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The Untold Story of America's Canine Heroes
Dutton
March 2012
On Sale: March 15, 2012
293 pages
ISBN: 0525952780
EAN: 9780525952787
Kindle: B006LU1P34
Hardcover / e-Book
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Military | Non-Fiction Biography
A leading reporter offers a tour of military working
dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and
the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them.
People all over the world have been riveted by
the story of Cairo, the Belgian Malinois who was a part of
the Navy SEAL team that led the raid on Osama bin Laden's
compound. A dog's natural intelligence, physical abilities,
and pure loyalty contribute more to our military efforts
than ever before. You don't have to be a dog lover to be
fascinated by the idea that a dog-the cousin of that furry
guy begging for scraps under your table-could be one of the
heroes who helped execute the most vital and high-tech
military mission of the new millennium. Now Maria
Goodavage, editor and featured writer for one of the world's
most widely read dog blogs, tells heartwarming stories of
modern soldier dogs and the amazing bonds that develop
between them and their handlers. Beyond tales of training,
operations, retirement, and adoption into the families of
fallen soldiers, Goodavage talks to leading dog-cognition
experts about why dogs like nothing more than to be on a
mission with a handler they trust, no matter how deadly the
IEDs they are sniffing, nor how far they must parachute or
rappel from aircraft into enemy territory. "Military
working dogs live for love and praise from their handlers,"
says Ron Aiello, president of the United States War Dogs
Association and a former marine scout dog handler. "The work
is all a big game, and then they get that pet, that praise.
They would do anything for their handler." This is an
unprecedented window into the world of these adventurous,
loving warriors.
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