Soldier dogs : the untold story of America's canine heroes /
In this book, the author, a leading dog-blogger 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...
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New York :
Dutton,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Walking point
- Regular, everyday heroes
- Uncrating the history of war dogs
- Jake, the everydog with the right stuff?
- The meaning of military dog tattoos
- Hey, is that 600 rounds of antiaircraft ammunition?
- This is the life
- The killing fields, with dog
- Shopping in Europe
- The diversity of MWD jobs
- And then there's Lars...
- Only the bold with an unnatural desire
- The wrong stuff
- What's in a name?
- Born in the USA
- A tattoo, and a little operation
- Boot camp
- Handlers with buckets
- Dog school
- I try not to notice the blood
- Reward-based training, mostly
- Afghanistan, USA
- The proving ground
- Gun-shy
- Sheeple
- Gunny
- A verbal leash
- Heat
- The end of the road?
- The scientists weigh in on nose power
- A tour of a dog's nose
- A cloud of scurf
- Dog sense
- Plumbing a dog's mind
- The smell of fear revisited
- Round the corner, down to the river
- The sound of Blek screaming
- The buddy system
- That dog who was walking point
- Special effects
- Foxholes
- Rex...and Cinte
- Always around
- Beyond death
- After the traumatic stress
- Semper Fidelis
- Cycle of life
- "The worst kind of animal abuse"
- A nice retirement
- The adoption craze
- A very good life
- The best medical care money can buy
- Thirteen medals and ribbons
- Who needs medals or stamps?
- Walking point, once again