Getting flyers into the right hands
A flyer only works when someone reads it near where your pet might be. Local businesses are your best partners: most will put one in the window or on the counter if you ask in person and keep it short.
- Coffee shops, laundromats and corner stores with community boards.
- Libraries, community centers and places of worship.
- Vet clinics, groomers, pet stores and boarding kennels.
- School and daycare front offices (ask first).
- Apartment building lobbies and mail rooms, with permission from the manager.
What to bring when you knock on doors
Carry a stack of flyers, tape, a few sheet protectors, a flashlight and your phone with a recent photo. Ask each neighbor to check their yard, shed and camera footage, and leave a flyer whether or not they are home. Write down which streets you covered so you can go back with update flyers later.
Keep the flyers current
Your draft stays on this phone, so making an update takes a few seconds: pick a banner, print, and swap the old flyers on your next round. When your pet is home, print a FOUND, THANK YOU! flyer and take down every old one. Neighbors remember the people who say thanks.