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Meet Kat Albrecht, an award-winning pet detective

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A person pets a dog. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)
A person pets a dog. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)

When former police bloodhound handler Kat Albrecht lost her own dog, she began to panic, but then stopped herself. Albrecht realized exactly what she needed to find her missing canine: another search dog. Within 20 minutes, she found her beloved pooch.

Kat Albrecht with her bloodhound A.J. (Courtesy of USCS Photography)
Kat Albrecht with her bloodhound A.J. (Courtesy of USCS Photography)

The experience gave her an idea, and she became an award-winning pet detective, harnessing her training to use dogs to find pets. She's the founder of the Missing Animal Response Network, the first-ever (online) pet detective academy dedicated to the development of community-based lost pet services.

Albrecht joins Here & Now's Robin Young for tips and advice.

This segment aired on June 11, 2025.

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