How do you measure love? Last week, my husband and I euthanized our bloodhound Zeke who fought a long battle with lymphoma. What has surprised me is that I have not felt this level of grief in sometime. Although I had euthanized two of my other pets over the past two years, my grief over those …
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Grace for Gracie
Catching a skittish, displaced cat is usually a straightforward operation. After several days, an indoor-only cat that has escaped outside will typically be hungry enough to enter a humane trap baited with yummy cat food. But once in a while, a cat comes along who simply will not show interest in …
Toilet Paper Problems
"Excuse me Ma'am, we have a toilet paper problem." I turned to look at the Burger King employee standing beside me who'd just tapped me on the shoulder. I looked at her with a blank face, not sure what she was talking about. Problems? Did she know anything about problems? I was in the midst …
All Hail King Cheeto
Last weekend, I faced a dilemma. I was scheduled to be in two places at one time. Location #1 was the Northwest Christian Writer's Association's Conference in Redmond, WA where I planned to shop my next book idea. Location #2 was the 2012 PAWS Community Hero Pet Awards ceremony on Bainbridge Island …
Bebe: Peepless in Seattle!
Every once in awhile, we work an amazing investigation here at Missing Pet Partnership. The "Bebe Case" is certainly shaping up to be one of those cases and one we'll use in our program to train volunteer pet detectives nationwide. This cat did what most panicked cats do--they hide in silence …
Let Us Help You Form A PET DETECTIVE TEAM In YOUR Community!
Have you ever wished you could do more to help dogs and cats in your own community? Now you can through an innovative team pet detective training program called "MAR" which stands for "Missing Animal Response." The MAR "pet detective" training program was something I envisioned way back in …
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Cheeto Wheeto
Well, it's official. My cat Cheeto's little pinhead has blown up to match the size of his big flabby BUTT! After appearing on the local KOMO 4 news the other night and King 5's program Evening Magazine tonight, interest for Cheeto's work as a "target cat" has grow nationally. He will appear on …
Wenty’s Whirlwind
There is never a dull moment when you're a pet detective. In my 14 years of tracking lost pets, I've assisted families in various circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a lost pet including the search for a cat who escaped his apartment after his elderly owner was bludgeoned to death by an …
