detector dogs

"In this book, readers explore how dogs use smell to detect many things, as well as the skills and training this work requires"--Provided by publisher.

From sniffing scat to snakes, eco dogs save the ecosystem. Eco dogs work with scientists to track and protect endangered species while capturing and preventing invasive ones. And the planet protectors do it all with their powerful sense of smell! Learn all about these heroic dogs.

"Meet . . . animals with all kinds of highly developed senses and learn about the jobs they do in this book full of . . . facts, . . . science, and activities"--Provided by publisher.

"When Buddy is paired with Noah as a Detection Dog, he can't believe his luck! Here is a special, loving boy that he has the important task of looking after. Noah has anaemia and it's up to Buddy to protect him if he faints. It's a huge responsibility, but to Buddy it's the best job in the world! Then Noah gets into trouble in the water on a trip to the seaside and everyone turns on Buddy. Noah is safe but the adults have lost their trust in his canine companion. Buddy knows what really happened, but how can he convince everyone he wasn't to blame?"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how dogs can help people by using their noses to find people or objects.

Gus Dempsey is a newly trained dog handler in the United States Marine Corps, and when he is deployed to Afghanistan he is paired with Loki, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador with a mischievous streak.

Examines how bomb-sniffing dogs help protect people and describes the training they must undergo before they can enter service.

Caesar, a chocolate labrador dog, and his trainer Ben are in Texas to train the local police when Caesar sniffs out a second bomb at the scene which attracts the attention of Mexican crime lord Carlos Marron who decides that Caesar canprotect him from the kind of bomb attack that targeted his brother. Now, Ben, Charlie and the GRRR team have to rescue Caesar in Mexico in the middle of a crime cartel war.

"When Sergeant Ben Fulton's family joins him on a cruise ship holiday, Ben, Josh, Maddie and Nan travel in luxury among the islands of the Caribbean while Caesar is in quarantine. But a gang who have broken out of a Cuban prison have other ideas. They hijack the massive ship and hold its three thousand passengers to ransom. With passengers of all nationalities in danger, only the United Nations can step in to help. Ben's best friend, Charlie will need super-sniffing explosive detection dog Caesar with him as he parachutes in to sneek aboard the ship."--Back cover.