Four puppies are stolen and both detectives are on the case. After Kirilly posts a viral video of the distressed owner on her Facebook group, the page blows up. And then just when it seems all hope might be lost, someone comes forward, someone who knows exactly where the puppies are. But the clock is ticking as the tiny puppies have not yet learned to live without their mother.

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After spending years talking to the competing dog detectives, Andrea has caught the attention of the online pet community, and one day, she gets an anonymous phone call from someone who has been writing negative comments on Anne-Marie’s page for years. But this pet detective isn’t one to lay down and play dead, after another wave of online hate in this episode Anne-Marie talks about how she has learnt to fight back.

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This six part serial lifts the lid on the complicated world of dog detectives and the pet community in Australia. Andrea Thiis-Evensen has spent the last two years following two competing real life Ace Venturas, who dedicate their lives to finding stolen and missing animals, each with their own team of ex police officers, drone operators and hackers. The Dog Detective brings you inside ongoing cases and will attempt to unravel the complicated web of the pet detective community.

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