O le faʻafuaseʻi ona mou ese atu o le maile e naʻo le poto masani ona maua e i latou o loʻo i ai ni fagafao. It may slip out of the house due to its playfulness, or be scared away by traffic while strolling, or even be taken away by strangers accidentally. As long as you seize the golden time and use the right methods, the probability of retrieving it is much higher than imagined.
1、 Wait in place, call it back with a familiar scent
Dogs have a million times stronger sense of smell than humans, and they can find their way home through scent. If you find that your dog has just gone missing, return to the last place it appeared and wait, bringing its toys or old clothes. These familiar scents will make it feel more secure. Don’t just sit there while waiting, call out its name softly every half hour. Dogs have five times more sensitive hearing than humans, and can hear their owners’ voices even across a few streets.
2、 The whole city is casting a net, and information dissemination is faster than footsteps.
Don’t underestimate the power of modern social interaction! Post photos, features, and missing locations of your dog on your social media, pet groups, and even short video platforms to attract more attention. Leavers should also be distributed simultaneously, with a focus on covering pet hospitals, vegetable markets, and community bulletin boards. It is best to attach daily video links of dogs for pedestrians to confirm details.
3、 Retrieve monitoring and track the route with traceable traces
Monitoring is the most direct evidence for retrieving a dog. First, go to the property management of the community to retrieve the video footage of the lost period and observe the direction of the dog’s movement.
Pay special attention to the following details when monitoring:
- The pace and rhythm of a dog: running excitedly or hesitating and wandering, determining whether it recognizes the way
- Interaction with other animals: whether being chased by stray dogs has changed the route
- Specific marking actions: For example, staying in front of a utility pole all the time may be due to smelling the scent of other dogs
