The phrase
"lost dog" means that a dog has accidentally wandered away from its owner or home, and they cannot be found or returned.
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Only 30 percent
of lost dogs in shelters are recovered by their family; only about 3 percent of missing cats are recovered by their loved ones.
Or it could be that people who
found lost dogs in their neighborhood tried for several days to find the owner before bringing them to the shelter.
They posted signs throughout the area and checked
for lost dog listings.
Identifying each animal with a microchip will help the shelter send
lost dogs home, and breeding restrictions will prevent unwanted litters.
In the first three months of 2015, 24 families were reunited
with lost dogs, and 21 found their lost cats — without the animals coming into the shelter.
This website has the most explicit and helpful information
on lost dogs and cats.
Learn why we're so thankful and how one woman's breast cancer journey
after losing a dog to cancer has made the industry safer for dogs around the world.
Many lost dogs end up in shelters where they are adopted out to new homes or even euthanized.
The package also seeks to ensure that
more lost dogs find their way back to their owners.
Many times,
lost dogs do end up in the humane society if they were picked up by animal control.
By working to
recover lost dogs, this 501 (c) 3 non-profit helps to decrease the number of homeless animals brought into shelters and animal control facilities, thereby preventing unnecessary euthanasia.
I normally don't
post lost dog stories - that's all I would be doing... However, this one touched my heart.
So nice of you to pick the dog, it breaks my heart to
see lost dogs.
Lost dogs without tags will probably be lost forever, and if your dog ends up at at animal shelter and is not adopted may end up being killed.
As a responsible pit bull owner, it scares me to think I could
lose my dog because of the actions of a few bad ones.
Most lost dogs figure out how to get home — even if it means crossing a highway or other heavily driven area.
Within hours we had thousands of
Lost Dog flyers out in the area, postings being shared on various social media sites and many people pounding the pavement day and night.
I am STILL laughing about that
poor lost dog white poodle... truly, truly the most terrifying thing I've ever seen.
Hardy's heart - wrenching tribute to his late dog is certainly something anyone who has
ever lost a dog can relate to.
Over the past 10 years or so, my spouse and I have helped reunited at least a
dozen lost dogs with their frantic families.
Lost dog incidents require different sets of advice from lost cat incidents because dogs behave very differently than cats do when lost.
The app that uses facial recognition for dogs to help owners
find lost dogs.