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Neon Posters

Over the years, Kat Albrecht and her affiliates have discovered a creative and highly effective tool for recovering lost pets with a method that Kat named the “FIVE + FIVE + FIFTY-FIVE RULE.” Here’s how it works. At any typical intersection, you only have five seconds and five words to get your message across to drivers who are passing through the area where your pet is missing.

Our Network has seen success in recovering lost pets several weeks after they’ve disappeared by helping people create posters using the following rules:

  1. Make them GIANT so that people driving by cannot miss them.
  2. Make them FLUORESCENT so that the color attracts the attention of everyone.
  3. Put them at major intersections near where you lost your pet (and in areas of sightings).
  4. Keep them BRIEF and to the point.
  5. Let them convey a VISUAL IMAGE of what you have lost.

Most pet owners post lost pet FLYERS that are 8 1/2″ X 11″ white pieces of paper and the only message conveyed is LOST DOG or LOST CAT. These are too small and very few people passing by even notice these. Even if drivers did manage to see the words “LOST DOG” very few will pull over to read the description of the lost pet. If instead you create a highly visible poster that conveys the message “HELP FIND!! LOST DOG–YELLOW LAB” or “HELP FIND!! LOST CAT–SIAMESE” or “HELP FIND!! LOST DOG–TAN TERRIER RED COLLAR” that every person driving by could quickly read, you will increase your probability of developing leads that will help you find your pet!

INATTENTION BLINDNESS

There is a science involved in why giant, neon posters help recover lost pets. Researchers who’ve studied the human attention span have discovered a particular behavior called “Inattentional Blindness” and the hypothesis is that there is NO PERCEPTION without attention. What this means is that if something does NOT capture your attention, you will not even perceive it. If your posters are tiny (8 ½ X 11-sized sheets of paper) or a normal color, they will NOT be perceived and it will be like they are INVISIBLE! Watch this video which happens to show how people fail to pay attention to things (a lost dog!) in their environment, especially when they are talking on the phone, driving, or talking to another person. Even if you’ve plastered an area with flyers or small posters, REPLACE THEM with giant, neon posters and like many people you might get the “I think I have your lost dog” phone call that you’ve been praying for!

 SHOULD I OFFER A REWARD?

While the MAR Network used to suggest offering a reward, we’ve recently discovered new information that indicates that putting out a message that there’s a “REWARD” for your missing pet might NOT be the best idea! Several volunteer lost pet Facebook groups have reported that when a “reward” is offered for a lost dog and a sighting of the missing dog is then posted on Facebook, well-meaning (but untrained) rescuers have rushed in and tried to capture the dog (presumably to get the reward) with tragic results. Some dogs have been literally chase into traffic and have been killed as a result of this or chased out of the area where trained resources were trying to set up a feeding station and humane dog trap. Although we HAVE seen some cases where offering an enormous reward (i.e. $5,000.00 or $10,000.00) resulted in news media coverage and the ultimate recovery of a missing pet, enormous rewards will likely result in scammers, chasing behaviors from money-hungry people, and invalid leads. Kat Albrecht and the MAR Network no longer recommends that you indicate “REWARD” on your poster but instead we suggest that you use the top space of posters with the words PLEASE HELP!! or HELP FIND!!

It is understandable that people would think that using a reward would be the best motivator of people, but scientific research has actually shown that monetary incentives can actually backfire! The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have pinpointed the neurophysiology behind offering a reward verses simply asking for help. In one study they used an MRI machine and monitored brain activity and discovered that there are two very different areas of the brain that process thoughts of either seeking financial compensation or being charitable. The nucleus accumbens is a primitive part of the brain that is a known as the “pleasure center” and it is where we respond to financial compensation. On the other hand, the posterior superior temporal sulcus is the area of our brain that responds to social interactions and is known as the “altruism center”. According the book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by researchers Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, “the pleasure center and the altruism center cannot both function at the same time: either one or the other is in control.” The authors pointed out studies that prove that “we can approach a task either altruistically or from a self-interested perspective” and that these two different areas of the brain “run on different fuels and need different amounts of those fuels” to work. They also pointed out that it does not take much to activate the altruism center. The book states, “all you need is the sense that you’re helping someone or making a positive impact—but the pleasure center seems to need a lot more.”

Offering rewards could encourage untrained people who’re only interested in financial compensation to chase after lost pets, leading to tragic consequences or at the very least, making a recovery by trained professionals and/or community volunteers very difficult. However, using social media and community marketing (like NextDoor.com) with large, neon posters that state “PLEASE HELP!!” may instead appeal to the “altruism center” of the brain of community members and animal lovers who are more interested in helping people and lost pets than in receiving a reward.

Follow these steps for making effective Lost Pet Posters and Flyers

In addition to handing out FLYERS (8 1/2″ X 11″ sheets of paper that have your pet’s photo, your contact info, and a few details – you will post flyers on bulletin boards and hand them out to people), you will also want to make highly visible giant, fluorescent POSTERS that will have two sheet protectors and two sheets of paper: 1 with a photograph of your pet and the other with only 5 words that describe your pet, plus your phone#. Fluorescent posters are highly visible, effective, and harder for people to tear down. They have proven to be highly successful in the recovery of lost pets, especially lost dogs. Your goal with these poster boards is to make them very big, very noticeable, and very brief.

Items Needed: At least 10 giant (28″ X 22″) fluorescent orange poster boards; 2 large black permanent markers (do not buy water soluble markers); 20 sheet protectors; duct tape; and 10 flyers with color photo of your lost pet.

Creating the Posters: Use giant (28″ X 22″) fluorescent orange poster board available at most office supply stores. The size and fluorescent color will attract the eye of everyone who drives by. This is your goal! You will hang this vertically (not horizontally). At the very top, in 5-inch black letters, print the words PLEASE HELP!!  At the very bottom, in 5-inch black letters, print the words LOST DOG(or CAT or PARROT). In the center of the poster, use clear packing tape to secure a plastic sheet protector. This is where you will slip in your FLYER and then seal the top portion with more tape to protect it from weather.

Creating Flyers For Your Posters: Next, you’ll need to create twenty special flyers (10 will be just a large color photo of your pet and 10 will contain the text describing your pet) to display side-by-side in the center of your fluorescent posters. You’ll want to use a very brief description of your pet at both the top and bottom of these ten flyers containing the text. Use the largest font that you can – such as size 80 or 90 in Arial or Verdana font. Your fluorescent poster will already announce “PLEASE HELP LOST DOG” or “PLEASE HELP LOST CAT” so you DO NOT need to write the words “lost dog” or “lost cat” again on these flyers. When you are finished, the biggest words on the white flyers should be the color and breed of your pet (e.g.. RED DOBERMAN or GREY & SILVER SILKY TERRIER or “GREY TABBY BLUE COLLAR”). If your poster combined with the flyer can convey in five words or less the message “LOST DOG–GREY & SILVER SILKY TERRIER” or “LOST CAT–GREY TABBY BLUE COLLAR” then every passerby will be able to VISUALIZE your lost pet and they’ll be a potential witness who may be able to lead you to your missing pet. Kat calls this the “Five words, five seconds rule.” That’s because you will only have five seconds and five words to get your message across to drivers who are passing through the area. Remember, many lost pets travel. They are often noticed by people who live and drive the same roadways every day. You have a good chance that if your pet was picked up by someone who pulled over to rescue him or her, that same person might drive by your poster and discover how to contact you. Get your fluorescent poster boards up as quickly as possible while witnesses still remember the day and time that they saw your pet.

Creating Flyers As Handouts And To Post In addition to posters, you will want to create lost pet FLYERS – 8 1/2″ X 11″ sheets of paper to hand out to neighbors and place in key locations like veterinary offices, pet shops, groomers, post offices, and outside supermarkets in your area. You will need to make plenty of lost pet flyers (at least 75 to 100 initially). You’ll want to leave a few with your local shelter and find out how to mail or fax them to all of the local breed and nonbreed rescue groups in your area. If you’re not sure how to contact the rescue groups in your area, ask the staff at your local animal shelter as they typically keep in touch with these nonprofit organizations.

When creating your handout flyers, always use the best picture of your pet, preferably a color photo showing the entire pet – the larger the photo, the better. Place the photo in the center of the flyer. Be sure your flyer includes details such as your pet’s breed, coloring, hair length, any distinctive markings, whether it was wearing a collar, and the location and date the pet was last seen. If your pet is timid, add that information to your flyer. Include a phone number where you can be reached in big, bold numbers and encourage calls anytime day or night. Be sure to change the recording on your home phone to refer people to another phone number such as your cell phone. The last thing you want is someone to call you at 12:00 noon to say they see your dog and you don’t get the message until 6:00 p.m.!

When creating flyers and placing ads on Craig’s List, NextDoor, and Facebook it is important to withhold at least one identifying mark or characteristic of your lost pet, in case you need it later to verify that a person has actually found your pet and is not trying to scam you – it’s unfortunate, but it does happen. For safety considerations, DO NOT include your name, your address, or your pet’s name on your flyer! Whenever you go to claim your pet, be sure to take someone with you – and if you decide that you want to offer a reward (which we do not recommend) do not pay any reward until you actually have your pet back. If someone asks you to wire money because h or she found your pet but is now in a different city, DO NOT BELIEVE IT, as this is a common scam.

Post Your Posters Where They Will Be Seen

Post your giant fluorescent posters on telephone or street light poles at busy street corners – especially at the major intersections nearest where your pet escaped or was last seen. You will want to place your fluorescent posters at all the major intersections within a 2-to-5-mile radius of the escape point and at any locations where you’ve had possible sightings. Make sure they are as far above your head as possible for maximum visibility for drivers passing by. Use duct tape (on the back of the poster) to secure the poster to a post or pole.

Do Not Post Flyers That People Can’t Read: Flyers that are scribbled with handwriting on lined paper are not readable from a distance. They also curl up and are not visible with the slightest moisture. To increase the odds that you will recover your lost pet, create giant fluorescent posters with the message PLEASE HELP!! LOST DOG (or CAT or PARROT) and use your white flyers to convey a very brief description of your pet (breed, size, and/or coat color).

Don’t forget to examine your posters and flyers frequently and replace the ones that are missing or damaged.

Use Sheet Protectors: For the flyers that you end up posting in public, use plastic sheet protectors (available at office supply stores) to keep them fresh and uncurled. Wind and moisture, even dew in the mornings, will cause flyers to curl and be invisible, thus defeating your efforts. When using sheet protectors on your neon posters, the opening should face downwards to prevent rain from getting in and ruining the text and photo of your lost pet.

 Handing Out Your Flyers: You’ll want to make up several smaller flyers that you will hand out to neighbors and people you encounter in your neighborhood. Post these flyers at local veterinary offices, pet stores, pet groomers, Laundromats, barber & beauty shops, grocery stores, churches, convenience stores, pizza parlors, and community bulletin boards in your area. Hand them out to your newspaper delivery person because they are out during the early morning hours and to your mail carrier because they are driving in your community all day long.

CAUTION: do NOT place your flyers inside mailboxes as this is a federal violation! Contact your local police department (call them and send them a flyer) but understand that most larger police agencies will be too busy to deal with the issue of lost pets.

Campaign Signs: Here’s one last suggestion. If you’re able to find them, duct tape your fluorescent posters to A-frame campaign signs and stick them in the ground near busy intersections. Because you won’t need to rely on finding a telephone or light pole, you can simply push the metal frame into soft dirt or grass.

Be sure to duct tape the top of the campaign sign near the top of the fluorescent sign otherwise the wind can blow the top (“HELP FIND!) portion back making the sign hard to read. In the photo below, did you notice the second sign? It is on the opposite side of this six-lane road capturing attention of traffic heading in the opposite direction. Again, the fluorescent color and size of these signs along with the five-word description (PLEASE HELP!! LOST DOG WHITE POODLE) has resulted in the recovery of many lost pets!

Lost Cat Posters / Lost Cat Tips

Handing out lost cat flyers and posting giant fluorescent posters will not help you find your cat if he/she is trapped in a neighbor’s shed or if he/she is injured and hiding under a neighbor’s deck! Lost cat posters are simply a supplement to the primary method that you should be using to find your lost cat – conducting an aggressive, physical search of your cat’s territory (for an outdoor-access cat) or launching an aggressive humane trapping campaign (for indoor-only cats that escape outdoors and other displaced cats).

