Mary Lou Maraganis of All Dog Rescue and Co-founder of the Gloucester Dog Park shares some information on the Saber network, and educates us on the Pitbull Breed.
She also shares these tips for helping your find your lost pet. She recommends you keep a copy of this list with your important pet records, incase it ever happens to you, you’ll have the steps to follow:
LOST PET INFORMATION SUMMARY
Pets should always be wearing Collar and Tags
Microchip your pet and update address when you move!!
Get the Word out Immediately. Don’t wait for “Lassie” to come home. Use the
Internet, flyers, posters on cars.
Saber Alert (works much like child Amber Alert)
http://masslostpet.net/
Call Animal shelters, ACO, Police daily- Don’t give up
Search internet for ‘lost dog site’ ‘how to find my lost dog’ ‘recovery tips for
lost dog’ . There are lots of sites where you can not only list your dog but get
wonderful tips on what to do. Doing something constructive like this can often
times empower you. Tips on where to search, time to search, what to bring with
you, different pet behaviors…
Sites to Ultilize:
Craigslist
Petfinder
Facebook
Wwww.missingpetpartnership.org Excellent site with innovation ideas and tips.
Think Lost not Stray- simply not enough time for people to find them.
http://www.fidcofinder.com
http://www.lostandfound.com
http://www.lostandpound.com
http://www.tabbytracker.com
http://www.lostpetnet.com
http://www.petamberalert.com
http://www.missingpets.com
http://www.thepetrescue.com
http://www.pet-detective.com
http://www.lostdogsearch.com Based in Southeastern Ma- one person show
Expecting grieving, brokenhearted people who are not trained or equipped to
search for their own missing pet does not make sense. Lost dog searchers are
often under an enormous amount of stress and tend to forget advice, ignore
suggestions and waste precious time. Owners behavior is often grief avoidance,
helplessness and feeling alone-simply don’t know what to do.
-Alicia
Good Morning Gloucester 
When I listened back to the tape I discovered a mistake. When I was speaking about the American Temperament Test, I meant to say Pitbulls test higher than Golden’s not Labs.
Temperament evaluations by the American Temperament Test Society give American pit bull terriers a very high passing rate of 86.4 percent. The average passing rate for the other 121 breeds of dogs in the tests was 77 percent.
Also, if you have a dog, may be getting a dog or know someone with a dog, keep those lost dog sites I complied in your favorites. They are the best sites out there. You’ll be glad you did if you every need them.
Mary Lou
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