Last week I blogged about the recovery of a lost dog named Bill in my blog "Catching Bill." This week I decided to appease the cat fanciers who read my blog by writing about the capture / recovery a missing cat named Cookie. Let me start out by saying that I love purple-lipped kitties (I happen …
Lost Pet Behaviors
Catching Bill
Sometimes, recovering a lost dog is as easy as driving down to the local shelter or posting a LOST DOG Ad on Craig's List. However, when the dog has a skittish temperament and is so panicked that he is running from everyone, including his own family, things change. Suddenly it's not so easy. In …
Big Mack Attack
When most people hear the word "attack" in the same sentence as the word "pit bull" they assume the worse. While the story I'm about to tell is about a pit bull named Mack, the word "attack" in this story refers to the aggressive efforts of a Missing Pet Partnership volunteer who made it his …
A Trap for Andre
Missing Pet Partnership, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, needs your help. We don't have the animal recovery equipment that we need to help recover the amount of pets reported lost here in Seattle. The best way I can illustrate this is by telling the story about Andre. Andre was an Italian …
For The Love of Lena
I had a good cry today. I think all of our volunteers at Missing Pet Partnership had one, too. Lena, the Lab / Chow mix who escaped from her carrier at SeaTac airport on December 17tth was found today by a highway worker not far from SeaTac airport. Lena was apparently struck by a car and killed, …
Hobbs for the Holiday
I used to love Christmas. As a child that is. But when I was just 17 my father died of a heart attack right before Christmas. In fact, today (December 21st) is the 33rd anniversary of Dad's death. My father was buried on Christmas Eve and because of this the "Happy Holidays" are typically a tough …
Tale of Two Cats: Burley & Keko
One of the more fascinating aspects of the work that we do at Missing Pet Partnership is our pioneering work in the analysis of lost pet behaviors. Back in 1997, when I first started my pet detective work, I was also a trained search manager with a local search-and-rescue team. When not out …