Be sure to routinely check with your local animal shelter and also with any local rescue groups in your area. While some cats will end up in shelters the same day they vanished, others might not end up there for weeks or even months! Sometimes found cats end up being placed in feline rescue groups who place them in temporary foster homes until they can be adopted out to a new family. Your local shelter should have a listing of the organized feline groups in your area. In addition, many large pet stores hold weekend pet adoption events where “homeless” cats are adopted out to new families. It is possible that your cat could end up at one of these events. Find out when and where these adoptions take place and hand deliver a flyer of your lost cat to the staff. Also, contact any TNR (trap-neuter-return) groups or feral cat colony caretakers in your area (ask your shelter if they have a list) and send them a flyer of your cat. It is possible that your cat might show up at one of their “feeding stations” and they can be a great resource because they feed and care for stray cats on a routine basis.

How Else To Search for Lost Dogs

One of THE best ways to get the word out that your dog is lost is through social media. Even if you yourself are not active on Facebook a great majority of people are and you NEED to use Facebook and the lost pet pages in your community to get the word out that your dog is lost!

Also, this is an obvious piece of advice but it needs to be emphasized: be sure to routinely check with your local animal shelter and also with any local rescue groups in your area. Sometimes lost dogs end up being placed in dog rescue groups who end up placing them in temporary foster homes until they can be adopted out to a new family. Your local shelter should have a listing of the organized groups in your area. In addition, many large pet stores hold weekend pet adoption events where “homeless, stray” dogs and cats adopted out to new families. It is possible that your dog or cat could end up at one of these events. Find out when and where these adoptions take place and hand deliver a flyer of your lost dog or cat to the staff. Finally, many rescue groups that end up taking care of “homeless, stray” dogs will post these dogs on www.petfinder.com. Be sure to check this website often in case your dog is ultimately listed there as an adoptable dog who is looking for a new home.

One Last Thing: Do Not Give Up Hope!

Physically, your pet is out there somewhere and you stand a good chance of bringing him/her back home if you remain focused, positive, and persistent in your efforts. Although family, friends, or coworkers might be unsupportive, YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Reach out and use the resources that are available to you through this website. The moment that you stop searching for your lost pet is the moment that your chances of a happy reunion plummet. Your biggest enemies will be discouragement and a lack of hope!

Disclaimer: Initially posted on Missing Pet Partnership’s website (which was developed by MPP Founder Kat Albrecht), the following lost pet recovery advice is part of MAR Network’s 8-week and 10-week Missing Animal Response (MAR) Course and is posted on this site both to help train volunteer and professional lost pet recovery resources and to benefit pet owners needing advice. Feel free to link to this page so that this info may be shared in order to educate pet owners in your community. 

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Tracey is a naturally gifted pet detective, mentor, and friend. Her passion for locating missing animals is evident when you work with her. She is motivated, driven, and focused on the MAR techniques essential to successfully and humanely recovering beloved missing pets. Recently, we worked together to capture a male mixed breed hound named Fred… Read more “By Grace Alone”

Susan to the Rescue

Susan Long quite simply saved the day. There is so much emotional baggage tied up in that dumb, lovable, exasperating dog (and now he’s even more expensive). From the moment Susan answered the phone, she was all in on our behalf, arriving a few hours later to galvanize us into action. Oliver was found within… Read more “Susan to the Rescue”

TRANSPORT ESCAPE

On June 30th, 2018 I was devastated to find out that Tashi, my 1-and-a-half-year-old Lhasa Apso, got loose at the Granville North Carolina rest stop, from a dog transporter who was supposed to drive him from our old home in Northern VA to our new home in Tampa, FL. The County Humane Society, Animal Control,… Read more “TRANSPORT ESCAPE”

By Grace Alone

Dear Kat, I am writing you in response to my interactions with Tracey over the last few weeks. Tracey is a naturally gifted pet detective, mentor, and friend. Her passion for locating missing animals is evident when you work with her. She is motivated, driven, and focused on the MAR techniques essential to successfully and… Read more “By Grace Alone”

It Takes A Village

I met Tracey Dreibelbis on day seven trying to catch Fred whom had escaped from my neighbor’s boarding facility. She was very professional and informed me of Fred’s patterns over the past few days. She came up with a plan to catch Fred using my fenced in yard. We baited my yard with McDonald cheese… Read more “It Takes A Village”

Jamie McCallum

Every Shelter or Animal Rescue Group Should Take This Training Course

I had already been helping my wife Tracey with MAR work and she had won the MAR course during one of Kat’s training seminars. So I decided to take the course and fill in the gaps of what I had already learned and what I was missing. To my surprise I had opened a door… Read more “Every Shelter or Animal Rescue Group Should Take This Training Course”

