Locating Lost and Stolen Pets
One of the many services I provide is aiding in the safe return of lost or stolen pets. Please make sure you read everything on this page. There are many ways to look for your pet including the tried and true methods like putting up posters and flyers and notifying your local animal shelter. There are also newer methods of finding your pet like the use of intuition and the use of dogs trained to find animals. For more information, please see my page on what to do if your pet becomes lost.
If you know your pet has been stolen and has been removed from your vehicle or your yard or other locked and secure location, there is still a chance of finding your pet. I can help you. When your pet is missing, there are many things that need to be done quickly to ensure your pet is returned safely. Download a copy of my Finding Lost Pets Checklist to help make sure all areas are covered.
Don't give up hope to find your pet if they have been missing for more than two weeks. It is still possible to find them. I can help you.
Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions that will help you to answer the most commonly asked questions. There will always be the unique situation and question that I have not covered here. Feel free to contact me with any additional questions and possible answers not covered here.
Services and Fees
If you have lost your pet, you can reach me:
By phone: (510) 415-6185 (cell phone with voicemail)
By Email: jackie@thesocialpet.comI serve the following areas:
San Francisco Bay Area, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Solano, San Joaquin. Surrounding areas upon request.Please visit my Pet Detective Case Blog to read more about my current and past cases, and for a complete list of pets that are still lost, please visit my open cases page.
~ Pet Location Methods ~
Using a Trained Search Dog
Through the use of a dog trained in search techniques to find lost animals, the chances are increased in finding animals.
I am a certified missing animal response technician (MAR tech) certified through Missing Pet Partnership after having taken a multi-dayseminar in June 2007. My dog, Dino, is a scent specific trained tracking dog. This means he can follow the scent of a specific animal. He has trained specifically in urban and suburban environments, so following an animal anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area is what he is comfortable with. In addition, Dino has had a few cases where he was challenged to follow the scent of the pet he is tracking even through large cow and goat herds. At first he was hesitant, but he figured a way through his feelings to follow the track on the other side.
This is my promise and guarantee to everybody about my tracking services.
Meet the Pet Detective Team and visit Dino's MAR Dog Training Blog for more information.
Using Intuition
I have been trained by and taken many classes andseminars by Marta Williams, one of the top animal communicators in the field. As a trained pet detective I have found myself using intuition in my physical search for lost pets. I would be willing to have a separate intuitive session to attempt to find your pet if your pet is not found in a physical search, or if a physical search is not possible due to length of time or distance.For more information about using intuition to communicate with animals, please visit my animal communication page.
Using Flyers and Posters
As soon as you know your pet is missing, you need to start immediately to look for them. Time is critical. Start by notifying your local shelters. The start putting up large, bright posters and fliers around your neighborhood. You can go directly to your neighbor's doors to hand them the fliers. For more information on using/creating fliers please visit the Missing Pet Partnership website.We offer a professional flyer and poster design service to make high quality and high impact posters and fliers to help get the attention of people to get your pet safely back home.
Using Traps
Dr. Lisa Pierson has a great video available on how to build a drop trap for cats. Written instructions on building a drop trap and a remote drop trap are available on her website.
