What to do if you lose your pet this Fourth of July?

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — With the Fourth of July approaching and fireworks on tap, your pets may be a little terrified and escape from home.

Don’t know where to start or how to look for them NextDoor offers some advice and tips:

Create a digital flier on PawBoost and include

Name, address, contact information

Date and location of last known whereabouts

Color photos highlighting identifying features

Personality overview: Is your pet shy? friendly?

Get the neighborhood involved

Post fliers around your neighborhood

Utilize the ‘Share on NextDoor” button on Pawboost to spread the word.


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Keep your community activated with updates

News of latest sightings information

Local organizations that have been contacted

Additional photos

Gratitude for everyone’s support and efforts

Add #Reunited to the post when the pet is found

Share the good news on PawBoost and next-door

Include the tactics that led to the reunion as inspiration for others with lost pets

The majority of lost pet posts on NextDoor focus on finding a lost dog, with 68% of posts. While 32% are focused on finding a cat.

July 4th and 5th produce the most lost pet posts, with July being the highest in lost pet-related posts.

As for the most commonly mentioned escape artists in the app, Huskies, Shepherds, and Terriers made the top three.

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