Lost Dog Search Video

We thought you'd enjoy watching a video of a lost dog search so you can see for yourself just what MAR trailing dogs do. This footage of Kat Albrecht and her Bloodhound A.J. was filmed for a show called DOGS WITH JOBS back in 1999, shortly before A.J.'s retirement. The details of this rescue can be found in Kat's memoirs THE LOST PET CHRONICLES.

A.J. was Kat's first police bloodhound and worked over ninety missing person, criminal, and lost pet investigations. Although Kat's primary desire was to utilize A.J. on criminal searches, the majority of the time he was called out to track lost people. In his first missing person search, A.J. tracked down and located an Alzheimer's patient who was lost in Watsonville, California. In 1995, A.J. received the National Police Bloodhound Association's Lifesaving Award for tracking down and saving the life of a man who had shot himself and was isolated in the woods. A.J. went on to locate three other missing people, capture a felony burglary suspect (a story also featured in The Lost Pet Chronicles), and locate a missing diabetic cat named Marmalade.

A.J. was retired from search work in 1999 due to hip displasia and lived out his remaining years in comfort. He was laid to rest on July 7, 2004. You can read our Qualifications Page to read articles about A.J.'s successful police work and visit Kat Albrecht's Tribute to A.J. to learn more about his pioneering work in the pet detective industry.

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