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10/15/2026

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10/14/2026

WHEN IN DOUBT, BACK OUT.

Lost the blood trail? One of the worst things you can do is start grid searching the whole area.

Every person walking through bedding areas, thick cover, and travel routes raises the odds of pushing a wounded deer farther — possibly right off the property you have permission to recover on.

And if a tracking dog is coming, a crew walking grids only makes its job harder. More human scent. More disturbed ground. A messier trail for the dog to work.

Before you back out:
• Mark the last blood and drop a GPS pin
• Note the time of the shot and which direction the deer was headed
• Walk out the way you came in — not along the deer's path

Then call a tracking professional.

Whether it's eyes in the sky with a thermal drone or a trained tracking dog on the ground, both can be invaluable tools when the blood trail disappears.

Give the deer time.
Protect the area.
Protect the trail.

The blood ran out. Don’t let your patience run out with it.

10/12/2026

DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A FLYER.

After working countless lost-pet searches, one thing I wish every owner understood is this:

Get flyers out EARLY.

As a drone operator, one of the most valuable things you can give me is a recent, credible sighting. A single call telling us where your pet was seen, what time, and which direction it was traveling can take a massive search area and give me a much better place to concentrate the thermal drone.

And sometimes that sighting comes from someone who never saw your Facebook post.

Not everyone is on social media. The person driving to work every morning, the farmer down the road, the delivery driver, or the neighbor a few streets over may have no idea your pet is missing.

That’s why flyers still work.

Get them up quickly near busy intersections, neighborhood entrances, convenience stores, walking areas, and other places where people naturally slow down and have a chance to see them. Start close to where the pet went missing and expand outward as sightings develop.

Keep the flyer BIG, SIMPLE, and EASY TO READ:

LOST DOG / LOST CAT
Large, clear photo
Location missing from
Phone number
DO NOT CHASE — scared pets can run farther
SEEN? Call with the TIME, LOCATION & DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

I’ve seen searches change because one person saw a flyer, remembered seeing the animal, and made the call. That information can be exactly what we need to get into the right area and start putting the pieces together.

Social media reaches thousands. Flyers reach the people who are actually driving, walking, working, and living in the area where your pet may be hiding.

Don’t overlook one of the simplest tools available.

Get the flyers up. Get eyes looking. Get us a sighting.

Locate. Plan. Reunite.

10/12/2026

Tigger found one in a crazy spot !!! Check it out !!
Bloodline Trackers of Longspur

10/11/2026

Great job Joshua 👍

10/11/2026

Great job. Saving this dog

10/09/2026

Finding the buck is only the first step.

After locating this buck for the hunter, I went back out to follow up and see if anything had changed — had he moved, was he still alive, or had he expired?

This is another huge advantage of thermal drone technology. We can check on a deer from the air without walking into its bedding area, disturbing it, or potentially pushing it farther.

Sometimes the best thing we can give a hunter is an answer — and the best thing we can give the deer is time.

Locate. Monitor. Make the right next move.

10/09/2026

Check this out! 👏

Rick Rotondo Photography & Lost Pet Thermal Drone Search did a phenomenal job using his thermal drone to locate Zuko and help bring this lost pup home safely. With his leash caught in the brush, this could have ended very differently.

Great teamwork by everyone involved, and an incredible job getting Zuko back to safety! 🐾❤️

Great job, guys! This is what it’s all about!

Here’s a quick preview of last night’s successful search for Zuko near Peddler’s Village in the New Hope, PA, area!

From the drone, I located Zuko sitting in the woods with his leash caught in the brush. Stacey from K911 Lost Dog Search, Inc. - Team Ruby conferred with her team lead, Anna, before heading in to bring him to safety. He pulled away as Stacey was going in, and she was JUST able to grab his leash. Super dramatic, of course! 😂

I’ll be working on the rescue video later this week, but I wanted to share this sneak peek of the drone's view. Thank you for all the support, kind words, and shares. So glad this little guy is safe!

10/08/2026

Sometimes you have to find them without them ever knowing you’re there.
I got a call about this missing cat whose family desperately wanted it home. It was in an unfamiliar area, scared of its own shadow, and staying hidden.
That’s when they brought me in — to locate the cat and help develop a plan to safely get it home.
This is where thermal drone technology can be phenomenal. Even in the middle of summer with thick weeds and heavy cover, patience and experience can make all the difference. You have to know how to trust your drone, trust your thermals, and work through the conditions you’re given.
Finding them is only the first step.
Locate. Plan. Reunite.

10/07/2026

This is the power of a thermal drone.

This hunter had lost the blood trail and was getting ready to call his buddies and start walking the entire property looking for his buck.

Instead, he called me.

Within 15 minutes, we located his deer and gave him the answers he needed—without a bunch of people walking through the property, spreading scent, and potentially pushing a wounded deer even farther.

Sometimes the best move when the blood runs out is to back out and get answers first.

That’s what it’s all about.
Recovery through experience.