Placed in charge of tracking down an escaped convict, Ben's father and Scout forbid Ben and his retired search-and-rescue dog, Hero, from joining the search before a sinister disappearance compels the boy and canine to save the day.
When a hurricane strikes their community, Hero and Ben race to find their missing friend, Jack, and his dog, Scout, only to be trapped in the forest by a dangerous storm surge.
At Hound Town Lake, Emma meets the newest lifeguard, a Newfoundland, and learns how the dog's webbed feet and rudder-like tail are used to save struggling swimmers.
Search-and-rescue dogs are used to find three students and a teacher when they become trapped in the basement of an elementary school following an explosion.
"Dogs all over the world are ready for a ruff ruff rescue--just like the pups of PAW Patrol! Join Ryder and the pups as they explore all kinds of courageous canines from fire and police dogs to service and therapy dogs!"--Back cover.
Barry der Menschenretter, a Saint Bernard dog, reflects back on his life in the early 1800s at the Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps, where he rescued some forty people from avalanches. Includes facts about the breed and the hospice.
Introduces Ryder and his historic team of dogs, as featured on the television program "PAW Patrol," and describes their characteristics, abilities, and favorite activities.
