Please note: We are NOT private investigators. Any clients who need those services will be referred to a licensed private investigator.
ROXY - FOUND!
"On Sat July 5th my husband and I came home from a movie to an open gate and an empty backyard. Our beloved Boston Bulldog Roxy was gone and panic immediately set in. My husband took off in his car and I on foot and we searched from 10pm to 5am without taking a break. Sunday morning my family arrived and the door to door search and flyer distribution began. By 8pm we were devastated, exhausted and still without our baby. We couldn’t sleep. We couldn’t eat. By Monday afternoon we had visited local shelters, called all veterinary offices, posted hundreds of flyers, interviewed neighbors and walked for miles. No one had even caught a glimpse of our precious girl and we were beyond heartbroken and quickly losing hope.
On a whim my husband called our local sheriff’s department and asked to speak to a detective, we were desperate. The sympathetic deputy said he knew of someone who hired a pet detective, an organization who brought out bloodhounds to track lost pets.
We were elated! I immediately got on the internet and found Pet Search and Rescue. Landa called us back immediately and she had such an authoritative calming way about her, our hopes soared. We knew if anyone could help us find Roxy it was her. Landa and Annalisa were so experienced and so organized an hour later we had more information on how to find Roxy than we could imagine. We thought we had been thorough and done everything possible, boy were we wrong, they taught us so much!
Wednesday morning the troops arrived, this truly was like a military operation. Landa brought in Ellie Mae her bloodhound, she smelled Roxy’s bed and a few of her favorite toys and then they were on their way. We waited anxiously at home like worried parents as Landa and Annalisa called in to report their progress. Ellie tracked Roxy down our street across a busy intersection and through our local foothills. She went in a direction we never would have found on our own. We felt like we finally had a real chance at getting Roxy back.
When the team returned, Landa and Annalisa had detailed maps that showed Roxy’s route as well as an extremely detailed plan for us to follow. They told us where to put up giant fluorescent posters instead of the pitiful flyers we had been using, and explained where our target area should be. By the time they left we felt like we were truly prepared and we hit the streets.
From Saturday night through Wednesday morning we had received no phone calls regarding Roxy and the lost dog flyers we had distributed. By Wednesday night, after the Pet Detectives left, we already had 5 phone calls. Thursday morning at 7am we got the only call we wanted to hear, someone had spotted Roxy! My husband finally tracked her down in a neighborhood 2 miles from our home. By 8am she was safely tucked away in the backseat of his car. Roxy had been running loose for 4 days and 5 nights. She was dirty, skinny and scraped up but she was safe and she was home!
Pet Search and Rescue arrived at 6:30am Wednesday morning and we had Roxy back by 8am the very next day. Words cannot express how grateful we are to Landa, Annalisa and their wonderful canine team. I truly believe without their help we would never have found our beloved Roxy. I want to tell anyone who has lost a pet, do not waste precious time. Call Pet Search and Rescue, they will put you on the right path with the right tools and you will get your lost pet back.
THANK YOU PET SEARCH AND RESCUE!"
Rick & Renee Spears
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When a pet goes missing it is an emergency and Pet Detectives answer the call! Pet Detectives help educate pet owners about how they can find their lost pets using a variety of methods, including Search Dogs, also called Lost Pet Detection K9s or Scent Dogs.
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Search Dogs are a scent-based detection tool and are highly trained to help find evidence. They are one element in a successful search for a lost pet. Many times these search dogs have successfully located missing pets, including cats, dogs, rodents and reptiles! Pet Search and Rescue offers professional Pet Detective services, and pride ourselves in being qualified and certified experts in teaching pet owners how to find their lost pets.
We are not private investigators, and do not claim to offer the services of a private investigator. If you need those services we are happy to direct you to a licensed PI. We focus on pet behavior, rescuer mentality and Search and Rescue techniques.
Charlie FOUND!
