Thanks to Janice InOhio for sharing this for Roy in the Posts To Page sidebar thread. This an excellent search action that Cooper Come Home (community page) used!! You citys online calendars are an excellent source to find upcoming events to broadcast a lost dog. CCH has an excellent banner and dum-dum suckers can always be used for any non-holiday event. Way to go CCH!! [Quote]Its easy to lose hope when a beloved pet goes missing, but animals do find their way home, months, even years after being lost. However, when flyers start to fade and searches come up empty, it can be hard to keep lost pets in the public eye and to motivate people to keep looking. Local (to me in New York) agility and therapy dog, Cooper, has been missing since September 26th when he wandered away from his family on a New Jersey beach in Long Beach Island. It was unusual because the 16 year old Australian Shepherd had been coming to that beach every year for his whole life and had always stayed close. His family is especially concerned because Cooper has been nearly deaf the last three years due to his old age. Long Beach Island is also an area that most people vacate after the summer is over, although its suspected that Cooper may not be on the island anymore. Coopers family and friends have spent the last two months checking off all of the usual lost dog techniques, posting flyers, calling local shelters, and writing to local media. But theyve also employed a number of unique tactics to get the word out that I wanted to share. Its easy for people to zone out flyers, especially when theyve been hanging for weeks. Coopers team changed their flyers as the holidays drew closer, using a photo of Cooper in a Santa hat to attract attention and earn major cuteness points. Keeping posters fresh helps remind people that a pet is still lost. Coopers team also came up with creative ways to spread the word. One person made a homemade, triangular shaped sign to attach to the top of their cars roof rack, while others handed out candy canes with information cards. Two volunteers even marched in a Christmas parade last weekend with a Have You Seen This Dog? banner. Coopers family has also been using technology to help mobilize volunteers, creating a Google document to track people contacting area veterinarians and using Facebook to centralize updates and coordinate search parties. Hopefully Cooper will find his way home in time to celebrate his 17th birthday later this month. In the meantime, if you have any information or sightings to report, please call 201-777-0189. Do you have any creative lost pet techniques that have worked well? Print|Email JoAnna Lou is a New York City-based researcher, writer and agility enthusiast. Source: thebark . com publicizing a lost dog
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:50:01 +0000
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