HELP WANTED! Tillamook K9 Rescue, Tillamook Animal Shelter and Animal Haven by the Sea have been receiving a large number of calls about lost and/or found dogs. Tillamook K9 received two dogs within ten minutes of each other and were contacted this morning to help reconnect another dog found near Highway 6. With the looming 4th of July holiday coming we need your help to ensure our kennels do not hit capacity.
At Tillamook K9 Rescue, the kennels are small, and they currently have 5 dogs in residence leaving only 3 available kennels for the busiest time of the year; the other shelters don’t have room either and rely on fosters and “rescue rangers” to help house lost/found pets.
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS: You can help us and our first responders in the following manner.
Please ensure your dog has a collar with an ID tag for an easy way to contact you if the dog goes missing. Should you need a tag, there is a machine at The Tillamook Farmer’s Co-Op. If your dog tends to lose their tag you can add a DIY tag with duct or painter’s tape and a Sharpie.
Should you find, or lose, a dog during the hours of 8 AM to 8 PM and can house it for an hours time, please contact Tillamook K9, Tillamook Animal Shelter or Animal Haven by the Sea, so we can post the dog to social media pages. Please provide a picture of the dog, the location it was found/lost and your contact information. We can quickly get the word out to a large group of people who help to share our posts. If we cannot find the dog within an hour, we will ask you to call non-emergency at 503-815-1911. We would like to limit the lost dog calls to non-emergency over this busy holiday period. After 8 PM please if you cannot keep the dog safe overnight contact non-emergency. If Law Enforcement is available they will send someone to get the dog. If you contact Law Enforcement they may be tied up on other calls, so please be patient. Our voice message line is 866-364-7377, please leave a call back number. We will call you back as soon as possible. You can also message us via Facebook Messenger.
Remember, there are many visitors to the County during this time. While you might think Rover knows how to get home, Dick and Jane Smith who just drove in from Arizona saw him in the road and think he is lost. Now is the time to maybe keep Rover at home, or if he wants to venture out go with him.
For safety reasons, if you see a dog that is out and it does not easily come to you do not chase it or attempt to grab it. During this time with Fireworks continuing more than one day dogs can have heightened emotions, and normally calm dogs may be so scared they may bite.
Our local animal shelters are all nonprofits, operated by volunteers and they could use your support. For more information go to:
