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Raphael the Cat Finder This page is a record of the training and searches of Raphael.

26/08/2022

This was a warm day, even though we started out early. Raphael blew past the cat several times before finding her. Once he found her, he was happy and gave a good signal. This video is just a portion of the search, not the end. Raph had a good time, which was the important thing.

28/07/2022

20220724, Harborview Park in Everett. Of course Raph found his kitty, as expected. The thing he did that was a big improvement was that he went with me, searching, into the adjacent neighborhood, without freaking out and trying to get back to Brenda. The video shows the second time he found his cat. The first time, he smelled her from about 80 feet away, and dragged me right to her. He worked at least 35 minutes. On an actual search, he will need to work 3 hours or more. Today was progress. I believe he could pass the certification test, but I’m not in a hurry for him to work cases. Temperature was about 60 degrees.

28/07/2022

20220717 Everett, 61 degrees, cloudy. As you can see in the video, he caught the scent from at least 20 feet away. His signal is rather subtle, but it is a cat that he has found dozens of times so you would expect him to be less than Thusi Astec than if it was a new cat. Obviously I said enthusiastic, not “than Thusi Astec.” Who is Thusi Astec? Does this person go by their middle name and have a first initial of N? Of the billions of times that people used voice to text to say ”enthusiastic,” how many times did they correct it to say, “What I really meant was than Thusi Astec”? Will I eventually find a stray dog that needs to go to a foster home and will I give that dog the name of N. Thusi Astec? Is voice to text really dumb or is it really smart and it’s playing a joke on me? Do people really save time with voice to text after they go back and correct everything? How many wars have started because voice to text put in the wrong words?

28/07/2022

20220703 Woodinville. He found the kitty with no problem. We did have a little trouble getting him to keep working an area and not wanting to go back to Brenda. He did OK.

20220619 Redmond. The cat was on strike so we only trained the dog finders. Raph was the target.
28/07/2022

20220619 Redmond. The cat was on strike so we only trained the dog finders. Raph was the target.

20220612 Olympic View Park in Edmonds. Raph found the kitty too fast the first time. I was trying to work him in an area...
28/07/2022

20220612 Olympic View Park in Edmonds. Raph found the kitty too fast the first time. I was trying to work him in an area away from the cat, but he caught the scent from 60 feet away and dragged me over. I worked him around the area while his cat was hidden again. He found her with no trouble, of course.

28/07/2022

20220605 Narbeck Park, Everett. About 60 degrees with some light rain showers. Raph did a good job of checking where we directed him, and of course he found the cat and gave a good signal. Afterward, he played with a stick. It would be great if he learned to play fetch so that he could have that as a reward, since he is not very treat motivated.

20220515 Lynndale Park in Lynnwood. Raph found the kitty with no problems. He was also the target dog, which he really...
27/07/2022

20220515 Lynndale Park in Lynnwood. Raph found the kitty with no problems. He was also the target dog, which he really likes.

20220508 Lewis Creek Park in Bellevue, everything went fine as far as I can recall.
27/07/2022

20220508 Lewis Creek Park in Bellevue, everything went fine as far as I can recall.

20220424, Forest Park, successful training, no notes.
27/07/2022

20220424, Forest Park, successful training, no notes.

20220410, Wilburton Elementary. Apparently, I didn’t take any notes on this training day. I assume everything went fine...
27/07/2022

20220410, Wilburton Elementary. Apparently, I didn’t take any notes on this training day. I assume everything went fine. Judging by the pictures, we all had fun, which is the important thing.

20220403, apparently training took place. I assume all went well and we had fun, but I can’t find any notes from that d...
27/07/2022

20220403, apparently training took place. I assume all went well and we had fun, but I can’t find any notes from that day. We trained in Bothell.

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