Lost Fox Terrier 'Rex' Reunited With Senior

BERKELEY, CA — Berkeley Police have reunited a missing wire haired fox terrier named Rex with his owner, just one day after she reported him missing.

According to a release from police, Rex's senior owner was walking him on University Avenue at around 5 p.m. Tuesday. She tied him up in front of a store to step inside for a few minutes but Rex, leash and all, was gone when she came out. She called police, who sent an officer to investigate.

The officer created a missing flyer, including Rex's photo, that was distributed to other officers.

While on patrol in the parking lots of the Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex this morning, Officer Ordazspotted Rex in a vehicle. Police report, "Officer Ordaz later discovered that the car’s owner worked nearby and that his daughters spotted Rex wandering the parking lot and that they begged him to call out for him. When the car owner whistled for Rex, Rex ran over to him and he planned to call the phone number on the tag when he got off work."

To help ensure happy endings for lost pets, the Berkeley Police Department has these tips:

• Notify Animal Care Services if you see pets wandering. Berkeley Animal Care Services is located at 1 Bolivar Drive and you may contact them by calling 510-981-6600.
• Check for lost pets online: www.petharbor.com
• Visit the shelter to see if you pet has been found. If your animal is not at the shelter, fill out a "lost report" to be kept on file
• Return to the shelter every 2 or 3 days to look for your pet
• Check other local animal shelters and complete their lost report forms: Oakland Animal Control - (510) 535-5603; Contra Costa County (Pinole) - (510) 374-3966.
• Place a "Lost" ad in your local newspaper (post for free on Patch)
• Check the local newspaper for "Found" ads
• Make up flyers, preferably featuring a photo of the pet, with as accurate a description of the pet as possible
• Notify neighbors of your lost pet. Put flyers under their doormats, not in their mailboxes (it's a violation of federal law) or speak to them in person
• Post notices at local businesses
• If the pet is a cat, be certain to look in crawl spaces of buildings, garages, storage sheds. Cats often get locked into places where they've gone to explore or hide, so call for the cat during a time of day when a response from the cat will be heard
• EXTREMELY IMPORTANT - Don't wait around for someone else to find your pet and report it to you. You must look for yourself - diligently
• Unneutered cats and dogs can roam for miles, so the search will have to cover a broader area than for altered animals - another reason to have pets spayed/neutered.
• If you have found a pet, please report it to Animal Services with as accurate description as possible

-Image via Berkeley Police