Making a "walk up find" on a lost dog using a tracking/trailing dog is one of the hardest types of cases that pet detectives work. Hundreds of hours go into training a dog to trail lost pets and it takes a special dog and patient handler to be able to effectively train a K9 pet …
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Love They Neighbor (And Their Cat)
One of the easier types of pet detective cases that I work is when I’m asked to find a “displaced” cat. Cats become displaced when they end up outside of their territory, like when an indoor-only cat escapes outside. Typically these cats are panicked and hiding in fear. The easy part of recovering …
The Story of Otto
Look at this picture and tell me what you see. An abused dog? A neglected dog? A dog that deserves a better home? If you found this dog wandering in your neighborhood and he was wearing a collar with an ID tag, would you call the owner and return this dog to that family? Or would you work to …
The Hole Truth
Recently I worked a case involving a missing cat named Ginger. Christina from Seattle had fostered the stray Siamese but as soon as she brought her into her home she discovered that Ginger was afraid of her Labrador. So she closed Ginger off in her bedroom and all was well. But a few days …
“Junior Pet Detective” Saves Life of Blind Cat
Roxie, a 9-month-old male, orange tabby cat, was not a roamer for two reasons. First, Roxie was an indoor-only cat who was never allowed outdoors. And second, Roxie was blind and suffered a spinal dislocation in the neck at the age of 6 weeks after having been crushed in a recliner chair by his …
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Three Dog Day
It started with a simple phone call at 9:00 a.m. Brian Newsham, one or our MPP volunteers here in Federal Way, called to say he needed help in capturing a panicked black Lab that he stumbled across while walking his dog Lucy. I loaded my dog Kody (a wiggly "magnet" dog we use as "bait" to attract …
Finding Lost Iguana Like “Where’s Waldo?”
On October 20th, 2009, I responded to Beacon Hill to search for Don Julio, a missing iguana. By this time it had already been three days since he had left his outdoor perch and scooted out an open gate. Back on October 17th when Don Julio escaped his guardian, Peter, launched an immediate …
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Bloodhound Love
I love bloodhounds. While they can be quite messy and difficult (they slobber, chew, dig, howl, etc.) they can be fun and sweet. This is my bloodhound Zeke. He's a shelter dog rescued by a friend of mine. Zeke actually ended up in three different animal shelters--once as a "stray" found running the …
