OWNER SURRENDERS AND STRAYS

FOUND A DOG?

Sometimes, accidents happen and dogs get out! Before you think “stray”, try to reunite the lost dog with their owner. Someone out there might be looking for their fur baby! A lost dog might be underweight, hurt or dirty. Its possible that it became that way during the time it was on the run.

Lost house pets are also often frightened or incredibly skittish – this doesn’t always mean that the dog was abused or neglected!

TO RE-UNITE A DOG WITH THEIR OWNERS:

Check for tags or a microchip. A local shelter or vet office can scan for a chip for you at no charge. If there is a chip and it is NOT registered, ask the chip manufacturer which shelter or vet office put the chip in. They should have records that can link you back to the owners!

Post flyers in the area the dog was found.

Post ads online. Craigslist, Facebook, Instagram, newspapers, pet finder, etc are all useful online tools!

Look for Lost Dog flyers/posting online and in the area where the dog was found.

Contact local shelters. Most owners will file lost dog reports with their local shelter. If you’re in a community that borders another county or city be sure to check with multiple shelters! Many dogs wander miles from home and their owner might be calling a nearby shelter.

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO CONSIDER

Most cities have a “holding period” which means that you are required to try and find the dog’s owners. Once this hold time has expired and no ownership claims have come forward, then you can start looking at re-homing options.

“I’VE DONE EVERYTHING MENTIONED ABOVE… WHAT NOW?”

If you have done everything above and unsuccessfully reunited your stray dog with his or her owner, or you have rescued a dog from a shelter, bad situation, etc. the following applies to you:

Pits & Giggles Rescue is not a shelter. We are a foster based rescue of pregnant pit bulls only. We have very limited resources.  However, we have done this a time or two, and would like to help you successfully place your homeless dog. The following things make your dog marketable:

Spay or neuter: Our area is FILLED with low cost spay and neuter options! Certain zip codes qualify for free spay and neuters or discounted services. Contact your local animal control for a list of local resources.
Talk about it! Spread the word about your foster dog! Post adoption ads online (facebook, instagram, etc). Take your foster on outings with an adopt me bandana on. Petsmart, dog friendly restaurants or parks are great ways to get your dog out there.

“I NEED TO SURRENDER MY DOG.”

We are not a shelter, or a rescue organization able to take owner surrenders of non pregnant pit bull dogs.  It is our hope that the information above will help you find an appropriate home for your foster dog.

– Adapted from Alamo City Pit Bull Rescue and Rehabilitation