Komu searched for a 15 pound, neutered cat missing five days. A few days ago, a neighbor's black and white cat also went missing. Most of the search took place in the woods on the slope behind the houses. This consisted of a uniform carpet of ivy, plus thickets of blackberry that hindered our movements. Komu found a patch of fur that included the cat's skin, about the size of a dime. Because it was black fur, and two black cats were missing, I couldn't say which cat the fur belonged to without laboratory testing. The fur we found was small enough that the cat could well have survived. We searched the yards of eight homes, plus about three or four acres of woods. Portions of the wooded areas were too thick with blackberries to search thoroughly or effectively. The cat's owner was advised that Mawo still had a better than 50% chance of being found alive since we didn't know whose fur we found.
The conditions were a bit warm and dry for a search dog. At times, there were light breezes, and other times the air was calm. Toward the end, Komu showed signs he was getting a little too warm. He does not heat up as fast as Kelsy, having a much thinner, lighter coat. He performed well and went everywhere I asked. I would never have found the evidence without him pointing it out to me.
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