Lost Dog Protocol
We know you do your best to maintain a happy and safe environment for your
Greyhound pet. Greyhound Friends hopes your dog is NEVER lost. However, should
a mishap occur, we stand ready to assist you. Below are suggested steps to be followed as
soon as you realize your Greyhound is missing. We suggest you post this in a
prominent area in your home for easy reference.
Keep in mind that having your own I.D. tags, as well as
ours, on your dog’s collar at ALL times is essential to quick recovery and return.
Also keep our database current; so GFNC can assist you in the rescue, we encourage you to
notify GFNC of address and telephone number changes.
Contact GFNC immediately at (336) 643-0233 or (336) 601-7810 and we will post your message
and recruit others in an effort to rescue and locate your pet quickly.
You can contact Clare Andres (336) 454-5280
beadwear@triad.rr.com or
Linda Landry (336) 282-9348 ltarbaby@earthlink.net
and we will post a message on the home page of this web site and other greyhound chat
boards.
Also immediately telephone the following:
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All Animal Shelters and Humane Societies
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Animal Control
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Police Department
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Your veterinarian and all others
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Call relatives/friends/neighbors and recruit as many people as you can
to go out looking for your pet.
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Make up posters and flyers that say “Lost Greyhound” with an
accurate description of the dog, including name and color of collar, include picture if
possible, your phone number, and the number of Greyhound Friends of NC. Post these
all over the area on telephone poles, in store windows, and other public places that have
high visibility.
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If you receive sightings, track these on a map, noting when each one
occurred. Keep in contact with GFNC concerning sightings as they occur.
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Place ads in all area newspapers. This should be done right away, as there is a 2-3
day delay before the ad appears. The ads should be placed in the “Lost and
Found” section and include all of the information on the posters.
In the unlikely event that your dog should become lost,
following these guide lines could very well save your Greyhound’s life.
Lost Greyhound Board
Lassie Come Home—NC is Having Great Success
Reuniting People of the Piedmont Triad With Their Lost Pets
Belews Creek, NC, June 24, 2002–
Lassie Come Home-NC is a nonprofit organization that posts lost and found pets on their
web site, www.lassiecomehomenc.org. The free service began in September 2000 and has
reunited 51 lost pets with their owners. Lassie Come Home—NC is the first lost/found
pet web site that focuses on the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina.
The web site has an easy to use form to post information about
lost and found pets. For those who do not have access to a computer there is a message
line (336-595-3283) to call and leave the information to be placed on the web site. The site also offers tips on what to do if
you’ve lost your pet or found a stray, along with tips on keeping your pet
safe.
Jill East, President of Lassie Come Home—NC says,
“We started the site to provide a quick and easy way to get out information about
lost and found pets in this area. People who have been reunited with their pets through
the site are overjoyed to have their pets back home quickly and safely.”
The web site promises to post lost and found pets within 24
hours after receiving the information. “It’s a 7 day a week job and it’s
more work than I ever dreamed it would be. When
we reunite a pet with its owner it makes all the hard work worthwhile,” says
East.
Jill East is a retired police officer and avid animal lover. Jill is married to Darrell East who is the vice
president of Lassie Come Home—NC. Darrell
and Jill have 5 dogs, 7 cats, 9 pygmy goats and 20 chickens. Jill is a self-taught web master and runs the web
site from her home in Belews Creek, NC.
CONTACT:
Jill S. East
Lassie Come Home—NC
PO Box 398
Walkertown, NC 27051
336-595-3339
lassiecomehomenc@aol.com
www.lassiecomehomenc.org |
