RESOURCES
Every year over 10,000 pets go missing in the United States; dogs, cats, and other beloved furry family members that leave families heartbroken and lost. Below you will find contact information for highly trained lost pet professionals whose one goal is to help reunite you with your lost pet.
K9 Teams
Epic Animal Recovery
Michelle Wilson is located in North Carolina and specializes in recovery techniques that include tracking, trailing, trapping, as well as a variety of other techniques that are unique to each individual situation. Epic Animal Recovery has “boots in the ground” trapping teams in Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas.
The Feline Finders
Lisa Willems is based in Little Rock, AR and offers lost pet services including coaching by phone, area search with scent specific tracking
K-9's, and feline behavioral profiling.
Bravo, K911
Balynda Brown is based in Raleigh, NC and provides scent specific tracking/trailing services with her K-9 Bravo as well as providing trapping services when needed.
Jamie Katz Pet Detective
Licensed Private Investigator Jamie Katz is the only private investigation agency in South Florida that specializes in reuniting lost, missing, and stolen pets with their families utilizing scent specific tracking dogs. Visit Jamie's website for more details.
Lone Star K-9 Pet Trackers
Kimberly Thompson is based in the Dallas, Texas area and has experienced track/trail dogs that can track pets from their point of loss providing a direction of travel, and as well as an area that your pet has traveled to and may be frequenting. Her goal is to "Make the Pathway to Home Visible."
Trappers
Tailed Treasures of Maryland Crisis Animal Support and Rescue
Whether it's providing financial relief for emergency surgery or on-the-ground rescue efforts in the middle of a natural disaster, Tailed Treasures has given lifesaving crisis assistance to hundreds of beloved animals. They are a volunteer based organization that provides strategic solutions to trapping and/or capturing lost animals throughout Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Our mission is to safely trap elusive pet dogs and cats, as well as stray dogs.
We provide guidance to pet owners and the public on how to safely locate and settle the animal for trapping, including how to make a proper Lost Pet poster, when to involve a tracker, and how to properly use scent articles. We also offer other resources necessary to aid in the safe containment of the animal until reunited.
Real Deal Trapping
A volunteer based organization providing assistance trapping skittish and trap savy dogs.
Central Vermont Canine Recovery
Missing animal response trained non-profit 501(c)3 assisting families throughout Vermont.
Drone
Skyview Thermal Drone Services
Central Virginia asked aerial service FAA UAS pilot specializing in lost pet recovery.
Browncoat Drone Services
Pete Storm is an insured FAA Part 107 certified remote drone pilot with Missing Animal Response training that operates in the Culpepper, VA area.
Precision Drone Services
Joshua Barry has his FAA 107 and 137 licenses and operates throughout the Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, and Southern Pennsylvania area.
Sky Sniff Animal Recovery LLC
Matt Chapman is a Certified FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot and has received training from the Missing Animal Response Network. He operates out of Stephens City, VA, and serves VA, WV, and MD.
Educational
Missing Animal Response Network
Missing Animal Response ( Lost Pet Recovery Training) or “MAR” is a professional training program developed in 2005 by Kat Albrecht, a leading pioneer of the lost pet industry. MAR training breaks down the process of a pet being lost, then shows us how to understand lost pet behavior along with time-tested techniques in recovering those lost pets.
Prevention
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Training
Mountain Sanz
With over 15 years of experience in training/handling dogs, Mountain got his start during his time in. service with the US Marine Corps. As part of the Improvised Explosive Detection Dog contract, where he and his squad implemented the use of single purpose black labs to clear roadside bombs in Afghanistan. Upon his exit of the Marines in 2016, he continued to pursue his passion for training by traveling around the country with the sole purpose of increasing Americas first responders capabilities with their K9 counterparts. He has conducted training for US Special Forces, Dutch MARSOF and KCT, FBI,Federal Filipino Agencies and Police, Fire and Sheriffs Departments around the country. He’s been a lecturer and guest at K9 Conferences around the country to include HITs and ATK9. He continues to pursue his passion for dogs and a life of service to give back to those that defend, protect and care for us, as he enjoys the country life in Virginia with his wife Ashley, and their 4 beautiful children.
Breakthrough K9 Training
Offering behavior modification and obedience throughout the Richmond, VA area.
Mind of a K9
Located in Ashland, VA, Mind of a K9 has demonstrated success managing local dog training programs, managing a doggie daycare, fostering, assisting veterinarians, raising guide dog puppies, raising and showing Miniature Australian Shepherds, as well as training dogs of all kinds.
Their belief is that when owners understand how dogs truly think, they will learn to communicate with them in a way that makes sense to both dog and human. Once that is accomplished, the relationship between human and canine is limitless.