What the dog knows : the science and wonder of working dogs
Title:
What the dog knows : the science and wonder of working dogs
Author:
Warren, Cat.
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Edition:
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Physical Description:
xvii, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
General Note:
"A Touchstone book."
Language:
English
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.
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Subject Term:
ISBN:
9781451667318
Format :
Book
