Checklist for Lost Dogs

Have you lost your dog? Please use this list as a guide to make sure you have covered all the steps important for recovering your lost pooch. Take a deep breath! It may seem like a lot to do all at once. Just follow step by step and try to recruit your friends, family and neighbors to help you. Remember, your pet is out there somewhere, and with a thorough plan of action and persistence you should be able to find him or her.

Checklist for Lost Dogs: ​

• POST your own "lost dog" report with full details and a photo

  • You will be able to automatically generate a flyer with the details and photo from the report from your dashboard
  • You will receive alerts for potential matching reports for founds pets, and finders of lost pets will automatically be notified if there is a potential match
  • Alerts will be sent to local volunteer organizations and potentially posted on local social media

• FOLLOW the suggestions on our step-by-step Lost Dog - What to Do?

  • Read about lost dog behavior for some useful tips
  • Distribute the flyer for your report from your dashboard
  • Visit other helpful websites

• Learn how to identify and contact shelters and other entities that may have information about the stray pet and leave your information with them

• Widen your search using the SEARCH the "found dog" reports feature on the Pet FBI database