 20 minutes later, officers reported that it was walking against traffic and running in and out of lanes as CHP continued to search, and animal control units were called to the area.

A representative from Alameda County Animal Services told Patch that the dog was also reported on city streets near those on-ramps, and was observed running onto the freeway. Animal control officers set a trap for the dog in a wooded area near the freeway.

The search will continue until the dog is captured, the CHP spokesperson told Patch Thursday.

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