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What To Do If You Lose Your Dog

Before you start frantically phoning people up, take a few minutes to collect some information together.

Write down a detailed description of your dog and stick to this description each time you tell someone about your dog.

If you can find a recent photo of your dog, that will be a huge help too. The photo can be displayed on this Web Site (free of charge)

Once you've got your description of your dog written down, and details of how and when the dog went missing, the people you need to contact locally are:

The dog wardens for your area and the surrounding areas.

The police - especially if the dog was stolen - in which case, make sure you get a crime number. Note: The Police are no longer responsible for stray dogs.

The local stray pounds and any rescue centres in the area .

Local vets

Local radio, and newspapers

Your nearest Petsearch UK volunteer who will advise and assist in all of these matters.

Use of local posters is often a good way of spreading information. Make up a poster with the brief, but concise, description of the dog and the area it went missing from, plus a photo if possible. Get these photocopied and stick as many up as possible............in local shops, vets, pet food suppliers, village halls, community centers, libraries, schools, post offices etc. The more people that see it, the greater the chance of finding your dog.