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Talk to people in the neighbourhood: Neighbours in the area, especially other pet guardians, may know the pet you found. Talking with people may help you find the guardian without the animal having to go to the shelter. If you found the animal in a yard or in front of a residence, knock on the door of that home and kindly ask if its their pet or if they know the guardian.
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Top tips to help find your lost dog: Your dog's microchip - phone the database they're registered with and report them as missing. Contact your local dog warden. Notify your local vets, animal hospitals and rehoming centres.
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Call your local Animal Control department (usually through the county) for assistance.

You can also go to their website and look up what to do if you find a lost pet.

Call or go to your local animal shelter and report that you have found a stray animal.

Many times they will take a "found report."

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If you cannot safely approach the animal or if it runs away, call your local animal control or police department immediately. Be sure to give the dispatcher the exact street address where the animal was last seen. Check for ID. Once you have contained the lost pet, check to see if the animal is wearing anID tag. If so, you may be able to immediately contact the owner and return the pet to her or him.If the pet is wearing ID, but you are unable to immediately make contact with the owner, you ...
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People who find pets will often take them to a vet to be scanned for a microchip in an effort to trace the owner by themselves rather than turn the pet into a shelter right away. If you find or lose a pet you should try to leave a flyer with as many local vets as practical. You could fax, email, or snail mail the information.
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If your pet is registered with AKC Reunite, call the Reuniters Helpline at 800-252-7894 to let them know your pet is lost and to enable an operator to confirm that your contact information is...
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Call local kennels/charities  its possible someone has found the dog and taken them to a local rehoming centre or kennels; Contact local vet surgeries or animal hospitals  if your dog has been injured, they may have been taken there for treatment; Check online lost and found websites and notice boards in your local area.
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FindToto or Lost My Doggie will immediately call or e-mail thousands of your nearby neighbors to notify them that your animal companion is missing. 4. Make copies of the clearest photo you can find of your animal. Head to a store where you can print photos from your phone, print a photo off your computer, or use a copy machine if you have to.
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If you have any concerns at all about the dogs behavior, call animal control or the police department, so they can safely remove the dog and take bring it to the proper authorities.
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Its important that you have a friend or a family member at home in case you get a call notifying you that your pet has been found. 3. Call local shelters and vet hospitals. As part of your search, it would also help to call shelters and vet hospitals near you if a dog matching your pets description has been taken in recently.

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