Some junior pet detectives are on the case this week, but these kids are looking for dogs that won’t go missing until this weekend.

Pet detective Kat Albrecht has deputized several dozen kids at a day camp in Kent.

"We're providing the supplies, they're providing the kid power," says Albrecht, a former police detective who founded Missing Pet Partnership over ten years ago.

The kids are using stencils to turn fluorescent poster board into missing pet posters.

"We have a specific way of making these that captures the attention of people driving by," explains Albrecht who's overseeing the kid's efforts.

Albrecht says every 4th of July hundreds of local pets get frightened by fireworks and run away. "Most of them do eventually calm down and they can be caught. But the question is when the owner is looking for them, how do they find their dog."

Last year, after the holiday, Albrecht started handing out posters to frantic doggie parents and instructing them on how to add a picture and a description. She then advised the pooch parents to hold the signs at intersections near their house and "demand" neighbors take notice. The effort worked and Albrecht helped find 14 missing dogs.

This year, she's preparing to help even more people who may lose dogs over the weekend and that's why she's asked these kids to help with the posters.

Choking back tears Albrecht says, "They are going to be a huge part in getting these dogs back."

Missing Pet Partnership will be stationed outside the Seattle Animal Shelter July 5th, 6th, and 7th from open to close to help as many people as possible find their lost dogs.

For more information or to donate to the group, visit the Missing Pet Partnership website.