In addition to listening for your cat, you should keep an ear out for bird alarm calls during the search for your lost cat. Song birds make a variety of sounds including songs, calls and alarms. They use alarm calls to warn other birds about potential threats such as predators. […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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This is the second part of a series on the accuracy of search dogs. Part 1 looked at Area Detection Dogs. Types of Scent Discrimination Dogs A scent discrimination dog is trained to follow and/or identify the scent of an individual person or animal. These dogs are described as scent-specific. […]
Trapping with a humane cage trap is one of the most effective methods for catching a skittish or fearful lost or stray dog. However, it is very important to select the right dog trap and set it up, bait it, and monitor it properly. The wrong trap may injure your […]
If your cat is missing, you probably heard that you should put out their cat litter box or spread dirty litter around your yard to help them find their way home. You may have even heard that your cat can smell their dirty litter a mile away. Unfortunately, there is […]
You can avoid the stress and heartache of not being able to find your cat by getting them a cat tracking device. Cat trackers come in a variety of options including GPS, radio-trackers (or RFID), and Bluetooth trackers. Contrary to the belief of many people, microchips do not have […]
“The canine sense of smell is legendary and, as with many legends, it is sometimes hard to find the sources and separate scientific facts from urban legends” – Goldblatt et al. (2009) A well trained search dog should not make frequent mistakes, but how accurate are they? How often do […]
This is a review of a research paper published in Animals (2018) on “Successful search methods used to locate missing cats and likely locations where missing cats found,” which was a collaboration between researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia), Missing Pet Partnership, Missing Animal Response Network, and Lost Pet […]
If you have been involved in lost pet search and recovery for a while, then you have probably heard of Missing Pet Partnership, a national non-profit organization dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their owners/guardians. Otherwise, you may have seen the name mentioned on this website or other websites related […]
You may be looking forward to fireworks this 4th of July holiday, but to many dogs this is the scariest day of the year. More dogs get lost and end up in shelters around this time, than any other time of the year. Growing up, we lost my dog Blueberry […]
Trapping with a humane cage trap is one of the most effective methods for catching an escaped indoor-only cat or displaced (lost away from home) outdoor-access cat. However, it is very important to select the right cat trap and set it up, bait it, and monitor it properly. The wrong […]
Dogs breeds commonly used in scent detection work include Labrador Retrievers, Bloodhounds, German Shepherds, Malinois, Beagles and several other hounds and spaniels. These breeds have traditionally been used as hunting dogs, search and rescue dogs, police dogs and military dogs. There is a common assumption (in part supported by their […]
Advertising online can be an effective way to get the word out about your missing dog or cat. However, you need to get your ad seen by the right people. One way to do this is through boosting a Facebook post and using audience targeting. To do a boosted post […]
