Jan M.
2 years ago
Just some suggestions
Hoping you find your pup soon
♦️Adding contact info to your post (phone number) is very
helpful and easier than PM or relying on seeing a post on Facebook if your dog is sighted or found- you can always delete your post once your dog is back home with you.
♦️Check with neighbors in case they found your dog and took them in.
♦️Please contact police and file a missing dog report. If you live in a development that has security/public safety- notify them. Contact vets and shelters. Most have Facebook pages you can message.
♦️ When looking for a lost dog-do not yell. Dogs on the run are very scared and can go into survival mode. When they hear yelling, even from their owner, they think they are in trouble. Even the best trained dogs will run. It is best to talk calmly for him in a playful or baby talk way.
When searching for a lost dog, the worst thing you can do is walk or drive around yelling their name. When they hear yelling, even from their owner, they think they are in trouble. When driving around, by the time the dog hears you and gets to where you were, you are gone, hence confusing the dog even more.
♦️Post to any Facebook groups from your development.
♦️POST FLIERS ASAP, not everyone uses social media.
♦️Try posting on the NextDoor app and Craigslist.
♦️Check Craigslist. Not everyone uses Facebook.
♦️Let the mail carriers/school bus drivers know to be on the lookout.
♦️Older dogs/disabled dogs usually travel downhill and towards water.
♦️Check embankments and ditches.
♦️If you have another dog, try using her/him to find the missing dog.
♦️Could be hiding scared under a porch/deck/drain pipe- anywhere a dog could find shelter.
♦️Place some unwashed owners clothing outside for scent
♦️Start cooking some tasty treats on an outdoor grill, slow cooker. Hot dogs, bacon work well. Can also throw some cut up hot dogs in the yard, bacon drippings, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce.. Use bacon drippings, cut up hot dogs and spread them along with some liquid smoke.
♦️Check water areas including swimming pools. In colder weather, lakes, ponds and rivers can have thin ice. Dogs can not determine the ice is thin and can fall through it.
♦️Contact microchip company if microchipped. Make sure your contact info is up to date.
