Missing Animal Response Network has put together some great lost pet help information below about lost pet behavior, lost pet tips and information on how to get your furry family member back home safe. If you need professional help, please visit our MARN Pet Directory for a trained person or group near you. Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook for more lost pet help information.
Pet Detective Directory
The MARN Directory is designed to help you find a Missing Animal Response (MAR) Trained group or individual in your area. The individuals or teams listed in our directory are MAR Trained, …
Don’t Call Your Dog!
Why You Should NOT Call A Stray / Loose Dog We know. It sound’s crazy-stupid to say “Don’t Call Your Dog!” after your dog has escaped and is running loose (or when you encounter a stray dog). You’re …
Lost Cat Behavior
Back in 1997, MAR Network Director Kat Albrecht began to study the behavioral patterns of lost cats and dogs. Due to a background in search-and-rescue (searching for lost people), Kat understood the …
Lost Dog Behavior
Back in 1997, MAR Network Director Kat Albrecht began to study the behavioral patterns of lost cats and dogs. Due to a background in search-and-rescue (searching for lost people), Kat understood the …
Neon Posters
Over the years, Kat Albrecht and her affiliates have discovered a creative and highly effective tool for recovering lost pets with a method that Kat named the “FIVE + FIVE + FIFTY-FIVE RULE.” Here’s …
Tag Your Car
Why Should I Tag My Car? Recovering a lost dog is all about launching a very visible marketing campaign. Tagging is a process of using florescent window markers to market your lost dog as you …
Intersection Alert
Since 2008, Missing Animal Response Network members, under the leadership and training of Kat Albrecht, have conducted hundreds of Intersection Alerts. This technique is not guaranteed to be …
Surveillance Cameras
Thank you to Danielle Robertson of Lost Pet Research and Recovery for permission to share her information. Visit her site at …
Download Lost Pet Tips
Missing Animal Response Network would like to share these helpful Lost Pet Tips documents you can download and share. We encourage you to print the two cat and two dog files double sided. This way you …
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 …
To REWARD or NOT to reward…That is the Question
I can’t believe that it has been 3 years since I’ve blogged. My absence has not been due to a lack of lost pet recovery content but rather due to a lack of TIME. However, the explosion in Facebook lost pet recovery teams as well as increased interest by animal shelters to develop lost pet…
Kitty Litter Myth
Many web sites (and even some pet detectives) recommend that if your cat is lost that you spread cat litter, cat feces, or scent articles of the cat owner around the home that the cat is missing from. The concept is that your cat ran away or is out of the area and by putting…
What You Need to Know About a Microchip
What is a Microchip? A microchip is a permanent method of electronic identification. The chip itself is very small – about the size of a grain of rice – and is implanted subcutaneously (just under the skin) between the shoulder blades at the back of your pet’s neck. Each chip has a unique number that…
Lure Lost or Stray Dogs, Do Not Chase After Them
Losing a pet can be one of the most stressful times in your life. Most pet owners these days treat their pets like children or at least consider them part of the family. Our best advice for a lost or stray dog is to LURE them back, DO NOT CHASE after them. So, what does…
When Do You Set A Trap For A Lost Dog?
So, when do you set a trap for a lost dog? The short and simple answer is when you have the dog eating on a trail camera in a specific location. Starting from the moment they escape or get loose; you need to remain calm. We know losing a pet can be one of the…
“STRAY” IT ISN’T SO…
STRAY: adjective \’stra \ “having escaped from a proper or intended place” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Our words are powerful. The words that we use to describe something can influence our perception of that topic and thus affect our behavior. For as long as I can remember, the animal industry has…
Dirty Kitty Litter : A Questionable Cause Fallacy
What does talking to stray cats, urinating into a cup, and spreading dirty kitty litter all have in common? All three are methods that cat owners have falsely been told will help to bring their lost cat back home. But how do we know these methods are false or ineffective, especially when so many people…
DREAM WEAVER: The Story of J.B.
The following story of JB-the-cat was shared with me by his guardian (Donna Quinta) early in my pet detective career, probably in 1998. It remains one of my most favorite lost cat recovery stories not only because it is amazing, but also because it demonstrates how many domestic cats (like JB) that have a skittish…
Stay Out of the Woods
Here’s Why We Say Stay Out of the Woods When Looking for Your Lost Dog When a lost dog has been sighted in an area of the woods, we strongly advise people to STAY OUT of the WOODS for various reasons. First, many dogs become triggered into the “fight or flight” mode when they become…
Why Do Lost Pets Need To Be Trapped?
Great Question, Here’s Why Lost pets need to be trapped because unless you have a super friendly dog that walks right up to you, using a humane trap is the best way to recover them safely. Losing a pet is super stressful to both the owner and the lost pet itself. When they go missing…
Drones and Lost Pet Recovery: How Effective Are They?
The technology of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) drones has continued to advance over the past five years. Drones can provide crisp, clear photos of hard-to-reach places and can even detect heat signatures when combined with a thermal imaging camera. But are drones an effective tool to use for lost pet recovery? In this article, we…
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