working dogs

Contains "true stories about dogs who's actions influenced the course of history, including the first seeing-eye dog, search and rescue dogs, and military dogs."--Provided by publisher.

A dachshund loses a leg and finds his life s calling as a therapy dog!.

One day in July 1918, American doughboy Sgt. Jimmy Donovan befriended a stray dog on the streets of Paris. Donovan named the dog Rags, and he went on to become the mascot of the entire First Division of the American Expeditionary Force. But Rags was more than a mascot. At the battle of Soissons, at the Saint-Mihiel Offensive, and in the bloody battle of the Meuse-Argonne, Rags learned to carry messages through gunfire, locate broken communications wires for repair, and alert soldiers to incoming shells. When the war was over, he made a secret journey to the United States where he lived until his death.

Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue-dog except for the squirrels--but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850 where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail.

Mona at the Rainbow Street Shelter finds the perfect home--and job--for an energetic beagle puppy who loves to sniff.

"A stray dog named Rags befriends a U.S. soldier in Paris, France, during WWI. Rags traveled with the troops carrying messages from the front line to the back. His loyalty kept him by his owner's side until Sergeant Donovan died at the base hospital in Chicago"--Provided by the publisher.

"How can dogs that sniff for excrement, urine, vomit, and mucus help protect animals from extinction? Scat-detection dogs like Wicket, Tucker, and Orbee are conservation heroes and pioneers in a cutting-edge field of science. Canine detec-tives use their super sense of smell to locate the scat of target animals. From loose bear dung to gooey whale poop, scat can tell scientists valuable information about an animal's sex, age, diet, and health--all without harming the animal or endangering the researcher."--Provided by publisher.

Story time goes to the dogs when Ella Mentry School gets a therapy dog to help kids with their reading skills.

"Stubby the war dog narrates the story of his life, from his birth on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, through his time spent in Europe with the American Expeditionary Force, to his eventual hero's welcome back in the U.S."--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs highlight the evolutionary history of the dog family, their domestication, anatomy, behavior, and breeds.