If Only Pets Could Talk!

Your dog (or cat) may have a wide repertoire of tricks, but no matter how smart you think she is, she will never be able to tell a stranger your address and phone number! Ensuring our companion animals have traceable pet identification (I.D.) is one way that we can guarantee that they can "speak" for themselves should they become lost.

However, the most important thing to remember about any kind of pet I.D. is that it is completely useless if you fail to update your personal information when you move or change phone numbers.

Whenever you change any of your contact information, be sure to alert all organizations and agencies with your new details. Ensure your dog or cat has a "ticket home" by registering with PetLynx, too! Even in the absence of any form of traceable identification. the PetLynx Automatch system can help you recover your lost pet based on a physical description alone!

PetLynx HomeSafe Stories

PetLynx plays an important role in helping companion animals across Canada get HomeSafe! But whether PetLynx is the piece of the puzzle that helps a lost pet get HomeSafe or not, we are happy to share success stories!

Here are some comments from grateful people who wanted to share their pet recover experiences:

I did everything I could to find my cat... I had posters everywhere, went driving and walked in the neighborhood calling her name. On her 4th night missing, I decided to stay up and wait for her to come home. I wandered outside at 1:20 am and went to the back of the house. She came through the bushes, like an angel from heaven. She meowed with happiness and wouldn't stop purring. She is not normally is not a cuddly cat, but was so happy to be home. If you have lost your pet.... don't give up hope, they will come back!

Anonymous

SKY is ALIVE! She was hit by a car several kilometres from our home and has a badly broken back leg, cuts, bruises but most importantly non-life threatening injuries. We are ever so thankful for those loving friends that supported us in so many ways during the 48 hours of worry when she was lost. We are blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

      Sky's Mom

I am very thankful that the PetLynx website is available for anyone who loses or finds an animal. Just a reminder to anyone who see’s an animal wandering around their home.... remember that there is [very likely] a worried family somewhere. The pet just might need your help in finding its way home!

    Aileen,

    Hamilton, Ontario

Dog Lost Near Airport is Found... by Another Dog

Two-year-old "Opal" -- a Maltese X Poodle -- was en route to a new home... but she had plans of her own. When the door to her kennel was opened, so her new owner could put her on a leash, the little white dog bolted.

After eight long and worrisome days looking for her new pet, the distraught pet guardian called in the big guns... or shall we say the big nose! "Heidi", a Labrador X who came to her rescue, is one of eight dogs in the USA who are part of an organization called "Dogs Finding Dogs."

Heidi lead them to a hole in a fence, that lead them to an airport, where the run-a-way was safely captured.

Dogs Finding Dogs is a group of highly trained handlers and dogs that can track and find a lost pet. The program has eight dog/handler teams that operate in three States.They charge a nominal fee, a portion of which is donated to charity.

The sole purpose of this amazing organization is to reunite people with their pets as soon as possible. More than just tracking teams, the association has been instrumental in reuniting dozens of pet using a variety of methods.

They also provide excellent advise you on what steps to find your lost pet.

Visit their Tale Wags pages to read some heartwarming success stories!

Lost Dog.... Found in Five Minutes! Really!

Here is an amazing story of how PetLynx helped our family find our two-year-old Labrador cross, "Otis."

On August 19^th Otis escaped out of a partially opened gate and was gone about 10 minutes before we noticed he was missing. We had just moved to our house the weekend before, so we knew that he would not know how to find his way home.

Everyone was in a panic, my son drove around the area looking for him and his son rode around on his bike. I went inside and had just finished putting Otis’s profile on Petlynx and was printing out the lost posters when the phone rang. Much to my surprise, it was a women who saw the profile on Petlynx!

I couldn’t believe it only took less than five minutes from posting Otis as LOST to having him FOUND! I can't put into words my family's appreciation to PetLynx for helping us get Otis back -- he is one of the family.

You truly are guardian angels to lost pets.

Thank you so much!

Kim B.
Edmonton, Alberta

Area Service Providers: Edmonton Animal Control