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found dog resources

So you found a dog... now what?

If you find a dog who has a license, the easiest way to reunite them with their family is to lookup the license number. It may turn out that they live right down the street.

In Montgomery County, you can call ARC at 937-898-4457 and they can look up the owner of a licensed dog, or you can use the websites below.

If a dog doesn't have a collar with tags, a microchip can be their ticket home. You can take a dog to SICSA, Humane Society of Greater Dayton, or most veterinary offices to be scanned for a microchip. You can also now purchase your own universal chip reader on Amazon for around $30.

Due to privacy laws, scanning a microchip will not provide you the owner's information, but once you have the number, you can look it up in an online database to determine where the chip was registered. You can then contact the microchip registry to have them contact the owner.

To lookup a chip, visit the AAHA Microchip Lookup page.

If the dog doesn't have a microchip, call your local Animal Shelter to file a Found Report while you search for the owner. From the Animal Resource Center's website:"If you find a dog that is not wearing a license tag and you wish to provide a temporary home, call the Animal Resource Center at 937-898-4457. Give the shelter all of the available information on the dog and a Found Report will be posted at the shelter."

This found report will allow an owner who goes to the shelter to look for their dog to be notified that you have their dog. However, it's not the same as seeing their dog! So make sure you post other places, including a GOOD picture!

Post the dog to online Lost/Found sites:

You can also post on social media sites:

Nextdoor
Instagram
Facebook (post to your feed and also on local lost/found pets groups/pages)

If you're able to, print and post flyers near the area you found the dog. You can make flyers at Pet FBI.

If you are not able to locate the owner of the dog and cannot keep the dog, you can reach out to rescues to see if they can take in the dog.

Wonder Dogs Rescue is often not able to take in strays because we simply do not have available foster homes for them. If you are willing to foster a stray, we can often work with you to help you find a home for an abandoned dog. Fill out a foster application to get started.

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found dog resources

So you found a dog... now what?

If you are not able to locate the owner of the dog and cannot keep the dog, you can reach out to rescues to see if they can take in the dog.

Wonder Dogs Rescue is often not able to take in strays because we simply do not have available foster homes for them. If you are willing to foster a stray, we can often work with you to help you find a home for an abandoned dog.​​​ Fill out a foster application to get started.

Wonder Dogs Rescue is often not able to take in strays because we simply do not have available foster homes for them. If you are willing to foster a stray, we can often work with you to help you find a home for an abandoned dog. Fill out a foster application to get started.