Services and Fees
I will travel throughout all of Northern and Central California and western Nevada for all on site searches with a trained tracking dog.
I can do phone consultations all over the country.
On-site searches with a trained search dog
for dog and cats and other pets, large and small
We will start with an in-depth phone consultation at no charge to discuss your individual case. We will review what has already been done to find your missing pet, and we will discuss what type of scent article exists specifically for your pet. No matter how long your pet has been missing, please ask me to see if we are able to help. Many times, there are current sightings of animals who have been missing for several weeks, and we can still do on-site searches with a tracking dog.
Fee:
$65 per hour with a four hour minimum
$0.90 per mile
Phone and email consultations (available nationwide)
This service would be for newly lost pets when a physical, on-site search if not possible. This includes a full behavioral profile of your pet and the individual situation to help you focus your resources in the proper direction.
For cold cases for pets missing more than two weeks, please see the section on Cold Case Investigations.
Fee:
$50 per hour and $25 for each following half hour (one hour minimum)
Microchipping
$49.95 includes lifetime registration
A microchip is a rice size piece of technology that carries a number identification that can be traced back to you, the pet's person. The microchip is inserted between the shoulder by a small needle. When a scanner is run over the location of the chip, a number shows up on the screen on the scanner and then that number can be traced back to you through a registry company.
Typically an animal shelter or veterinarian's office can scan an animal to see if the animal has a microchip.
Tattooing
A tattoo is a permanent mark with a unique combination of letters and numbers that can be traced directly back to you, the pet's person. Typically, the tattoo is placed in either the pet's ear or on the inside flank.
Individual Animal:
$35.00 (includes lifetime registration with Tatoo-A-Pet) http://www.tattoo-a-pet.com/ Can you add this hyperlink to the name Tatoo-A-Pet?)
Kennel Rate (two or more animals tattooed at one time):
$25 lifetime registration for all animals with Tattoo-A-Pet
$20 per tattoo.
Service dogs:
Free lifetime registration
$20 per tattoo
Miscellaneous Number Registration:
We can register any tattoo that is already on a pet.
$10 lifetime registration fee
Special rates available for non-profit organizations such as shelters and rescue groups. Please ask for rates!
Shelter Checks
This service is to physically check both the records and animals in the public and private shelters surrounding the area where your pet has been missing.
Fee:
$25 per hour (one hour minimum)
$0.90 per mile
Website posting and rescue group notification
This service maintains current posting of your pet's flier on all the online rescue groups and lost pet websites.
Fee:
$25 per hour (one hour minimum)
Humane Trapping
This service would include an evaluation of case to determine if a humane trap is the best choice to safely return the pet home. A trap or traps would be set in the best location and set and monitored.
Fee:
$25 per hour plus trap rental
$0.90 per mile
