Rita B.
3 years ago
LOST DOG TIPS
Hope you find your dog!! The tips below come from rescuers, pet trackers and those that have taken the MAR class to find lost pets.
There is a VOLUNTEER group, a TRACKER and a NON PROFIT GROUP toward the bottom of this that may can help with your search! PLEASE review this information as it has proven to help find your dog!
SEARCHING RIGHT AWAY everywhere will increase chance of locating your dog. Call their name in normal tone, if seen, DO NOT CHASE! USE METHOD BELOW TO GAIN TRUST with food to lure them. Once lost they will go into survival mode and may not recognize you!
You must LURE THEM BACK with scent and food! Get your scented items outside ASAP! Get a beach chair and sit low and GRILL SOME MEAT, BACON WORKS BEST! Spread some meat grease around or liquid smoke around the area. They can smell the grill a mile away! Get some LIQUID SMOKE from grocery store and put in into a spray bottle with water and spray trails in the trees/ on the ground towards your feeding station/camera/ home! Spray some high in trees so wind will carry scent. A feeding station helps keep them in the area, instead of going further away. GET YOUR SCENT OUT THERE: WALK AROUND and SIT DOWN close to point of exit extending out like spoke on a wheel into nearby woods or where the dog may went.
NO GRILL? Use a crockpot.. plug in outside.. put in old meat or chicken add liquid smoke turn on leave lid cracked to let scent escape... will go for hours. Add water to fill the crockpot with the meat and liquid smoke OR
Fill an aluminum 13 x 9 pan on cement with a few briquets to start fire, bend a coat hanger into a zigzag pattern to form a grate over coals...
LEAVE gates, porches, garage doors open so they are able to get back in!
Does your dog have a dog friend at home? Walk it around neighborhood with you to see if it can help find it or bring it out! The scent of the other dog could help!!
In the Woods? Go deep in woods around your house, take some torn strips of scented clothing, make a scent trail with clothes and food in a wheel pattern by walking around leaving strips of scented clothing and smelly food leading back to house to help keep them in area and GRILL at last spot seen or point of exit.
**If Chipped, be sure it is registered and up to date!
***PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO ASAP TO GET ON THE FAST TRACK TO BECOMING A KNOWLEDGEABLE SEARCHER:
How to Find a Lost Dog: https://youtu.be/8cKxfWUXBnY
(1) SEARCH Immediate area (look in your house, outside of home, bushes, trees, under deck , porch,) do a thorough deep search by walking around and softly calling their name. Ask neighbors if you can check garages, crawlspace, drain ditches etc....WALK calling softly SHAKING bag of treats or smelly food like rotisserie chicken. Walk in your area late at night and early am while dark. If spotted, SIT or LAY and wait for them to come to you. No eye contact.
(2) NOTIFY Animal Control, file a report and Visit in person every 2 days
(3) ADS: http://www.lostmydoggie.coma great place to start, a free site that will send a fax blast to the closest vets, shelters in your area, Craigslist, Facebook for your county and state sites such as: https://www.facebook.com/LostFoundDogs.NC/and https://www.facebook.com/groups/769692416445474/
Nextdoor.com, pawboost.com, petharbor.com, http:/trianglelostpets.org, petango.com, https://www.helpinglostpets.com/ and local newspaper
(4) CONTACT local vets, groomers, pet stores, local rescues.
(5) NOTIFY NEIGHBORS by making flyers (4 to a page) and handing out to all neighbors, delivery people in your area (mail carrier, fed ex, etc)
(6)FLYERS AND POSTERS (put in yard, put on poles, businesses, tag your car etc.) 2 mike radius, use sheet protectors to keep dry, use this Flyer template here: https://search.petfbi.org/flyer.html
(7) HANG out worn clothing, blankets etc with your scent on it, their bedding
(8) CAMERAS/ FEEDING STATION- at point of exit, get a motion detector camera and place close by with some scented clothing of yours and some smelly food. Watch to see if you spot on camera. Once spotted, set a humane trap covered in your scented items. Will help to keep in area!
(9) FIRE UP GRILL cooking some food to help lure it back home and keeping it in area instead of moving further (bacon works great)
(10) Obtain a MAP of area and find WATER sources (they will look and stay close by water sources), also they often times follow power lines
*GATHER A PET SCENT ITEM TO STORE (in case you decide on a track later if spotted): Put on gloves, gather scented item from your pet, if it’s a big bed or something big, wipe down with some cotton gauze and place the toy and/or gauze into plastic bag and place in freezer. Place pet name and date on bag! More great tips here: https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/
Here is the link to a volunteer group who can help you plan your search at no charge, Missing Animal Response trained:
https://www.facebook.com/LARGcares/
Try calling Baylinda Brown, 919-418-7953 a tracker with her dog, Bravo who can help with a recovery plan and help with effective flyers: https://bravok911.com
Contact Erin with this great non profit group who uses a variety of tools to help missing pets get home in NC
https://www.facebook.com/k9soncall/
Great website to read for more help: https://missionreunite.org/find-a-lost-dog
When you spot them, don’t chase, try this:https://nodogaboutit.wordpress.com/.../loose-dog-dont.../
GO TO THE SHELTER AND CHECK FOR THEM ..about 85% of pets that are adopted from shelters are strays and their owners never came for them...
