I'm posting this because of two sad threads.
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/88560-lost-dog-luna.html
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/79063-have-you-seen-been-offered-german-shepherd-bitch.html
I'm thinking about the ways you can maximize the possibility of recovery.
The obvious first step is to have a dog tag with your phone number. If the dog simply gets out of the house and is found by an honest person then they can just call you.
If the dog winds up in the hands of a dognapper then his first step might be to call you and ask for a ransom.
What other measures are there?
Whirleybird mentioned in her thread about Missy that the German Shepherd that she had an ID chip. Is that something embedded in the dog's skin and how does it work?
Ideas?
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/88560-lost-dog-luna.html
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/79063-have-you-seen-been-offered-german-shepherd-bitch.html
I'm thinking about the ways you can maximize the possibility of recovery.
The obvious first step is to have a dog tag with your phone number. If the dog simply gets out of the house and is found by an honest person then they can just call you.
If the dog winds up in the hands of a dognapper then his first step might be to call you and ask for a ransom.
What other measures are there?
Whirleybird mentioned in her thread about Missy that the German Shepherd that she had an ID chip. Is that something embedded in the dog's skin and how does it work?
Ideas?