At least 2 dogs electrically shocked while walking in River North, Chicago police say​on February 17, 2025 at 9:56 am

CHICAGO (WLS) — At least two dogs were shocked while they were out for a walk Saturday on the Near North Side, Chicago

Another pet owner told ABC7 his dog was also shocked on the same day, but on the West Side.

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The two downtown incidents happened in the 600 block of North Dearborn Street in River North, Chicago police said.

In the first incident, a dog stepped on a manhole around 11:45 a.m. when it experienced an electric shock, the pet owner told police. The dog was taken to a vet in good condition.

In the second incident, a dog was also shocked in the same location, but its condition was not known, police said.

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Video showed crews working on an electric box at the location Saturday.

There were more terrifying moments for dog owners on the city’s West as a pole eclectically shocked a dog Saturday afternoon, one of multiple reports ABC7 heard of across the city. The incident on the West Side happened just feet away from the Claremont dog park in the Tri-Taylor neighborhood.

Noah Price thought he lost his 3-year-old dog Boris Saturday after spending time in Claremont Park. As they left the park, Boris brushed up on a light pole when he was suddenly shocked.

“He brushed up, what I believe to be a light pole from the city, and immediately after he started seizing… fell to the side… yelping,” Price said.

Price was able to pull Boris away from the pole before rushing him to the vet.

“He was able to kind of come back after compressions and stuff, and he just bolted to our house straight away,” Price said “It was probably the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen.”

Boris was under observation for seven hours at the vet and is now stable, but there is worry for possible long term effects from the shock.

Price reacted to the other reports of dogs shocked in River North on the same day.

“To hear that and to know how close we were to losing Boris, it really hits deep,” Price said.

Veterinary experts told ABC7 it’s important to put boots or protective footwear on pets, because an electric current can come up when there is rain or snow and the pavement is wet.

Chicago police said crews from ComEd and the city responded to the Dearborn Street location and declared it safe, but Price and other dog owners are now concerned that it could still happen elsewhere.

‘It really needs to change, because if this is happening all over the city, who’s to say it’s not gonna keep happening,” Price said.

ABC7 is still waiting to hear from the city as to what will happen to try and fix the issue.