{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"000001a1-5e58-de86-a7ad-de793dd90000","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/ring-launches-search-party-for-dogs-in-the-uk","headline":"Ring launches Search Party for Dogs in the UK","description":"Having helped reunite more than one lost dog a day in the U.S, Search Party for Dogs is now available in the UK","datePublished":"2026-10-22T07:53:22.638Z","dateModified":"2026-10-22T07:53:22.638Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon staff"}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c6a196f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F99%2F5f%2F7aba52c84421b7b8563bf40fe6f3%2Fring-search-party-for-dogs-uk-hero-collage.png","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Ring Search Party for Dogs UK Hero](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/c6a196f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F99%2F5f%2F7aba52c84421b7b8563bf40fe6f3%2Fring-search-party-for-dogs-uk-hero-collage.png)\n\n# Ring launches Search Party for Dogs in the UK\n\n*Having helped reunite more than one lost dog a day in the U.S, Search Party for Dogs is now available in the UK*\n\n## Key takeaways\n\n- Search Party for Dogs is designed to help reunite lost dogs with their families, using outdoor Ring cameras to spot missing dogs in your neighbourhood.\n- The feature is available through Neighbours, a free, community-powered space in the Ring app that's open to everyone, whether they own a Ring device or not.\n- Ring has teamed up with Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity, to support responsible dog ownership.\n\n## Helping to bring lost dogs home\n\nWith over 11 million dogs in the UK, the bond between owners and their pets is often one of the strongest there is. Yet every year, thousands of dogs go missing. The latest [Dogs Trust](https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/?utm_source=Ring&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=search-party-blog-2026) Stray Dog Survey found that local authorities took in more than 25,000 dogs over the course of a single year, with only around 38% successfully making it back to their owners.\n\nWhen a dog goes missing, it can be a frantic experience. Owners retrace routes, neighbours check gardens, and posters go up. But even with the best efforts, it can be difficult to reach the right person at the right time.\n\nNeighbours, a community-powered space within the Ring app, helps bridge this gap by connecting neighbours and enabling them to share safety updates and local news. Search Party for Dogs builds on that. The feature lets customers use their outdoor Ring cameras to help spot lost dogs in their neighbourhood, giving dog owners and their neighbours a practical way to come together and help bring lost dogs home.\n\nSince launching in the U.S. in late 2025, Search Party for Dogs has already helped bring home more than [one lost dog a day](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/ring-search-party-for-dogs-united-states-missing-pets). Among them is [Lainey](https://youtube.com/shorts/BkR3tqCU3DQ?si=IsHO0iLd9sXtm5gO), a service dog belonging to retired veteran Kurt. When Lainey went missing, Search Party for Dogs helped neighbours take part in the search, and she was brought home the same day.\n\nNow, the feature is available in the UK, giving dog owners and animal lovers across the country a new way to look out for the four-legged members of their neighbourhood.\n\n## How Search Party for Dogs works\n\n![Ring Search Party for Dogs UK](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/850b74a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3201x3201+0+0/resize/767x767!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F91%2Fca%2F19e667424b5386e8edb16b97c2a4%2Fring-search-party-lifestyle-image.jpg)\n\nGetting started is simple. Open Neighbours in the Ring app and set up a Pet Profile for your dog. If your dog ever goes missing, create a Lost Dog post on Neighbours to ask your community for help.\n\nRing device owners who create a Lost Dog post can also start a Search Party to look for their lost dog through the Ring app. Search Party for Dogs will be available to all Ring users soon, even those without an active Ring device.\n\nWhen a Search Party is activated, participating outdoor Ring cameras in your neighbourhood begin looking out for your missing dog. If a potential match is spotted, the camera owner is notified and can choose to share their footage with you to help support a reunion. Once your dog is found, you can update your post to let everyone know.\n\n## Working with Dogs Trust\n\nRing has teamed up with [Dogs Trust](https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/?utm_source=Ring&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=search-party-blog-2026), the UK's largest dog welfare charity, to provide owners with practical advice, support, and innovative solutions that can help them care for their dogs with confidence, keeping them safe, secure, happy, and healthy.\n\n> Dogs are beloved members of the family and if a dog goes missing it can be a distressing experience for all involved. We are delighted to support Ring's Search Party for Dogs feature, and we hope this additional layer of keeping dogs safe not only gives owners extra reassurance but also helps reunite lost dogs even faster.\n> — Rachel Casey, Chief Operations Officer at Dogs Trust\n\n## Neighbours: a free community space for everyone\n\nSearch Party for Dogs is available through Neighbours, a free space in the Ring app. Neighbours is open to everyone, whether they own a Ring device or not, and acts as a noticeboard for your local area. Residents can share safety news, local updates, ask questions, or rally their community to help find a missing pet.\n\n![Ring Neigbours Lifestyle 1](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cec310b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/767x767!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F64%2F6d%2F4983f3db4c4e8bce43f37c9fc93f%2Fring-neigbours-lifestyle-1-1.png)\n\nWhen using Neighbours for the first time, a walkthrough explains the features and how to post or adjust your settings. You can define your area by adjusting the radius around your home on a map, customise your content feed, and manage your notifications so you get the updates that are most meaningful to you.\n\nMaking a post is simple. Whether it's alerting your neighbours to a safety concern, sharing a local update, or reporting a lost pet, tap \"Create Post,\" choose your topic, add a photo, and include the relevant details. Your post will then be visible to other neighbours in your area.\n\n## Ring keeps you in control\n\nLike everything Ring builds, privacy and customer control are at the heart of Neighbours and Search Party for Dogs.\n\n![Ring Wired Video Doorbell Pro in black and grey mounted on a wall](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/751ab38/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F9e%2F71%2F0f2b12594e9a9668773eeb31f323%2Fwired-video-doorbell-pro.png)\n\n- [How to install a Ring Video Doorbell](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/ring-doorbell-installation)\n\nWith Neighbours, you choose whether to participate and post, when and what to share, and what kind of content you see. Only the content you make publicly available can be viewed by other neighbours in your area. Names and addresses are never displayed or shared.\n\nIf you'd like to be contacted about your post, you can enable the Contact Me feature, which uses proxy phone numbers so users can contact one another while keeping personal information anonymous. [Community guidelines](https://ring.com/gb/en/support/articles/q2p3w/Neighbors-by-Ring-Community-Guidelines) and built-in content moderation are also in place to keep Neighbours a productive, respectful space for everyone.\n\nSearch Party for Dogs is designed with the same commitment to privacy. Every camera owner decides for themselves whether to take part and can turn the feature off or manage their outdoor Ring cameras at any time through the Ring Control Centre. If a potential match is flagged, it's the camera owner who reviews their own video and chooses whether to share it. No footage is ever visible to anyone else unless that decision is actively made by the device owner.\n\nAdditional community features, including Community Requests and Neighbours Verified, are planned for the coming months.\n\nVisit [ring.com/neighbours](http://ring.com/neighbours) for more information.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}