How to Find Your Lost Dog: Tips from The Barker Shop

Kathy Deets, owner of The Barker Shop in La Grange, and Theresa Napolitano, daycare manager, have provided a few tips for pet owners searching for a lost dog.

• Spread the word: talk to people, post on social media, use flyers. Walk, drive or bike around the neighborhood and stop to talk to everyone you see. People want to help.
• Contact Lost Dog Illinois.
• Contact local pet shops and centers and ask for help.
• Call police departments and rescue centers every day for the first week a pet is lost.
• Go to shelters and rescue facilities and physically look at the dogs there.
• Leave an item of clothing nearby that smells like your home.
• Never give up.

Click here to read more about The Barker Shop’s rescue program and Deets’ tales of tracking lost dogs.

Deets said name tags and microchips help, and if you know you have a dog that is prone to run away, take extra precautions to make sure they’re well marked.

How would you find a lost dog? Share your tips in the comments.

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