2.) Tattoos. Tattooing has routinely been done to identify animals for many years. Tattoos cannot be removed or lost. This will help identify your Bulldog and get it returned to you (most animal shelters will not destroy a tattooed pet). It helps deter theft and ensures that your pet will not wind up in a laboratory somewhere. Place the tattoo on the inside of your Bulldog’s thigh. This is much harder to remove than one placed on the ear. You must get the tattoo number registered, or it is not useful in locating you. The most well-known are ID Pet and National Pet Registry.
3.) Microchips. Another permanent form of ID is a microchip. The size of a grain of rice, it’s painlessly implanted under the Bulldog’s skin (no anesthesia or surgery is required). It contains an alphanumeric code that can be read by animal shelters equipped with a hand scanner. The shelter then notifies the chip manufacturer that the Bulldog has been found, and the manufacturer contacts the owner.
Because a tattoo or microchip could go undetected, supplement them with a collar and tag.
What to Do If Your Bulldog Is Lost
First, don’t panic. Step through this checklist, and be persistent:
1.) Look all over your property, including new places where your Bulldog might try to hide.
2.) Search the neighborhood. Talk to all your neighbors, and leave a note with your name and phone number at houses where no one is home. Call your Bulldog's name frequently.
3.) Help your Bulldog find his way home. Place his bedding or some of your dirty clothes outside your house as a homing scent.
4.)Call local veterinarians, shelters and humane societies. Also check with the Department of Transportation (DOT) in case your Bulldog was injured on the road.
5.)Post flyers in the area. Include your Bulldog’s photo, a detailed description and your phone number (but not your name or address).
Place a “lost dog” ad in your local newspaper’s classifieds.