As you know if you have experienced (or are currently experiencing) a lost or missing pet situation, it can be a very stressful time. These feelings are understandable because your pet is part of your family and you sincerely want your pet to come home again.
The focus of this page includes some of the reasons that animals leave or run away from their home, techniques I use to help locate them and why they may or may not return home on their own or be found. There is also a list of helpful tips at the bottom of this page that you can implement in conjunction with what I am doing to search for, and hopefully locate, your lost pet.
Finally, I will never guarantee that a lost or missing animal will be found. Nor will I guarantee that they will return home on their own even if they are roaming freely. I don't know of any animal communicator that can make those types of guarantees. But, I have had a significant amount of animals either found because of the information I relay to the human companions from their pets or return home on their own with the instructions that I provide.
If you would like to schedule an appointment for me to communicate with your lost pet and to do map dowsing, please scroll down to the 'Lost Animal Consultation' section on this page and select either the PayPal button or the Google Checkout button to begin the payment process.
NOTE: Because reuniting lost animals with their families is a priority to me, I make every effort to schedule lost animal consultations within 24 hours of receiving confirmation of your payment. This includes weekends, holidays and evenings.
Why Animals Leave Their Homes or Run Away:
In addition to the obvious reasons (i.e. something frightened them, neglect or abuse, they are in heat and/or they have an overwhelming desire to go out and explore their surroundings), there is also a not-so-obvious reason that I have found. Like us, animals come into this realm of existence with a mission. Some refer to this as your life's path. Not all animals have more than one mission during the same lifetime, but some do. So, some animals, therefore, have been known to leave because their life's mission may be taking them in another direction.
The Techniques I Use to Help Locate Lost Animals or Help Them Find Their Own Way Back Home:
I use map dowsing in combination with animal communication to assist in locating lost animals. Dowsing has existed in various forms for thousands of years. In modern times, dowsing has been used to detect water for wells, mineral deposits and archaeological artifacts hidden in the earth. Using a map, this same practice can be used to determine the general location of the lost animal. Therefore, I will need your home address and the address where your lost pet was last seen to facilitate the map dowsing process.
Why Lost Animals May Not Return Home or Be Found:
In addition to the obvious reasons why lost animals may not return home immediately, or ever, (their life's mission is taking them in a new direction, they have transitioned, they are injured and have entered into a protective state while they recover from their injuries, etc.), there are a few more reasons that also need to be considered. There are animals that I have encountered that have been stolen and cannot return home on their own. I have had animals tell me that they believe there are too many animals in the house and, therefore, they left. One lost animal in particular told me that she would not return home because she believed that the predator (coyote) that scared her away in the first place will come back after her if she tries to come home.
LOST ANIMAL CONSULTATION: (this is the only consultation available for lost animals)
The fee for a lost animal consultation is $175.00 (in US funds). This type of consultation includes one round of map dowsing, one communication session with the lost animal, a map of the area where the animal's energy is the strongest at the time the map dowsing is completed and a detailed e-mail with the information that I receive.
I will only contact you by phone if I find that the missing animal has made its transition or if information that I receive needs your immediate attention. Otherwise, so that you can have the information to print off and take with you while you conduct your search, I will provide you with the information that I receive via e-mail.
Please keep in mind that there are no guarantees that your missing animal will return home or be found.
1) You may pay using a credit card through Google Checkout, PayPal (using TimLink@wagging-tales.com as the payee) or, you can mail a personal check, cashiers check or money order (made payable to Link's Wagging Tales) to the address listed on the Contact Information page. NOTE: You can use PayPal from my web site without setting up your own PayPal account. In order to use Google Checkout, you must have an e-mail account set up with Google (gmail). 2) Upon receipt of your payment, I will need the following information e-mailed to me: *A digital or scanned picture of the lost animal *The lost animal's name and gender *The date the animal was lost *Your home address or the address from where the animal went missing *Address(es) where the animal was last seen (which may be the same as your home address) *Your phone number (used if the information warrants a phone call rather than an e-mail) 3) I will either call you (US phone numbers only) or e-mail you with the information that I receive from the lost animal based on what is stated above. If you are located outside of the United States, I will provide the phone number for you to call me at a prearranged date and time if warranted. 4) A charge of $30.00 (in US funds) will be incurred on returned checks.
Tips for Finding Lost or Missing Animals:
There are many things, in addition to contacting me as soon as possible for assistance, that can be done to increase your chances of being reunited with your lost or missing pet.
1. Create a laminated 'lost pet' sign that contains the word 'REWARD' at the top, a recent color picture of the animal in the center of the sign and the phone number to contact if the animal is seen by someone or found. It is very important not to list any other details.
2. Post the sign around the neighborhood, at local veterinarian's offices, at the county animal control shelter and at local animal rescue shelters.
3. If you live in a major city with a lot of restaurants nearby, provide each restaurant with the 'lost pet' sign. After all, the animal will find food wherever it is convenient.
4. If your animal is microchipped, contact the company (e.g. Avid, Home Again) to ensure that they have your current information on file in case someone contacts them about finding your pet.
5. Visit the local county animal control shelter and local animal rescue shelters daily to see if your pet is among those at the shelters. The shelters have so many volunteers, employees and staff on hand on any given day that unless you talk to each of them they may not know that you are looking for your missing pet.
6. Place a lost pet ad in your local newspaper and on web sites such as Petfinder and your local Craig's List. Include the same information that you have on the 'lost pet' sign.
7. Check 'found' pet ads in the local newspaper, on local county rescue shelter web sites, Petfinder and on your local Craig's List.
8. Canvas a three-block radius around your neighborhood from your home and talk to your neighbors about your lost pet's description. However, unless you actually see your pet, please do not call for them while you are searching your neighborhood. The reason for this is if they do happen to hear you, you would be gone by the time they get to where you were when you called for them. Instead, either call for them from the front yard or backyard of your home or, if you do look for them by car, look silently.
9. If your lost animal is a cat, set up a humane trap, pet taxi or crate at night in a safe area near the exterior of your home (e.g. front porch, deck, back porch) and cover the back and sides with a towel or blanket that has your scent or your pet's scent on it. Check on the trap, taxi or crate frequently throughout the night but do it discretely so as not to scare your pet away. Put a bowl of fresh soft cat food, tuna or sardines and water in the enclosure to lure the cat into the enclosure. Also, include a towel, blanket or other familiar item with your scent or your pet's scent in the enclosure. You may catch other animals as well, but you might also catch your own pet. If you do happen to catch other animals, release them from the trap while you are standing at the back of the trap. They will generally run away very quickly and not look back.
10. If you live in a neighborhood that has a homeowner's association, contact one of the board members and ask them to post your pet's information on the neighborhood web site and to send out an e-mail to everyone in the neighborhood asking that you be called if someone sees your pet.
11. Actively keep searching for your lost animal no matter how much time has elapsed. Lost animals can turn up weeks, and sometimes months or years after they've been lost.
12. Provide a "lost pet" flyer to drivers with regular routes in the area and ask them to contact you if they see your missing pet. This includes mail carriers, trash collectors, school bus drivers, delivery truck drivers (e.g. FedEx, UPS, etc.).
Some Of The Formerly Missing Animals That I Have Helped Bring Home
Angels of Recovery Who seek, find and return The location of my lost pet Is what I need to discern.
~Anonymous~
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