Jeff Chopick, Kingston PA
Luzerne County Pet Recovery Services

You Helped Me Save My 2 Lost Cats

A week my 2 indoor only cats got out through a broken window screen. You advised in an article that I should thoroughly search close by neighbors properties and I found them within an hour hiding in a delapetated shed at the back of my neighbor’s property just two houses away. They were completely quiet… Read more “You Helped Me Save My 2 Lost Cats”

JD Lowery

Instumental In Finding My Cat

Just wanted to say thank you for posting the information about lost cat behaviour on the web. It was instrumental in finding my cat Duke who suddenly vanished into thin air (or so it seemed) last Tuesday. I did the usual – stuffing lost cat flyers into 200 plus mailboxes in my area, talking to… Read more “Instumental In Finding My Cat”

Alison Headland

Changed My Life – Traci M Durango

I took Kat’s on line course and it changed my life. Even if you choose to not have a search dog you will learn the science behind how, where and why animals go missing and what you can do to help

Traci M Durango, Colorado

I Couldn’t Wait Until the Next Week’s Lesson Arrived – Susan L.

I took the class expecting it to be superficial information that I already knew. I couldn’t have been more wrong! This class is in depth, research based, and very professional. I couldn’t wait until the next week’s lesson arrived. I highly recommend it for anyone that is helping to recover lost pets.

Susan L.

An Incredibly In-Depth and Informative Course – Sharon M

I had the opportunity to take the MAR 10 week course with Kat Albrecht over the winter. I found it to be an incredibly in-depth and informative course. Not only in the volumes of well thought out but professionally presented information she presented but also in the weekly telephone support she provided. Kat is truly… Read more “An Incredibly In-Depth and Informative Course – Sharon M”

Sharon M - Pembroke, NH

Kat is a Gem as A Teacher, You Will Be Learning From the Best! – Karin N.

I had bought Kat Albrecht’s books wanting to have more information in “Search and Rescue” comparing it with “Map Dowsing” the way I search for missing animals. I was happy when I found out about the Mar 10 week certified course “Kat Albrecht” was teaching. I sure was looking forward to my first class and… Read more “Kat is a Gem as A Teacher, You Will Be Learning From the Best! – Karin N.”

Karin N.

One of the Best Courses I Have Ever Taken – Judene D.

After many years in lost pet recovery, I found this course still taught me a great deal. It was one of the best courses I have ever taken. Kat’s knowledge, skill, experience, humor, compassion, and dedication make this a wonderful learning opportunity. I also find the ways Kat provides for MAR graduates to communicate with… Read more “One of the Best Courses I Have Ever Taken – Judene D.”

Judene D. - MAR Volunteer and Maine Lost Dog Recovery Volunteer, Maine

Loved the MAR Training – Jim B. Cincinnati, Ohio

Loved the MAR training and the insights from my MARs classmates. Very beneficial information in how to up my skills in searches for lost pets!

Jim B. Cincinnati, Ohio

Definitely so worth it! – Jennifer H. Comer

The knowledge I gained and continue to learn from the MAR training is amazing, I have always tried to find pets. Now I believe I am acquiring proper, proven,skills to reunite more families. The connections made, because of the MAR class, with other like-minded people, to share experiences and advice is irreplaceable. Definitely so worth… Read more “Definitely so worth it! – Jennifer H. Comer”

Jennifer H. Comer, Georgia

The Classes Were Convenient and Informative – Crystal C.

I was delighted to take a MAR training course from Kat. I was impressed with the details, depth, and the variety of materials shared with us during our course. The classes were convenient, informative and delivered with skill and an obvious passion for passing on her experience and knowledge to others so that more people… Read more “The Classes Were Convenient and Informative – Crystal C.”

Crystal C., Certified Professional Dog Trainer and MAR volunteer, Pennsylvania

Techniques learned through this course are credited for saving many lives and reuniting families

The MAR course helped me understand the behavior of a lost pet and the science of a search. The techniques learned through this course are credited for saving many lives and reuniting families.

Bonnie B.,Puyallup, Washington
Roaming Paws Lost Pet Services

Highly recommend MAR course

I found the MAR course incredibly useful and learnt and enjoyed learning about lost pet behavior as well as the behavior of owners and finders. Would highly recommend the training to anyone working in the field of lost pet recovery.

Anna R. Canberra, Australia

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