STEP 3 - POSTERS
As soon as your dog is registered on www.doglost.co.uk you will have access to a link to a printable poster for your pet or you can create one yourself. Make sure it is clear with contact details and a good photo of your dog.
Posters are a tried and tested way of finding your dog quickly. DO NOT rely solely on social media to get the word out, as not everyone is on Facebook, Twitter etc.
Get as many posters up as you can ASAP. The more you put up the better chance you have of being reunited quickly.
Try to do the immediate area first and then further afield within at least a 5 mile radius.
Aim to put hundreds up, not just a handful. This can be a very daunting task, but local Dog Lost volunteers will help you, if you ask.
Print them off, put them in plastic wallets with the open edge at the bottom, to keep them weatherproof, and use tape, string, drawing pins or cable ties to attach them.
Poster at adult eye level height to ensure they are seen. If postering outside schools, try to put them at the eye level height of the children as well.
If you find posters are taken down, put them back up again.
Where To Put Posters
In your car window
Ask friends and neighbours to display them in their windows and cars
Lamp posts and trees (make sure not to damage any tree when putting posters up)
Recycling bins
Recreation areas ie woodland, parks, walks or trails
Noticeboards in community centre, supermarkets, churches, doctors, dentists & shops
Dog bins and any areas commonly used for dog walking
Outside schools
Give out leaflets to professional dog walkers in the area
Ask milkmen and dustmen to put them on their vehicles
Give them to golf course groundsmen and street cleaning professionals
Vets - find the full list of Surrey Heath vets here
Pet stores:
Bagshot Pets at Home
Comfort and Nourish, Bisley
Petfood Kingdom, Windlesham
Pets Corner, Camberley Town Centre
Pets Corner, Hillier Garden Centre, Windlesham
Two By Two, Ansell Road, Frimley
Takeaway restaurants
Local pubs - inside and out
Newsagents and convenience stores
Petrol stations
Post offices and off licences
Garden centres
Kennels and Catteries
Equestrian Centres
Sports Centres
Dog training and obedience clubs
Telephone and post boxes - expect to renew these as they may get taken down in Surrey Heath
Bus stops and bus shelters - expect to renew these as they may get taken down in Surrey Heath
Bus and train stations
Give out at taxi ranks and ask drivers to keep their eyes peeled
ALSO CONTACT:
Local Radio Stations and News Organisations.
Eagle Radio, Guildford College, Stoke Road, Guildford. GU1 1EZ
01483 300 964
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BBC Surrey, Broadcasting Centre, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7AP
0370 411 1046
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Surrey Live, Surrey Advertiser, Woking Advertiser and News & Mail
Stoke Mill, Woking Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1QA
01483 508700
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Information with kind thanks to: Help Me Find My Dog