Columbiana Dog Warden’s Office upgrades its efforts

LISBON — People who have lost dogs don’t check in the obvious place: the Columbiana County Dog Warden’s Office.

“I just don’t think that people stop and think to call us,” said Dawn McVay, the dog warden.

County Auditor Nancy Milliken said Monday that her office, which issues dog licenses, has created a new online system that will help people locate dog owners as well as cut the time it takes to renew a dog license.

Dog warden staff or individual people who find a stray dog can type in the dog’s license number at www.columbianacountydoglicense.com to find the owner’s address and phone number.

Dog wardens in the field will be also able to look up stray animals on the Internet. Information on dogs will be updated in real time.

The auditor’s office and humane society will each pay about $3,000 for the upgrades.

Read more in Tuesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com