You may even be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000. If your dog strays and is seized by a council dog warden you may be issued with a warning, a caution or a fixed penalty fine. You should tell the dog warden if you would like to buy the dog. It may be possible to buy the dog if its owner is not traced or does not claim the dog within five days. If you wish you may keep a stray dog temporarily in your home while trying to contact the owner or the dog warden service (which you must do). There may also be an out-of-hours contact number. If you find a stray dog outside office hours, your council's website should give details of where you can take it. Most dog warden services are only available in office hours. They can also check the dog’s collar as it's a legal requirement that all dogs wear a collar that has the owner's contact details either on the collar or on a plate or badge attached to it. They use scanners to check if the dog has a microchip (containing the owner's contact details).
contact your council - they will arrange for a dog warden to collect the dog.
contact the owner if possible - if the dog is wearing a collar it should have the owner's contact details.If you find a stray dog you should do one of the following: Find out what to do if you find a stray, what happens when one is captured and what to do if your dog goes missing. A dog is a stray if it is without its owner and in a public place (or a private place where it's not allowed).
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