The National Dog Registry has been finding lost and stolen pets for more than 30 years. They have now extended their networking capabilities by providing services through the Internet. If you are interested in registering your pet, call them at (800)NDR-DOGS (U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico). If your pet is lost or stolen, The National Dog Registry is standing ready to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig is a book by Dianne Armstrong who lives in Helena, Montana. This, her first book, is a collection of 16 true stories of lost pets that overcame incredible odds before finding their way back to the loving arms of their faithful human families.
1-800-tattoo is another organization who helps find lost pets. Tatoo-A-Pet, established in 1972, is one of the world's largest network of pet protection registration and recovery utilizing a permanent painless identification on a pet. It is available at low cost on a daily basis through authorized agents and participating veterinarians throughout the world.
A Breed Apart, the greyhound on-line magazine I am always referring to also has a lost and found section.
Petfinders is the largest nonprofit lost and found service in the United States and Canada. They have been serving pet owners since 1976. Each day hundreds of people are assisted who have lost or found a pet. They have a travel and protection program which works by the pet wearing a tag that has their 24-hour phone number, and a serial number linking it to their database. They have an annual fee of $12.50 for the first pet, and $7.50 for each additional pet. I would suggest you take a look at this site. It is very informative.
I was honestly flabbergasted and delighted by all of the sites regarding lost pets I discovered while doing research for this article. I had no idea there were so many!
Of course, we all know that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"! In other words do everything possible to safeguard your greyhound or any pet for that matter. Always have a couple of tags on your dog's collar. One of the requirements in GPA/OK's adoption contract is the adopter's agreement to have a lock on the gate. By doing this people cannot enter your yard without your knowledge. It is also a good idea to check your fence periodically for any loose or broken parts where your greyhound could escape. When walking your greyhound always use a slip collar or sighthound collar. Greyhounds can back out of a standard buckle collar.
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