Ring Launches “Search Party” to Help Reunite Lost Dogs With Their Families

Jamie Siminoff, the founder of Ring security cameras, has announced a new feature designed to make neighborhoods safer for furry family members. The free tool, called Search Party, will begin rolling out to outdoor Ring cameras in November and is aimed at helping reunite lost dogs with their owners.

“When a neighbor reports a lost dog in the Ring app, those with outdoor Ring cameras start a Search Party,” explained Siminoff. “Using AI to look for possible matches, your outdoor cameras will notify you if they spot what might be the missing dog. Ring will show you a picture of the lost dog and relevant camera footage.”

Neighbors who receive the alert can choose whether to ignore it or share the information with the dog’s owner — keeping privacy controls entirely in the hands of the camera owner.

Siminoff, who admits to loving his own dog “almost” as much as his human family, said the feature reflects Ring’s mission to build safer, more connected communities. “Pets certainly deserve to be part of this mission,” he said.

How It Works

• When a dog is reported lost in the Ring app, Ring’s AI technology scans outdoor camera footage for potential matches.

• Camera owners receive a notification with an image of the missing dog and relevant footage.

• Users can choose to share that information with neighbors to help reunite the dog with its family.

• Search Party can be turned off anytime through the Ring app’s Control Center.

For now, the feature is limited to dogs, though Ring hopes to expand it to cats in the future.

“Every dog deserves to be found, even if their owner bought the wrong camera,” Siminoff joked, adding that the feature is part of Ring’s ongoing efforts to “supercharge neighbors helping neighbors.”

Search Party will be free for anyone to use in participating neighborhoods once it rolls out this fall.

For more information, visit Ring.com.