Chicago, IL Lost Male Dog, Pepper Is Missing

Facebook Community Response

Melissa M.

3 months ago

Notify non-emergency police, animal control and the postal carriers in the area lost. Check with neighbors or businesses nearby that may have cameras. Put a neon sign in your yard. Fill out lost reports with both Lost Dogs/Cats Illinois website www.petfbi.org and Pawboost website (choose not to pay for ads and it’s free!) They will generate a flyer for you to print. Post in lost animal sites and community sites on FB. Put up flyers at nearby stores/gas stations, pet stores, libraries, and give some to pizza delivery places to put on their boxes. Put the outside flyers in a gallon sized freezer bag to protect from the elements. You can also try bus companies to put a flyer on their buses. Let the kids in the area know as they notice everything when not on their phones. Put food and water out and something with your scent. Check in nearby garages, sheds, window wells, ponds, look under decks. Also check with shelters in person or call as many as you can and give them a flyer. If the animal is chipped notify the company and make sure your contact info is correct. Also let vet and groomers in the area know. Can see if anyone has a drone to help search especially if woods nearby. Please also be aware of scammers. Especially if you are giving a reward. Do not give them a code or anything they ask. Tell them you will give them the reward at the police station for both of your safety. 🙏🏻 for a reunion soon! Don’t give up hope!

Diane T.

3 months ago

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Ro L.

3 months ago

Hang flyers up immediately in upside down gallon size baggies to protect from the weather, notify local mail carriers, UPS and Fed Ex drivers, and garbage men (they cover a lot of ground), ask neighbors to check their cameras/ring for possible sightings, check shelters daily bc the stray hold is usually only a few days, put his bedding and some of your dirty clothes outside for him to track the scent. Post on Nextdoor app, post on PetFBI.org, and all neighborhood apps, ask businesses to check their cameras. If he is chipped, notify chip company that he is lost. Praying you find him soon. I cannot express enough how important flyers are. Not everyone is on social media.