Useful tips when trying to recover a lost dog

When recovering your lost dog, take in a large search area as stray dogs can travel.

Contact the dog warden, and wardens in surrounding areas
Contact veterinary surgeons
Contact RSPCA central control (telephone number on contacts page)
Battersea Dog’s Home (telephone number on contacts page)
Get a recent photo of the dog and make posters, make sure the ones put outside are weather proof (plastic sleeves).
When making a poster do not put the dog’s name on it, put more than one contact number, make the writing bold and clear.
Put posters in prominent dog areas ie pet shops, vets, parks, estates, pubs, hospital receptions, community centres, shopping areas, .
Although the police are no longer responsible for stray dogs, it is always good to inform them and put up a poster in as many police stations as possible.
Contact the local papers and ask them to do an article
When people contact you do not go to meetings with them on your own, always take someone with you and make other people aware of what you are doing.
At www.dogsreunited.co.uk we know this is a traumatic time for people who have lost their pet. To implement all of these points can take a lot of time and resources, so we have a list of dedicated helpers to advise, assist and support.