This normally surprises people, but it’s true: if your dog is lost, your pet will probably run from you when he or she sees you. Yes, you read that correctly. If lost, your dog, even one that has always been friendly and your devoted companion, may bolt in the opposite direction from where you are. Your dog will run from you instead of to you because your dog will be in survival mode, not because he or she doesn’t love you. You see, after three or four days (or even sooner) o

By Rachael B, LDOW Volunteer While it sounds logical—using a trained search-and-rescue (SAR) dog to locate another dog—this method is rarely effective and often counterproductive. SAR dogs are trained to find humans, not animals, and the search conditions for lost pets are entirely different from typical SAR operations. Here are the main reasons it doesn’t work: SAR dogs are trained for human scent, not canine scent. Search-and-rescue dogs are specifically conditioned to dete

A thermal drone may be used to search for your dog. Thermal drone searches are most successful if you are able to quickly work off of a...

Here are Some Tips! Four states border Wisconsin (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan) . If your dog goes missing and you live within...