Molly the Pet Detective Dog: The true story of one amazing dog who reunites missing cats with their families

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The BBC documentary Bring Molly Home shines a light on the spate of dog thefts across Ireland and the UK brought on by the pandemic, when the demand for pets outweighed the care for where they necessarily came from. This is a fascinating story about Molly, an unusual dog who works with a pet detective to find missing cats. After author had a long history in the Royal Navy and as a police officer, the author was no stranger to figuring out what happened when someone went missing. After starting a detective agency to find lost pets for clients, he moved into the specialized area of finding lost cats. When he first saw Molly, the dog he decided would help him in his endeavors, friends thought he was making a mistake. Yes, she was young, inexperienced, strong willed and stubborn. Colin saw this, but he also saw a keen intelligence as well as a certain charisma. Molly was trained by top canine training experts to find lost cats, using the cat’s unique scent signature. Colin describes in detail how he started his pet detective agency, how he moved in the specialty of finding lost cats, the training he and his team (to include Molly) went through to become effective, as well as providing several anecdotes of events that have occurred during his many searches. In 2005, Colin formed the United Kingdom Pet Detective Agency (UKPD), and in 2016, Molly joined the team as his partner, and together they solve crimes. Yes, you read that correctly.

I’m sure it’s going to be financially better for us, but most importantly Odin will not have to spend so many hours in one go at MM (that’s me reading his mind, he might actually like being pampered for hours). In fact, cringing in sympathy/empathy was something of a constant feeling whenever Butcher described clients. One man makes a well-meaning mistake and gets a bit overbearing when trying to help Colin find his family's missing cat. Colin proceeds to act as if the man is the worst burden ever and refer to the "stern words" the family has with the man (in front of him, rather than in private!) as if it's acceptable and justified to berate someone for making a mistake while trying to help. And in another case, he paints a particularly nasty picture of a client's sister, making the woman seem as if she's completely intolerable and the reason his client's family life is falling apart. Several clients, mostly female, also end up being referred to as if they're fragile (I believe one even used that exact wording) for being so distraught over their missing pets. Excellent story; middling writing. Butcher’s writing is a bit on-the-nose—meaning, he explains minutely as if he doesn’t think the reader understands or remembers what he explained in the previous chapter. Lots of repetitive pet rescue stories. Of course, dedicated readers will wish for more.A breakthrough moment for Molly who finally accepted a cuddle from granny Barbara Nelson, 90, (Image: Emma Nelson)

It is almost unbelievable to me, but a lot of people dismissed his idea of training a dog to locate cats. He worked very hard to get to the point where he could prove the concept:Their mission, to locate and rescue missing and stolen animals, with a specific focus on Molly sniffing out lost cats. They are a godsend to heartbroken pet owners everywhere. She appears later in the book, being taught adverbs alongside her siblings. She helps Li'l Petey, 80-HD, and her siblings draw on Munchy and scare him away. She subsequently saves Dog Man, Chief, Sarah, and Zuzu along with Flippy.