Did you know that if you “smell,” it may not please everyone, but it could help in locating your lost pet. Nor should you look a lost animal into the eye, but off to the side. Also, it would be a good idea to sit on the ground. This is less threatening. Many pets will come to you slowly if you are calm and quiet.

At a loss of what to do, if your pet goes missing ... chances are they are, too. Lost Pets of Omaha Area, a local nonprofit, just may have the answers for you. In the last 10 years, they have successfully brought over 25,000 lost pets back to their owners, according to their recent stats.

From years of experience, they suggest:

Place a piece of your worn, unlaundered clothing and a bed or blanket of the pet’s outside where lost (these are “scent articles”). Dogs can detect fami

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