Great Plains Pointer Rescue
Nebraska and Iowa
When a dog has been on the run, please keep in mind that is does not take long for him/her to look uncared for once it is lost or missing. Not eating, access to internal and external parasites, drinking dirty water, and encounters with other animals can quickly take a toll on a dog. Lost does not always mean dumped or abused.
I have found a dog!
1. Take the dog to a local vet's office and ask them to scan for a microchip. If a chip is detected, the owner will hopefully be able to be traced.
2. If a microchip is not found, place calls or emails to the local shelter, breed rescue, or sherriffs department to see if the dog has been reported missing. Keep in mind, some dogs have the ability to travel long distances in a short amount of time. It may be worth checking with other nearby counties if he/she was found close to township dividing lines.
3. Make arrangements to take him/her to the appropriate authorities in your town. If the owner is looking, they will be contacting these places to see if their dog is there. Your local authorities will also have knowledge on appropriate stray hold time, etc.
I have lost my dog!
Microchips are proven to work! If your dog is microchipped, contact the company right away to report them missing. It also wise to have a tag with your phone number on the collar so you can be called right away in the event someone locates the dog.
1. Check out online sites like Find Toto. For a fee, they will place automatic calls to your neighbors to alert them your dog is missing. Also check into Pet Amber Alert.
2. File a lost report with your local humane society, rescue, and sherriffs department (depending on who is in charge of animal control).
3. Place fliers near the area where the dog went missing.
Whether lost or found, other sites to utilize are: FaceBook, Craigslist, or other local free publications.
If you have lost or found a German Shorthaired Pointer or English Pointer, feel free to send us a photo and any other information to greatplains@cox.net.