As a long time dog owner and pet lover, I know the devastation that can occur when a dog or cat goes missing. Below are my tips that have helped me as well as countless others recover their beloved family pet.
1. First step you should immediately do is use the service called www.lostmydoggie.com, they will quickly call all your neighbors with a "pet amber alert" so everyone in your neighborhood will know about your lost dog or cat. This is important as you need the help of neighbors to give yourself the best chance. This is a new service that can call 1000's of neighbors instantly and has somewhere around a 75% find rate. It's best to use this service once you first discover your dog has gone missing, but I still recommend using it even if it's been awhile. Neighbors usually either have the dog and don't know whose it is or they have information that can lead you in the right direction. The idea is to create an "army" of concerned people who are all looking for your precious dog, LostMyDoggie.com will do this for you. I've included a banner below to click if you're interested in sending out a "pet amber alert" to your neighbors.
2. Post signs at intersections and around your neighborhood. Place signs within a 2-mile radius of where your pet was lost. You can also post signs at grocery stores, pet stores, vet offices, and apartment complexes.
3. Use the Power of Scent: Place a recently worn article of clothing belonging to a family member or the lost pet's unwashed bedding in your yard or outside your front door where the breeze can carry the scent. Familiar scents can bring them home. Cats will respond to an open can of tuna fish or litter box also.
4. Contact veterinary clinics both in your area and surrounding areas. An animal could have been injured, rescued and taken out of the area in any direction for some distance so check them thoroughly and often.
5. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE! Dogs are founds months later and hundreds of miles away even. The important thing to remember though, if you do everything you possibly can, you will increase your chances of bringing your dog home.
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