working dogs

Dogs display enormous diversity, from their appearance to their roles as pets or serious workers.

A child discusses the care, feeding, handling, and training of a pet dog. Also describes ways that working dogs help people.

An examination of the life and legacy of Rin Tin Tin, an orphaned German shepherd that was found on a World War I battlefield in France, taken home to California by a soldier, and made into a movie star.

A collection of true stories about dogs that work for a living, including war dogs, police dogs, and search-and-rescue dogs.

Real-life stories explain how a border collie gathers sheep into a pen, well-trained dogs learn to track deer, a little dachshund forces a rabbit to run in a specific direction, and a scrappy Australian cattle dog herds a 1,000-pound bull.

Profiles twenty-three dogs whose jobs include search, rescue, and detection; herding; performance; sledding; service; and ecosystem protection.