Kat Albrecht Pet Detective

11/11/2024

To read the full story of my transition from police officer to pet detective, check out the post from my memoir PET TRACKER (katalbrecht.substack.com).

15/10/2024

Here's a cute story about a Labrador lost in Orlando during hurricane Milton who was found living it up in posh Disney hotel!

Lost Labrador Uses Milton Escape to Live the High Life

08/10/2024

Here's a great explanation of the concept of "THINK LOST, NOT STRAY" when you see a loose dog or cat! Please share!!

Most "Stray" Dogs Actually Have a Family!

30/09/2024

SUBSCRIBERS NEEDED FOR MY NEWSLETTER:
I've been posting about 2 stories per week in my K9 Pet Trackers newsletter but (shhhhhhhhhhhhh) I can NOT share a link to it nor can I share the name where my newsletter is hosted. Thats because of the FB algorithm actually prevents my posts from being seen! I am serializing my memoir PET TRACKER there plus lost pet recovery stories, and even some funny stories unrelated to lost pets (like the one titled HOW TO KILL A HUMMINGBIRD which you can find from the homepage of my newsletter).

SO, here is how you can sign up....just go to the MARN website www.missinganimalresponse.com and WAIT FOR 90 SECONDS and a pop up (to sign up for my newsletter) will appear. Enter your email addy and you'll be all set. And please feel free to share my posts with others...except that if you share in FB it might not be seen by anyone. SO ANNOYING!

30/09/2024

Here's a great recovery by one of our (Missing Animal Response Network) network teams Lost Animal Resource Group - LARG) where they captured a feral GOAT. Our MAR Field Course teaches how to use another dog as a "magnet dog" to lure and capture a skittish dog and even how to use a crated "magnet cat" to lure and capture a skittish, displaced cat, but this is the first time we've heard of a "magnet goat" being used to lure in a wayard goat! There's even video (in the comments) of the actual capture. Well done LARG and all those who helped with this recovey!

14/08/2024

I am OVER THE MOON excited to announce that the Fresno, California area will FINALLY have a pet detective with a trained MAR Trailing K9 (tracking dog) trained to track the scent of lost dogs, cats, and other species.

Meet Krystle Pinky Woodward (pictured with her flanker / assistant husband Allen) from Sanger, our newest MAR Graduate who is also currently testing (towards certification) her MAR Trailing dog Marsha. You can see why her nickname is Pinky, right? Even her eyelashes are pink!

I love this duo team to death because they have been doing nonstop, difficult dog rescue work in the Fresno, California. This area, the San Joaquin Valley, is where I grew up and I failed to find support back in 2001 thru 2008 when I tried to get Missing Pet Partnership off the ground. We have MAR K9 teams trained and working cases across North America, but this is THE FIRST time we've had someone from this area take our training and pursue the training of a search dog. I am super excited to see them launch lost pet recovery services soon and make an impact in an area that is devastated by the number of lost dogs and cats that get loose and end up living as strays.

The animal shelters in the Fresno area are so overcrowded that they do not even take in stray animals anymore--the shelters only sick/injured strays. So guess what happens to the majority of lost dogs in that area...they roam until they are self-adopted, injured, or killed.

WELCOME KRYSTLE & Pinky (and Allen) to the MARN family!
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02/08/2024

If you love dogs, you will LOVE this rescue story. Can you guess what is going on here? Does anyone want to read the details?

27/07/2024

Check out what I am calling "THE BEST Traffic Ticket Excuse EVER! Read this story and then comment and tell me about YOUR favorite traffic stop story.
https://katalbrecht.substack.com/p/the-best-traffic-ticket-excuseever

12/07/2024

We are just one week out after July 4th fireworks and MARN wanted to remind our readers / rescuers / trappers / drone operators / MAR K9 handlers and anyone who finds a "stray dog" (or "stray cat") that it is quite possible the animal is (1) a victim of fireworks and ran from his beloved family (2) has someone who loves him and wants him back HOME again (3) is SKINNY and VERY HUNGRY and has gone without food for many days.

It is critical that you DO NOT FEED a significant amount of food to a found "starving" dog or cat as this can KILL the animal! Refeeding Syndrome is a real problem and any animal found that has suffered going without food for FIVE DAYS OR MORE should be immediately checked out by a veterinarian! Here is more information about this:

http://www.wisconsinfederatedhs.org/feeding-skinny-animals-helpful-or-harmful.html

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06/07/2024

One highly effective way to obtain sightings of a lost dog is by doing an "Intersection Alert" (or lost dog protest). You would do this at an intersection near the escape point OR where you had a confirmed sighting. IF someone pulls over to tell you that they just saw the dog (which often happens), MAKE SURE you do NOT have a team (or even just one person, like the panicked pet owner) go and run after or call the dog when they see it! Instead, someone with training in CALMING SIGNALS needs to go to that area and be prepared to SIT DOWN or LAY FLAT ON THE GROUND and attract the dog to come to you.

Here's a page on our website that gives further details on Intersection Alerts. https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/intersection-alerts/

04/07/2024

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 how it works. At any typical intersection, you only have five seconds and five words to get you...

27/06/2024

1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime. Use these tips from Petco Love Lost and Missing Animal Response Network's pet detective Kat Albrecht-Thiessen ...