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Loosing your dog is anyone's worst nightmare.
Dogs can get lost for any reasons.
Knowing what to do next is the first step in finding your dog.

My dog is lost! What do I do?

Step 1:
Check the shelter that provides service to your area. For your convenience we have provided
direct links to the lost and found section of the various shelters in your area at the bottom of
this page.

Please view the photos of the animals at that shelter, then call the shelter and make a lost
report, then go down there in person. Visiting in person is critical as miscommunication can
easily happen over the phone or internet; your "Lab mix" may be listed as a "Pit Bull mix" and
the blurry photo may resemble a "Border Collie mix." Shelter staff and volunteers will cross-
reference lost and found reports and do their best to make matches, but don't rely on that
either.

Step 2:
If your pet is micro-chipped, call the chip company and make sure that it is registered and that
the contact information is current. Do not assume that the vet, breeder, or shelter that
implanted the chip has registered it for you. Do not assume that someone in your family
updated the info when you moved or changed your phone number. Four out of five micro-
chipped pets coming into the shelter have chips which are not registered or are registered with
old, useless information.

Step 3:
Make signs with pictures and post them all around your neighborhood. Often well-meaning
people assume that pets without ID tags have been abandoned, and will take them into their
home.

Step 4:
Post internet lost pet ads with photos.
Craig's List is a very popular site and a good place to start.
You can post on many other sites such as Petfinder and Pet Harbor .

Step 5:
Here are the names, contact info, and jurisdictions of all the shelters in
Santa Clara County. Pets can wander very far or be transported by well-
meaning people who found them, so it’s best to check all the shelters if
you can, but at least check the one for your city.

Click here to go to find shelters in your area:
Shelters

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