Officer Kathy “Kat” Albrecht Because of their ability to scent discriminate and to work “cold” tracks, the Bloodhound is a tool that can be utilized by investigators to develop leads in criminal cases. Bloodhounds are most often used to search for missing persons, criminals who have fled the …
Bloodhounds & Scent
Zekeless in Seattle
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 …
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 …
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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The Best Ticket Excuse EVER!
This has nothing to do with my pet detective work but I figured my blog readers would enjoy a good chuckle. I received an e-mail that a reporter is developing a story about traffic tickets. She was asking traffic cops to submit the "worst excuses" that driver's gave for traffic violations for an …
Why I Have Dog Gonads in My Shed
This post is rated PG....13. Here goes. So I decided that since the weather was cooling down it was time to "winterize" my home. I pulled out several fuzzy warm blankets from storage and piled them on my bed. The next thing I knew, WHAMO, I had a herd of small animals (Myron, Cheeto and …
Just Say “No” to Bloodhounds
Okay. So I'll probably take heat for this but so what. Someone emailed me because after reading my memoirs they wanted my opinion on whether or not their desire to adopt a bloodhound was "a good idea." As a pioneer in the pet detective industry, let me just say that I know a "good idea" when I …
