·A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age Kat Albrecht is the only law-enforcement based pet detective in the United States. Since 1997, Albrecht and her search dogs have located lost cats, dogs, ferrets, turtles, horses, and other species using techniques that are normally used to solve missing person investigations. Full of heartwarming and inspiring tales of rescue, The Lost Pet Chronicles tells the story of Kat's unlikely career path and of how discovering the work she loved transformed her from a dissatisfied cop into a woman with a true personal and professional calling. Kathy "Kat" Albrecht is an award-winning former police bloodhound handler, crime scene investigator, search-and-rescue manager, and police officer turned pet detective. Kat is the founder of Missing Pet Partnership, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of community-based lost pet services. She lives in Clovis, California, with her three dogs and three cats. "Kat Albrecht's story is one of a woman who has a passion for pets that has truly changed her life-and has touched the lives of many others."-Houston Chronicle "Downright engrossing...Animal lovers will be alternately sad, angry, nervous, and happy."-Booklist Also available: The Lost Pet Chronicles hc 1-58234-379-9 $23.95 In this thoroughly engaging book, Albrecht narrates, with deadpan humor and Grisham-like suspense, the story of how she came to create an entirely new career: lost pet search and rescue.-Publishers Weekly