HOW TO FIND YOUR LOST DOG

West Coast-based pet detective Babs Fry has a couple of tips on what to do if your dog runs away:
1. “Get home and get those doors open,” she says. Dogs are “bonded” to a family’s scent, and they’ll go where they smell you. If you go out looking, you’re spreading your scent around, which may lead them down the wrong trail.
2. When in doubt, try setting a trap with irresistible rotisserie chicken or bacon. “If a dog’s around either of those smells, there’s no denying it,” explains Fry.
* And if the dog hasn’t come home in 24 hours, you can eat the rotisserie chicken. It might make you feel better.
* “If you go out looking, you’re spreading your scent around”? Hey, some of us take showers, lady.
* What I’m hearing is #1, Open your house to animals and burglars; and #2, lure a bunch of wild animals and hungry hobos to your open doors. Good advice for all.
* This story sponsored by Hartz GPS Dog Collars.