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Even though they don’t recognize or respond to their owner, sometimes they are willing to approach or to be approached by another dog. Many panicked dogs will not come to their owner and instead will bolt in fear. The radius for your posters should, however, encompass a large area – a 5 to 10-mile radius in some cases. You should focus your search by aggressive poster board distributions initially at the escape point and eventually in areas of sightings. When they eventually slow down, they will often seek out areas (wooded forest, cemeteries, creeks, etc.) where they can avoid all human contact. These dogs will often run blindly and can travel for miles before intervention. Aggressive Dogs, Panicked Dogs, and Skittish/Shy Dogs:Īggressive dogs, panicked dogs (fireworks, involved in car accident), and dogs with skittish, shy temperaments will be more difficult to capture and are at risk of traveling further. Your target search area will, in general, be an aggressive flyer distribution and highly visible poster boards within 1 to 2-mile radius of your home. This is because they either want the dog (to keep for themselves) or they assume that because it is a valuable dog it must be lost (and they stop to help).

This is likely because the average (non-rescue oriented) person who sees a mixed breed dog trotting down the sidewalk probably doesn’t notice it but when the same person sees a dog of value (like an English Bulldog, Afghan, or a Great Dane) they will immediately pull over.

In general, wiggly-friendly dogs that readily go up to strangers for attention and purebred or rare breed dogs will be “rescued” much quicker than mixed breed dogs that often go unnoticed. Place highly visible lost dog posters in the area of disappearance and utilize a flyer distribution service that will mail notices to homes within a one-mile radius from where the dog escaped. Highly populated areas (apartments, condominiums, etc.) could mean a smaller radius and sparsely populated areas (rural farmland, mountains, desert, etc.) could mean your dog will travel farther. Your target search area will be within a 1 to 2-mile radius of your home.

In general, elderly dogs, disabled dogs, and small dogs tend to be recovered quickly, often ending up within a few blocks from their escape point. Because a large amount of lost dogs end up in foster homes and rescue adoption programs, you should contact all rescue groups and breed rescue groups within your area (Use a search engine and the keywords “animal rescue groups near ”) Animal shelters and dog rescue groups are a high probability search area for a lost dog. The question to ask when searching for a missing dog is “Who has my dog?” One complicating factor with lost dogs is that people who pick up stray dogs often transport them out of the immediate search area. The distance that a lost dog will travel depends upon its individual temperament, the environment (terrain and weather), and the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. It is difficult to predict how far lost dogs will travel because there are just too many variables. Thanks to Kat Albrecht and the Missing Animal Response Network for permission to use the following excellent material from her book, “Pet Tracker: The Amazing Story of Rachel the K9 Pet Detective” and her web site (opens new window).īe sure to search all animal shelters (there may be more than one) within your area.