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. Some even have different alarm […]
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. In most cases the search
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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 dog or allow them to
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 no evidence that a cat
Cat trackers come in a variety of options including GPS (satellite or cellular), radio-trackers (or RFID), and Bluetooth trackers. Contrary to popular belief, microchips do not have any remote tracking capabilities (learn more here). Being involved in lost pet recovery work for over 10 years, I definitely recommend cat trackers for both indoor and outdoor-access
“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 search dogs miss locating what
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This is a review of a research paper published in Animals (2018) on “Search methods used to locate missing cats and locations where missing cats are found,” which was a collaboration between researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia), Missing Pet Partnership, Missing Animal Response Network, and Lost Pet Research & Recovery.Study MethodsThis study was
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 to lost pet recovery. However,
More dogs get lost around the 4th of July than any other time of the year. Growing up, we lost my dog Blueberry several times due to fireworks, but luckily we always got her back. Don’t risk going through the trauma and heartache of losing your dog, and take a little preparation to keep them
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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 trap may injure your cat
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 large number of scent receptors)
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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 you pay Facebook to take
