Andy P.
2 weeks ago
(Beware of scammers telling you to text or IG or email someone to find your dog - or saying they have your dog and need you to send them a code. All scams!)
Post on Nextdoor-com FIRST, before anything else, while the dog might still be in the area. It will be seen by neighbors who aren't necessarily on the lost & found pet pages, also pawboost-com, lostmydoggie-com and 24petconnect-com/BreedRequest/Lost for the shelters. Immediately put up LOTS of flyers - we start with 500. Use the words "Reward" and "needs ", and have more than one person's phone number. You can print them in b/w on yellow paper for high visibility and less expensive than color, but get help posting them. (Note many people advocate large bright posters at street corners which is fine, but MANY small flyers all over a neighborhood will be seen by people who actually live and do business there, walk their dogs, etc. From experience, I believe they are more effective). Check any nearby homeless camps. They love stray dogs and vice versa, and bring some cash. Check the nearby shelters, send them a Lost flyer, but try to make contact every day if possible. If microchipped, notify the chip company to ensure the contact info is current, and in case someone tries to re-riegister the dog. Good luck.
