Meet Molly, the first dog who has been trained to rescue cats
Dogs rescuing cats. That is seriously the cutest thing we’ve ever heard! Molly is the first pup who has been trained to find cats and rescue them. Colin Butcher, Molly’s dad, works to find missing animals. At Pet Detectives, his business, he gets a lot of calls about missing cats — so he knew that getting a dog who could help him out would increase his chances of success.
The training for Molly was rigorous. First, Colin had to see if she would bark if she was around cats. After Molly passed that test, she spent nine months learning to isolate scents, learn commands and signals, and she also learned how to work with Colin specifically.
Posted by The Pet Detectives.com on Monday, April 17, 2017
“I worked in the police as a detective inspector for many years, and had seen dogs search for drugs and bombs and help with murder investigations,” Butcher said. “I figured, if a dog can be trained to find amphetamines, then it can be trained to find cats.”
The two-year-old cocker spaniel learned to pick up the scents of cats from their beds. And she has helped rescue 11 cats so far!
“Nothing has felt quite so rewarding as seeing it work,” said Molly’s human. “People are fascinated when they watch Molly at work, but she’s not fussed. She still doesn’t know that those things with four legs that she searches for are called cats. To her, it is just her favorite game.”
Check out Molly in action!
Cat Detection Dog the Pet Detectives UKPD
This footage is of The UK's only Cat detection Cat trained specifically to find, injured, sick and trapped cats. This working Cocker Spaniel - trained by The Medical Detection Dogs Charity - is seen working during recent field trials searching for and locating a cat hidden within a stable. The Pet Detectives U.K.P.D.
Posted by The Pet Detectives.com on Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Can this become a trend, please?
