rescue dogs

Contains information about and true stories of guide dogs, search and rescue dogs, and therapy dogs that were used at the World Trade Center Site.

Presents a variety of stories about working and rescue dogs who help humans in many ways, such as those involved in the work at the World Trade Center site after the disaster of September 11, 2001.

Examines the work, training, and breeds of search and rescue dogs, including bloodhounds, basset hounds, beagles, and German shepherds.

The text opens with a true story of a search and rescue (SAR) dog, and then it explains the history of the SAR K-9 team and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero.

Presents information on snow search dogs, and includes information on which are the best breeds, how they are trained, and how they track scents and rescue people in the the snow. Includes glossary and index.

Describes the training of and work performed by disaster search dogs, presents photos of dogs at work after such events as the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, lists breeds that often do this work, and provides a list of further resources.

Presents information on wilderness search dogs, and includes information on which are the best breeds, how they are trained, and how they track scents. Includes glossary and index.

When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.

An illustrated documentation of the efforts of eighty search-dog handlers and their dogs after the events of September 11, 2001, describing their work at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, the Fresh Kills landfill, and the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, crash site and discussing how dogs have been used in Iraq and Afghanistan and other post-9/11 rescue missions.

Examines the history, training, uses, and breeds of search and rescue dogs and discusses such organizations as the National Police Bloodhound Association and the American Rescue Dog Association.