Things You'll Need:
- Computer with internet connection
- Printer
- transportation to an animal shelter
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Step 1
Print many flyers and post them on telephone poles in your neighborhood or area. Put a LARGE photo of your pet on the flyer. Use less detail and let the picture do the talking. A simple “Lost Dog” in bold lettering and a BOLD phone number with a photo is fine. You want to be sure to make these flyers EASY to see from the road and a car.
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Step 2
Ask your neighbors if they have seen your pet wandering around.
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Step 3
Ask neighborhood kids if they have seen your pet. Be careful with kids, sometimes they can send you on a wild goose chase. It's easy to tell strong determination in a child if they have seen your animal. If they have not they'll seem drawn back.
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Step 4
Call the local animal shelter and give them a description of your dog, cat, bird, or pet. Often this is a very successful method.
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Step 5
If none of your attempts work, post more flyers at parks, and neighborhood entrances in your area. Expand outwards in a diameter from your home. Do not post on regular streets as except for three streets around you. Post your flyers on neighborhood artery streets.
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Step 6
Have a pet taxi on standby. Many times people call and will say “I've seen your dog on Lemon st.”. You will have to be prepared to get up and go quickly.
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Step 7
Ask people in your neighborhood association. Many of these people know several people in the community.
