search dogs

"In this book, young readers learn about search-and-rescue dogs."--Provided by publisher.

Describes the selection, commonly used dog breeds, abilities, training, and work of bomb-sniffing dogs.

Learn more about search and rescue dogs, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.

A dog that has just graduated from "sniffing school" advises readers what to do if they become lost in the woods, and assures them that his smart nose will lead him to where they are.

Contains simple text and color photographs illustrating the traits, training, and duties of various breeds of search and rescue dogs. Includes a glossary of terms and sources of more information.

Presents an illustrated documentation of the efforts of seventy-three search-dog handlers and their dogs that commemorates the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America, and provides an overview of the training and certification requirements of rescue K-9s.

Describes the teamwork between handlers and their search and rescue dogs as well as the training exercises the dogs must perform. Covers wilderness search and rescue dogs, bloodhounds, disaster dogs, and avalanche dogs. Includes stories of actual events such as an earthquake in Mexico in 1985, Hurricane Katrina, and the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Some dogs specialize in finding bedbugs, others hunt for termites, or mealybugs. Thanks to the work of pest-sniffing dogs, harmful bugs can be detected before serious damage is done.

Dogs of all breeds (and mixed breeds) can be trained to be SAR dogs. This book describes these nose-to-the-ground rescue workers and the organizations that direct their work.

After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his search-and-rescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Charleson got Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever, who from the start, exhibited a unique aptitude for search-and-rescue work. But the puppy's willfulness challenged even Susannah, who had raised dogs for years. Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzle's adventures and the complex relationship they forge as they help in the pursuit and recovery of people who have fallen prey to crime, misadventure, or catastrophe.