Lost Dog Search Tips Something to do when you've lost your dog and feel helpless: If you've taken your dog away from home and it decides to go off on it's own for a while it can be pretty scary for the dog owner and the dog. Here's something you might try. When I was a boy in Pennsylvania I grew up in a home where shotguns and beagles were a way of life. Sometimes we were ready to leave the woods and the dogs were chasing a fox two ridges over and wouldn't be back till long after dark. The standard procedure was to leave a hunting coat (familiar scent) on the ground in a safe area close to where the car was parked. When we returned later that night or the next morning, the dogs would be sleeping on the coat. We never lost a dog and I saw this work many times. Today I live in an urban environment but we still have a dog. Thankfully we have not had occasion to resort to this but I believe that if I was separated from my dog in an area she didn't know I would try leaving bedding with a familiar scent (bed sheet) at the last place I had seen the dog and check it frequently........Thanks to Steve R; St. Pete, Florida 3/16/04 for this tip. If you have a good search tip to share please send it in an e-mail to