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10 pts! Please help me with this hard to find question!!?

My dogs got out sunday. I have not been able to sleep right, nor have i had an appette. one was a full breed 1yr old female german shepherd, and the other an 8 yr. old male shepherd mix. They dug a whole and got out, only thing is the male has returned within an hour all the previous times hes gotten out. this time they both have been missing for 3days. I had him tied up so he wouldnt dig, but he got out of his collar and left. anyway, the female has a microchip and i have read, and heard that there is some sort of tracking device that is somewhat like a gps for dogs that have a microchip. if so is this true, and where can i locate one of these places that does it. I asked at my local humane society and they said they didnt know anything about it. Can anyone please offer some valuable information on this? I have already scouted my entire city and have made 100+ flyers and have an ad coming out in this weeks paper….please help my find more info..thanks!

You have to call all your area shelters, every day. I know this sounds like an impossible task, but shelters are so busy, that they may not have time and staff to check every dog that comes in to match to a missing dog flier. It’s sad but true. You may also have to visit your area shelters every few days to check in person.

I don’t know about the gps, but that only helps find them after the fact. There has to be a way to keep them from escaping, which may be only taking them outside while you’re there supervising, and then keeping them in the house when you can’t watch them.

Try posting a (free) ad in craigslist.com in the “lost/found “section for your city, and in the “pet” section also. I hope you find them!

http://dogdetective.com/

http://www.fidofinder.com/

Edit: You can also contact these 2 forums, who have members involved in German Shepherd rescue (USA). Many of the members locate GSDs in shelters and pounds and get them into rescue groups. The forums also have sections for “lost & found” dogs:

http://lasthopesafehaven.com/

http://www.germanshepherds.com/

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