So this morning one of our clients phoned us and said, we found a dog in our garden last night, took it into our home so it was safe, but we would like your help reuniting him with his family.
No problem, we said bring him into us and we will scan him for a microchip.
And yes, George (not his real name) had a microchip, even better he had been reported missing, and his owners answered our phone call.
Did you know that you can put an alert on a microchip? To alert the authorised scanner that the animal is lost or even stolen.
George’s owners had been looking for him all night and were very relieved that he had been found safe and that they could come and collect him.
George’s owners had made sure that all their contact details were current and placed an alert on his microchip detailed to say he was lost. We would have tried to contact them anyway but that helped clarify why George was in someone’s garden rather than out on a walk running away from his owners after some deer.
So our happy reunion this morning demonstrates a few points.
- Make sure your contacts details are current especially your mobile phone number
- Mark your pet as missing if they have wandered off on a walk or failed to return home if it’s a cat, you can do this online through your chip company. It’s normally free to do this,
- Answer the phone if you are able promptly. In our experience dogs are more likely to go missing at weekends, when there is less support for finding them, and getting them back to their families without delay.