LOST PET

Don't panic if you lose your pet.

Be persistent as you go through this checklist:

• Look all over your property, including places where your dog might try to hide.
• Search the neighborhood. Talk to your neighbors, and leave a note with your name and phone number at houses where no one is home. Call your pet's name frequently.
• Help your pet find his way home. Place his bedding or some of your dirty clothes outside your house as a homing scent.
• Call local veterinarians, shelters and humane societies.
• Post fliers in the area. Include your pet's photo, a detailed description and your phone number (but not your name or address).
• Place a "lost dog" ad in your local newspaper's classifieds.