Lost & Found

Lost Animals

We understand how scary it can be to lose your furry friend. Please call the Shelter to report your animal's information will so that we can put them on the “Lost Dog” list. You may also bring in a picture of your dog to help with identification. 

Lost dog information is posted for two weeks.

We will attempt to identify and contact you if we believe we have either found your animal or if someone has contacted us with their matching the description. 

You are also encouraged to call and visit the shelter at least every three days to see if they have been brought in. If you live near other counties it is a good idea to contact those shelters to report your information. 

If you find your animal outside of our services, please call us so that we can remove it from our list. 

We also encourage you to search for your lost dog or cat on Petco Love Lost: We have partnered with Petco Love Lost to easily help search the national lost and found database and create a searchable/shareable alert for your missing pet. Upload a picture of your pet or searching by location. Powered by facial recognition technology, Petco Love Lost helps match found animals to reported lost pets nationwide. Visit Petco Love Lost and search now!

If you haven't done so already, be sure to register your pet on Petco Love Lost to do things like create a Lost listing that can be shared and print out premade fliers. You can also receive fliers via text message or email. 

Use the sharing features on Petco Love Lost to distribute your lost pet listing on other social media outlets like Facebook, Craigslist, and Nextdoor.

Be sure to keep your pet’s microchip information updated. If you move or change your phone number you will want to update their record so you can be reunited with your pet if they are found and scanned for a microchip. 

Found Animals

You can now look up the owner of a stray dog by the dog license number. Visit Miami County's Online Dog Licensing for more information.

If you find a stray dog with a Miami County dog license, please call the Shelter (937-332-6919) during business hours. We are also able to scan for microchips.

If it is after regular business hours, please contact the Miami County Dispatch Center using the non-emergency number (937-440-9911).