Title:
What the dog knows : the science and wonder of working dogs / Cat Warren.
ISBN:
9781451667318
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Edition:
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Physical Description:
xvii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"A Touchstone book."
Contents:
The little prince of darkness -- Death and the dog -- Nose knowledge -- The birth of the body dog -- The shell game -- Distillations -- A spare rib -- Comfort me with bite work -- Into the swamp -- Cleverness and credulity -- All the world's a scenario -- The grief of others -- All the soldiers gone -- Running on water -- The perfect tool -- Grave work -- A second wind -- Wag.
Summary:
Explores the world of working dogs, as well as canine intelligence and training, as the author and her German shepherd, Solo, work with forensic anthropologists, detectives, and dog handlers to find the bodies of the missing.
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Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn830352149
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
