WHY THE MISSING CAT STUDY WAS DEVELOPED "By MARN Director Kat Albrecht" My background in search-and-rescue work began in 1989 when I set out to train my dog to find lost people and ultimately switched over (in 1997) to searching for lost pets. During my early research into lost pet behaviors, it was natural for me to apply the same search methods and use the same equipment I had used to find lost people and use them to solve missing cat …
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Lost Pet Recovery Training
MAR Field Courses
Missing Animal Response - Lost Pet Recovery Training Pet Detective Kat Albrecht offers 8-week on-line missing animal response (MAR) or lost pet recovery training courses for animal control officers, animal industry professionals, volunteer dog and/or cat rescuers, and a 10-week pet detective training/certification webinar course designed primarily for individuals interested in offering professional lost pet recovery services as a fee-based service, including the use of K9 pet detectives. Training Options 10-week Pet Detective Missing Animal Response (MAR) Field Course The (approx.) 60-hour Missing Animal Response or "MAR" Field course …
Books By Kat Albrect
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Dog Detectives: Train Your Dog to Find Lost Pets by Kat Albrecht Dogs who have an aptitude for using their noses and who love to play with other dogs or kitties (or maybe ferrets) make great Dog Detectives. Everyone whose pet has disappeared knows the feelings of fear and helplessness when faced with the question, "What do I do now?" You can help create happy endings and make your dog a hero by training him to find lost pets using the step-by-step methods in Dog Detectives. Retired police K-9 officer Kat Albrecht applies law enforcement based search-and-rescue techniques as well as forensic analysis to the challenge of locating lost …
About Kat Albrecht
About Kat Albrecht
Kat Albrecht ( Kathy "Kat" Albrecht) a former police bloodhound handler, crime scene investigator, search-and-rescue manager, and police-officer-turned-investigative pet detective. Since 1997, Kat has solved lost pet investigations by using law enforcement-based techniques and strategies that are normally used to solve lost person investigations. What began as an "experiment" to see whether or not her search dog Rachel could be trained to track lost pets, quickly led to other discoveries. Kat uses high-tech equipment such as infrared cameras, amplified listening-devices, and search cameras. …
About Missing Animal Response Network
What is Missing Animal Response? Missing Animal Response ( Lost Pet Recovery Training) or "MAR" is a professional training program developed in 2005 by Kat Albrecht, a leading pioneer of the lost pet industry. MAR training breaks down the process of a pet being lost, then shows us how to understand lost pet behavior along with time tested techniques in recovering those lost pets. Types Of Training Courses: MAR Field Training MAR K9 Training Shelter/Rescue Staff Training Vet Staff Training Our Training Calendar. BENEFITS OF MAR TRAINING: PROFESSIONAL TRAINING - Learn how recover lost pets from the founder and lead instructor Kat Albrecht. …
Child Uses Calming Signals
Here is our most favorite story of how "calming signals" helped to recover a lost (skittish) dog. Feel free to share this video with dog owners when you're trying to explain WHY they should use calming signals (why they should SIT DOWN) and why they should NOT STAND, LOOK AT, or CALL their lost …
5 Reasons You Should Be Trained In Lost Pet Recovery
Here are 5 reasons why anyone involved with dogs or cats should be Trained in Lost Pet Recovery: 1. Each year, millions of dogs and cats become lost. Knowing what to do should a dog or cat escape could mean the difference between life and death for that animal. 2. The only thing worse that …
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Dogs Finding Dogs…and Cats, Too!
This weekend, National Geographic Wild will be releasing a show called “Dogs Finding Dogs.” It features a group who offer a service of search dogs tracking the scent of lost dogs. As glad as I am to see a show about lost pet recovery on TV, there are an increasing number of groups training dogs to …
Missing Cat Study
WHY THE MISSING CAT STUDY WAS DEVELOPED "By MARN Director Kat Albrecht" My background in search-and-rescue work began in 1989 when I set out to train my dog to find lost people and ultimately switched over (in 1997) to searching for lost pets. During my early research into lost pet behaviors, it …
MARN GIFT CERTIFICATES: The Perfect Gift
GIFT CERTIFICATES (the perfect gift that keeps giving!) Tired of searching for The Perfect Gift? How many of your gifts promptly found their place in the closet corner or deep in a drawer? It will never happen with our Missing Animal Response Network gift certificates! Give that animal …
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