Finding your lost dog…
It’s late and your dog still hasn’t returned from his afternoon romp, or you come home only to find your beloved Rover has managed to get out.
What do you do? What is the best strategy for finding a lost pet?
Follow these steps for the best chance of retrieving your dog.
- Call all Animal Shelters within a 60 mile radius of where your pet was last seen.
- Check with local Police Departments for reports of stray pets
- Check with all local Veterinarians for reports of stray animal injuries
- Make fliers using a recent picture of your pet.. be sure to point out any special features
- Post fliers EVERYWHERE… including schools, churches, grocery stores, parks
- Check local schools, parks and playgrounds anywhere your dog might go to hang out with other dogs and kids
- Check with neighbors especially those with pets of their own
- Check Gas Stations and Convenience stores
- Check with your local radio station… many will do community service bulletins reporting your missing pet
- Drive the neighborhood using a dog whistle or shake a bag of dog bones, anything that will be a familiar sound to Rover.
- With the popularity of the New Social media online, it’s also worth posting to sites like Twitter, facebook, Myspace.
- Start a Find Rover Website
The best thing to do is to remain calm and hopeful and to act quickly.
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