Skype Is Great for Lots of Stuff, Like Helping Russian Pet Detectives Find Dogs Named Donut

As long as you have sock soup, too

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There's a real-live Ace Ventura in Moscow, and Skype wants you to know he uses its technology to help find lost cats and dogs.

Meet Valeriy Subrigov, a former police officer and now a pet detective of 25 years who stars in Pereira & O'Dell's new documentary-style ad for the video chat and messaging service.

A terrier excellently named Donut has gone missing. Subrigov communicates with the owner, a woman named Masha, via Skype, while he searches for Donut.

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