Before Ace Ventura, there was John Keane AKA Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective. For over thirty years he reunited families with their lost animals, even finding Jim Carrey's dog before Ace Ventura hit theaters. He made headlines in TIME, Reader's Digest, The Wall Street Journal, and four appearances on The Tonight Show. Now those true cases come to life in Lost Pet Chronicles — true stories of determination, heartbreak, and the unbreakable bond between people and their pets. Narrated by Randy McCarten.
A Different Kind of Caring
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Sherlock Bones was beginning to wonder if it was time to quit. The cases had become routine, the passion was fading, and he was losing sight of why he had started in the first place. Then Eli called — a young Israeli scholar living out of a van, with his golden retriever missing from the Berkeley campus and no money to pay for help.
Before the consultation was over, Eli opened a notebook and read aloud the farewell letter he had written to his dog, Cal. By the time he finished, they were both in tears.
This is the story of Cal — and the case that reminded Sherlock Bones why he started.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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25 Jun 2026
Raggs, the Family Dog
Raggs, the Family Dog
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Seven hundred posters disappeared overnight. Someone wanted Raggs to stay missing — and Sherlock Bones had no idea why.
When a white cockapoo disappeared from a locked Mercedes, the case made no sense from the very beginning. The owners' story began to unravel, every answer raised a bigger question, and the search led somewhere no one expected.
What followed uncovered a troubled home, a young man who never stopped loving his dog, and a decision no pet detective is ever supposed to make.
This is the story of Raggs — and the case Sherlock Bones was glad he never solved.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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25 Jun 2026
The Stolen Guard Dog
The Stolen Guard Dog
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Who cuts through a cyclone fence to steal a four-month-old puppy from a lumberyard? Sherlock Bones found the answer on a playground — with his dog Paco and a kid carrying more guilt than he knew what to do with.
When Tony, a young guard dog in training, disappeared without a trace, nothing about the theft made sense. The clues led to a nervous thirteen-year-old, an older troublemaker named Larry, and a choice that would change one boy's life far more than a missing puppy ever could.
This is the story of Tony — and the kid who discovered that doing the right thing is never too late.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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25 Jun 2026
Foiling a Good Samaritan
Foiling a Good Samaritan
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Some people find a lost dog and call the owner. Barbara Atwell had other ideas.
When a ten-month-old Rhodesian Ridgeback bolted during a thunderstorm, his owner had to catch a flight to Chicago for a family funeral and couldn't search himself. Sherlock Bones took the case and quickly discovered the dog hadn't just wandered off.
She wasn't stealing a dog, in her mind. She was saving one.
What followed was a stakeout, a teenage grocery clerk who turned out to be the sharpest detective in the room, and a very calculated bluff that had to work on the first try.
This is the story of Oley and the woman who was absolutely certain she was doing the right thing.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones America's first professional pet detective and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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24 Jun 2026
A Canine Con Artist
A Canine Con Artist
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Some dogs get lost. MacDuff got adopted — over and over again.
A charismatic Doberman with a talent for charming complete strangers, MacDuff had an uncanny ability to convince people he belonged with them. Bars, restaurants, taxis — it didn't matter. Wherever there were people, MacDuff found an audience.
When his owner called Sherlock Bones after another disappearance, the search became less about finding a missing dog and more about understanding one of the most unforgettable canine personalities he encountered.
This is the story of MacDuff — a dog who may have been running the con all along.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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24 Jun 2026
No Time For The Rules
No Time for the Rules
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Harpo the Weimaraner disappeared on a Friday. His owner had less than forty-eight hours before her flight to Montana. If she boarded that plane without Harpo, she would lose him forever.
Sherlock Bones put up seven hundred posters and waited for the phone to ring. What followed was a midnight meeting in Golden Gate Park, two hundred dollars hidden in a shoe, a dangerous man called Grinder Johnson, and one desperate plan that had to work.
This is the story of Harpo — and the case that left Sherlock Bones with no time for the rules.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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24 Jun 2026
Betsy The Missing Basset Hound
Betsy, the Missing Basset Hound
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Two days after Christmas, a Basset Hound disappeared. Sherlock Bones was sick, exhausted, and in no condition to chase anything — let alone a dog who turned out to be surprisingly fast for an animal built that close to the ground.
What followed was a neighborhood foot chase, two kids suddenly motivated by reward money, and one terrified dog with absolutely no intention of being caught.
This is the story of Betsy — and the day Sherlock Bones learned never to underestimate short legs and very long ears.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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2 Mar 2026
Sasha, the Three-Legged Dog
Sasha, the Three-Legged Dog
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
She had been missing for ten days. By then, most people believed she was gone for good.
Sasha was a three-legged German shepherd who rode to work every day with her owner, Ned. She never left his side — until one evening at a San Francisco job site, she simply disappeared. What followed was a city-wide search, a freezing five a.m. stakeout, a stranger who made an unexpected choice, and one unforgettable ride home.
This is the story of Sasha — and the moment Sherlock Bones witnessed something he'd never seen before.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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2 Mar 2026
A Moggy for Michael · Start Here
A Moggie for Michael
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
Forty dollars. That's all a ten-year-old boy had — and he was willing to give every penny to find the cat his dying mother left him.
The search led Sherlock Bones to a ramshackle house overflowing with cats, an eccentric Englishwoman named Mrs. Bentwhistle, and an unexpected friendship that changed two lonely lives forever.
This story was published in Reader's Digest, reaching more than 40 million readers in 13 languages across 40 countries, and was later featured in Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul.
This is the story of Michael — and the unexpected gift that came from losing everything.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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2 Mar 2026
How I Became Sherlock Bones
How I Became Sherlock Bones
A Lost Pet Chronicles Story
He wasn't a pet lover. He didn't grow up with animals. Then one afternoon in a sauna, an unemployed Marine veteran spotted a $1,000 reward for a lost Chihuahua — and a ridiculous idea changed his life forever.
What followed was a journey that began with one unforgettable sheepdog named Paco, led through overcrowded animal shelters and heartbreaking realities, and ended with the birth of Sherlock Bones — a calling that would change his life forever.
This is the story of how Sherlock Bones was born — and how one unexpected decision changed everything.
Lost Pet Chronicles brings you the true cases of Sherlock Bones — America's first professional pet detective — and the extraordinary animals and people behind every search.
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