COLORADO SPRINGS– To recognize National Lost Dog Awareness Day, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak region wants to give families a guide to help assist their beloved friends in finding its way back home.

HSPPR recommends these steps if you lose your dog:

Keep an ID and a current pet license on your pet’s collarIf your pet is microchipped, make sure your contact information is up-to-dateUse community resources (Facebook groups, Nextdoor, Petco Love Lost, etc.) Complete a Lost Pet Report: https://pets.hsppr.org/node/add/lost_pet Search our shelter for strays: https://pets.hsppr.org/lost-and-found/springs/found-dogs

In 2021, HSPPR brought back 4,559 pets to their homes. 3,900 of those pets were dogs.