From Charlie's loving owner:
"I am so grateful to Annalisa and Landa and their amazing dogs for helping me to find my cat, Charlie. On Thursday, August 28, 2008, Charlie disappeared from our yard. I was late bringing him inside that evening and by the time I began searching for him he had disappeared. By Friday evening I was panicking! I made signs and posted them in our neighborhood, I called AVID (Charlie has a microchip) and put Charlie on their hotlist and I called his vet and the Pasadena SPCA. I walked the neighborhood and called him repeatedly. I knew Charlie was a timid cat and that he would not likely make a noise if trapped somewhere or approach anyone for help. It was Labor Day weekend and I knew that Charlie might be trapped in someone’s garage that was away for the long weekend.
By Saturday, I had received no calls or sightings. The Pasadena SPCA had a link to the Pet Detective's website, so I called. Annalisa and Landa were so professional and thorough on the phone with me that I decided to use their services. They arrived at 7am Sunday morning and went right to work. The dogs were able to pick up a scent trail going north on our street about 8-10 houses away.
The last dog they used that day, Rainbow, tracked Charlie’s scent another block north. Although, we did not find Charlie that day, Annalisa and Landa were able to define a search area for me based on Charlie’s scent trail. That information allowed me to make a more concentrated effort in the area of the scent trail. Fortunately, the dogs detected no blood or remains.
Annalisa and Landa were able to give me lots of helpful suggestions to use over the next few days. They even prioritized the things I should do based on the time frame. I walked the area every morning and evening and saw and heard nothing. By Tuesday (5 days missing), however, not one sighting had been made. I was getting very discouraged. I emailed Annalisa and Landa and they encouraged me not to give up and gave me a few more suggestions. On Thursday morning (1 week missing), I wrote a letter to my neighbors, attached a picture of Charlie, and put a copy on EVERY doorstep in the scent trail area and some in surrounding areas. I let my neighbors know that Charlie was still missing; that we had conducted a search with dogs trained to track lost pets and that everyone who received the letter was in the area of his scent trail. I offered a $500 reward and let them know that he had been wearing a collar with a bell and to please continue to watch for him.
At 10:30 Friday night (8 days missing) I received a call from a neighbor who lived directly across the street from the last home on the scent trail. My neighbors said that they had heard a bell near their front door, and having just read my letter, looked outside to see a big Siamese cat running away.
My husband and I grabbed our flashlights and the cat carrier and headed out. Within 30 minutes, we were able to catch Charlie. He was so frightened that I was bitten and scratched while trying to get him into the carrier, but I was NOT GOING TO LET GO!!!
Charlie was frightened, hungry, dehydrated and his front claws were worn to nubs, but otherwise FINE. After spending a little time under the bed and eating a whole can of cat food, he was ready to spend the night cuddling!!
My advice to anyone who has lost a pet is:
1. Call these Pet Detective right away!!!
2. You will want to give up, but don’t!! Annalisa and Landa told me that owners often give up too soon because the process of continuing to look is too sad and painful. The knowledge they had about the actions of lost pets helped me to understand that to give up in the first week or two is way too soon!!
3. You might find it difficult to ask people to search their property (I found it extremely difficult), but do it anyway! I found that most people were very understanding and supportive.
4. At the start of the search with the dogs, Annalisa and Landa reminded me that the dogs are just one piece of the search process. Sometimes the dogs find a missing pet right away, but other searches require a number of other strategies working together with the information from the dogs’ search to get results.
5. Listen to Annalisa and Landa’s advice and trust the dogs!! They are a talented team!!"
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Washoe County, NV takes in five times the number of animals per capita than San Francisco, three times the number of animals per capita than Los Angeles, and over twice the national average. So if this is an indication that people are irresponsible as some shelters claim, then one would expect them to have stray animal redemption rates that are lower than the national average.
Yet, while many shelters only reclaim 1-2% of cats, and roughly 20-25% of dogs, Washoe County reclaimed 60% of stray dogs and 7% of cats. Kat Albrecht of Missing Pet Partnership (MPP) wants to show you how they did it, and promises that shelters can do even better.
YOU CAN HELP! Please encourage your local shelter to take action to increase the redemption rate - and decrease the euthanasia rate!
