If your dog has slipped his or her collar or escaped from the yard, you usually become quite emotional and may not be thinking as clearly as you should. Take a moment to look at some of the suggestions given below to help give you a clear plan of action to do everything you can to find your furry friend.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A LOST DOG

• How to Recover a Lost Dog from Missing Pet Partnership
• What to Do if you have Found a Dog from Missing Pet Partnershp
• How to Make a LOST DOG Poster from Missing Pet Partnership
• Print out a "Lost Airedale" Poster (Word format)
• Print out a "Lost Airedale" Poster (PDF format) 

ON-LINE SITES TO POST LOST OR FOUND DOGS

• Petfinder Classifieds: www.petfinder.com
• Dog Detective: www.dogdetective.com
• Fido Finder: www.fidofinder.com
       (can also print out a generic poster with a drawing of your breed)
• Lost Pets SOS: www.lostpetsos.org
• Lostandpound.com
  Lostandpound.com allows pet owners to post pictures and descriptions of their lost pets. Upon entering this information, a LOST PET ALERT is sent immediately via email to a combination of participating veterinarians, animal shelters, police stations, media outlets, pet service companies etc.
• Pets and Theft Website: long list of Lost Pet Resources
• k9alert.com: free site dedicated to helping guardians find their lost dogs
• craigslist.com: place to post your lost ad for free

• AKC-Companion Animal Recovery
  www.akccar.org
  1-800-252-7894
• Home Again ID
  public.homeagain.com
  1-866-738-4324
• Avid Registry
  www.avidid.com
  1-800-336-2843
• www.24petwatch.com
  1-866-597-2424

• several rolls of tape for putting up posters
• extra leashes to hand out to volunteers willing to search
• a form in your computer to quickly do a lost dog poster (At 3 AM you don't want to have to think about font size)
• a good picture of every dog you own, foster or rescue
• the names and phone numbers of the area vets, area shelters, microchip companies, and good friends that owe you a favor