What to do if you lose your dog

Did you know that with a dog GPS like Kippy, you will never have to look for your dog anymore? Too much often we find ourselves writing missing dog ads, also on social networking pages, or leaflets to put along the roads. When you lose your four-legged friend, in fact, you would really do anything to find it, even offer a reward for it in return. Here are some suggestions to increase the chances of finding your lost dog, if you haven’t got yourself a GPS for animals.

What do to immediately

Situations can be many. From the dog who can pull out the collar, fleeing far away from the owner, to the one who finds the open door and goes away without being seen. For this reason, time may be relative when it comes to losing a pet, considering that sometimes the owner may notice the incident several hours later, when the dog does not go to him/her to get out.

As for the dog situation that moves away from the owner, we can intervene in a timely manner to limit the escape and try to catch our four-legged friend.

We have to not run after it. Very often animals tend to run even faster if they feel chased, taking this episode as a "funny prank", although it is not reallt funny for the owner.

If we have taught the dog the command "come" or "remain", after several minutes it may decide to listen to us, rather than its irrepressible desire for freedom. So let's stay calm, do not run behind it and call it by name, using one of these two commands.

Using food as a reward could be a very good solution, so let's understand that we have a tasty snack between our hands, which we will only give it once it's back. 

It is forbidden to scream and get angry, otherwise we risk scaring the dog to such a degree as to prevent him from approaching, fearing receiving a good reproach.

We have to remain calm and positive, pretending a happiness that we certainly do not feel at that moment. The recall will not work if we are not convincing, so let us strike smiles and enthusiasm, lowering ourselves on our knees as if we wanted to play with it.

Just when we are sure we can catch it, calmly put the collar on the dog, unless it's scared or aggressive. 

After several hours or days

If we have not been able to resume our four-legged friend, but we know for sure where he is, we might need more help. Did it get caught somewhere from where it could not get back anymore, was he injured? We should call the firefighters or our veterinarian, who could provide first aid if needed.

On the contrary, if we do not have any idea of where our dog is, there's nothing left to do but going around the neighborhood, continuing to call it uninterruptedly. Once we have perfectly controlled the adjacent areas to the point of departure or our home, we should broaden the search range more and more, maybe involving relatives and friends too.

Still nothing? Well, it's time to spread your voice. Let's get some of our friend's recent photographs, where you can see details, such as eye color, facial shape, body shape, and any special signs.

The photo will be used to write an advertisement to print and spread on the street or in animal shops, and also on social networks. 

But you can avoid going through this ordeal if you buy a dog tracker now: with Kippy you can track your dog’s  position from your smartphone.