service dogs

From opening doors and detecting seizures, to leading people who are blind and hearing for people who are deaf, services dogs are with their handlers through it all. These hardworking dogs help their owners live more independently while keeping them safe. Learn all about these heroic dogs.

"A tribute to all types of service dogs that perform important jobs, from providing emotional support to helping disabled people, gives thanks to every human's best friend"--Provided by publisher.

"It's Dash's first day at the hospital, and her confidence is wavering. She wonders whether she has what it takes to be a good facility dog. Then Dash and handler Navya meet Francisco, a ten-year-old diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and Dash's training kicks in. Can Dash help Fransisco cope with pokes, shots, and other parts of his diabetes treatment?"--Back cover.

This book explores service dogs and how they assist their handlers.

Grizz is a Basset hound puppy, in training to be a hearing assistance dog, but paired with the experienced and pompous Luca, he needs to use patience to demonstrate his abilities.

Cha Cha the Vizsla wanted to be a bomb-sniffing dog like her parents, but she can not resist the tempation to retrieve the fake bombs when she finds them, so she needs a new job, one that will fit her skills.

"Meet Abe! He likes hockey and fishing. He also lost his pet dog. Abe is real and so are his experiences with death and grief. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the jobs, responsibilities, and training of service dogs, and describes the different ways they can help people. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a quiz, a glossary, and additional resources.

"[A young reader's edition of] the . . . true story of a SEAL Team Six member and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a member of SEAL Team Six whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's. Starting in 2008, . . . he and Cairo worked side by side, depending on each other for survival on hundreds of critical operations in the war on terrorism. . . Then, in 2011, the call came: Pick up your dog and get back to Virginia. Now. What followed were several weeks of training for a secret mission, . . . Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the successful elimination of bin Laden. . . [When] a grenade blast in 2013 left [Will] with a brain injury and PTSD . . . it was up to Cairo to save Will's life once more--and then up to Will to be there when Cairo needed him the most"--Provided by publisher.

Tucker is a poodle training to become an allergy detection dog -- strong, calm, hypoallergenic, and a good listener.