JJ, the search and rescue dog, is ready for a bit of rest and relaxation after solving the mystery of the missing chicks, but there is a new dog next door who is stealing the attention of Moosh and her chicks and the threat of a roaming possum keeps JJ on the alert.
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.
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.
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.
Presents an introduction to rescue dogs, discussing the work done by rescue dogs, and covering selection, preferred characteristics and breeds, training and abilities, rescue environments, partnerships with handlers, and support organizations.
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.
