About once a month, we get asked to search for a missing person. Tino is specifically trained not to follow the scent trails of humans. Also, there are dogs that are trained to find humans. If you know of a missing person, it is very important you work with law enforcement because they will know who to contact for search and rescue teams and search dogs.
If the missing person went missing with a dog, say, while out for a walk or while hiking in the mountains, we can track the lost dog, in certain situations. This could lead to finding the human. We would never want to interfere with the work of law enforcement or search dogs that search for humans. It would be a rare case that Tino would search for a lost person’s dog. We would do it if, A, the lost person and dog have not been missing 24 hours yet, and so law enforcement hasn’t started their process, or B, if law enforcement and search dogs have called off the search, and they give the okay for Tino to come in and try to track the lost dog.
In any case, if you have a lost human, please always contact law enforcement first, and follow their guidance.