"Templeton absolutely loved the tracking course.  I was unsure at the time of enrolment if we would utilize the training for something like SAR, competition or hunting, but I figured it would be a fun activity to do together.  I didn’t know it would become so practical.  We have a little black kitty named Django that is an indoor cat.  He got out of the house one day and after hours of calling and looking with no luck, I began to worry.  There had been a bobcat hanging around the yard every-night for the past week.  It was getting to be dusk and poor Django was not accustom to outdoor life.  After almost 6 months of the course completion (and not practising for months), I gave a single “Search Django” command.  Templeton’s nose went up in the air then directly to the ground tail circling  as he paced to pick up the scent.  Once he caught the track he took off like a shot, tail straight, and I could only follow him trusting he knew what he was doing.  When I caught up with him, he was sitting under the 2nd storey deck.  I looked around and no sign of Django.  Templeton kept looking up into the rafters then back at me while staying in a sit position.  When I looked up into the rafters there was a tiny black tuft of hair poking out.  We were able to get Django out and into the house thanks to Templeton and the training he received."

-Sheri Leason and Templeton