Finding Lost Dogs - Info, Links, Advice and Guides

Here you'll find links to info, resources and advice on finding lost dogs and other pets. Listed below are several ideas to help you find your pet if he/she becomes lost (Our thanks to Ann Cardon of Salt Lake City for compiling this information):

1. Act fast!! Don't wait days hoping he will just come home. The longer you wait, the further away he could wander, or he could be hurt and in need of medical attention. Also, many animal shelters only wait about four days before destroying pets.
2. Thoroughly search the area. Call your pet, and check any places they could have become trapped, such as basements, garages, sheds, vehicles, etc. Find a good photograph of your pet and ask all neighbors and passer-bys if they've seen him.
3. If your pet is capable of covering a lot of distance, get in your car or on a bicycle and begin looking and calling right away. Get help from family and neighbors if possible.
4. Make sure someone is home to answer the phone. If someone finds your pet, they will call the number on his pet tag or simply bring him home.
5. If your pet remains lost, check every animal shelter in the area every day. Put up "lost" signs in your neighborhood and in local post offices, libraries, grocery stores, pet stores, and vets.
6. Inform your vet and groomer that your pet is lost in case someone brings him in. Immediately place ads in local newspapers. Consider offering a reward, in case someone may have stolen or kept your pet as a "stray."
7. Use the radio. Many radio stations broadcast lost pet information for free. Be sure to call all your local radio stations. Give them very detailed information on where the pet was lost, its description, and how to contact you.
8. Hopefully, your fast actions will lead to the safe return of your pet. If your pet is properly identified with a pet tag, finding your pet should be much quicker. Remember, 95% of lost pets found with a pet tag do get home! Protect your pet from getting lost, stolen, or hurt. Make sure the ID is up to date and is worn at all times, especially when traveling.
9. Have your pets microchipped in case the collar is lost. Have the information that is on the microchip put onto a national database, not just your own state/province.
10. Another form of ID is tattooing. Although less popular since microchipping became available, it is still an option. Contact your veterinarian for details.

Additional Lost Pet Resources:

Dog Find Fast and Furious

Pet Lost and Found Information

Pets Missing in Action

Find Fido

Pet Shelter Network

PAWS

Flealess Market

The Pet Page

Hugs for Homeless Animals

Missing Pet Network

Petfinder Directory of Homeless Pets

Petchannel's Find a Pet

Petwork

Lost Pet Resources

Sherlock Bones Missing Pets

Missing Pets Website

K9 Finder

Pet Club of America Lost and Found

Internet Lost and Found

Dog Tracer

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