Large Munsterlander Club of North America
Lost and Rescued Dogs
This web page was last updated on May 21, 2010 by Sheila Schmutz.
If you lose your LM contact (1) the breeder nearest you on the list above, (2) the Lost & Found coordinators Patty & Alan Kaplan paws4therapyinc@gmail.com in the midwest (3) email the webmaster at sheila.schmutz@usask.ca
Of course, you should also contact the closest pound or animal shelter, etc. Having your dog wear a nametag with your name and phone number is a very effective way of helping people contact you. We've found a lost dog during a house move thanks to one of those little brass tags!
If you find a LM or a dog that you think might be a Large Munsterlander, please first check the inside of each ear for a few green tattoo numbers. If you find that tattoo, then please email paws4therapyinc@gmail.com Patty and Alan Kaplan are the Volunteer Coordinators you will reach. They live in Urbandale, Iowa. They can immediately find out who the original owner was from LMCNA records because all Large Munsterlanders are permanently identified, usually with a tattoo but occasionally with a microchip.
If you would like us to post a notice about the dog you found please describe its markings and or send a photo as a .jpg file, mention its sex, guess its age if you can, and tell us when and where it was found. Height at the shoulder and/or weight are other good things to mention. We'll do our best to help re-unite the dog you found with its owner or to help find a home if we can not find the owner. Thanks for taking in a lost dog and helping it!
If you have a LM that you need to relocate to a good home, most breeders would like the first chance to take the dog back. However you may also contact Patty and Alan Kaplan email LM4home@gmail.com in Chicago. They will do their best to help you find an appropriate new home for your LM.
If you are willing to adopt an older LM who needs an new home, please email Patty Kaplan at paws4therapyinc@gmail.com Patty and her husband Alan will try to help match homes to the dogs. Some are relocated simply because an owner has to move to an apartment in a large city because of a job transfer, some have owners who have become too ill to look after the dog, and some find the dog too active for their lifestyle or family. Very few dogs fall into this situation but it's certainly great to have a "waiting list" of adoptive homes when this arises.