Lost & Found

How Howls Alert™ Lost & Found works

Howls Alert™ is the free lost-and-found service on PuppyHowls, the PuppyReports™ dog community. One report about a missing or found dog creates a local alert for dog lovers nearby, a Lost & Found post on PuppyHowls, a marker on the live map, a shareable card and a printable flyer with a QR code that opens the alert.

Public alerts show only the general area where a dog was last seen or found, never the exact spot. Sightings and messages go to the person who posted the alert through PuppyHowls secure messaging, so nobody has to publish a phone number or home address.

If your dog is missing

1. Sign in with a free PuppyHowls account and open My Dogs.
2. Choose your dog and report it missing: add the last-seen area and time, recent photos, and details such as collar, microchip and temperament.
3. Share the alert and print the QR flyer. Neighbors can send sightings from the alert page, and you can message anyone who says they have your dog.
4. When your dog is home, mark the alert reunited so everyone who helped sees the good news.

If you found a dog

Open I Found a Dog, add a photo, the place and time you found the dog, and what the dog looks like. You can search open missing-dog alerts for possible matches without an account; posting a found-dog alert takes a free account. The exact location stays private by default.

See public lost and found alerts

Open lost and found alerts appear as markers on the PuppyReports Nearby map. Tap a marker to see the dog, the approximate area and the alert page, where you can send a sighting.

Reunion tips

• Do not chase a lost dog. Stay calm, keep your distance, note the direction it went and send a sighting.
• Ask a vet clinic or shelter to scan a found dog for a microchip.
• Never send money, gift cards or verification codes to anyone before a reunion. Unsure about someone? Run WatchDog™.