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"Fantastic ... should be mandatory reading for any police dog handler or trainer."--Andrew C. Revering, Chief of Police, Ret., Anoka, Minnesota Police Department
"Warren highlights the profound partnership developed between humans and dogs during their intense, but positive training, and in real situations. We are with her as she starts training her dog, and throughout the mistakes, triumphs, struggles, and rewards. I was entertained and educated--much of what I learned about dogs I had never encountered in any other book. ...The people and dogs who inhabit this world are unforgettable."--Stacey O'Brien, author of Wesley the Owl
"A beautifully written, fascinating, heartwarming, and oft-hilarious homage to working dogs. A must-read for anyone who wants to know more about four-legged working heroes. I'd like to shake Solo's paw for inspiring Cat Warren to write it."--Maria Goodavage, author of Soldier Dogs
"Enter the fascinating world of working dogs."--Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human
"The capabilities of these specially trained working dogs are remarkable. The author provides fascinating insider information about a meaningful partnership that has important legal and personal consequences."--Amy Hempel, author of Reasons to Live and The Dog of the Marriage
"Warren's painstaking research on the history and science of working dogs debunks myths and explains what is known-and how much remains unknown-about canine abilities and behavior. By combining this hard information with anecdotes about training Solo, accounts of searching the North Carolina woods for dead bodies, and the stories of other trainers and their dogs, she has produced a book that is both informative and entertaining. Although her love for Solo is palpable, she remains analytical and clear-headed, never romanticizing what he or other working dogs do."--Bruce DeSilva, Edgar Award-winning author of the Mulligan crime novels
"Cat Warren has captured both the magic and the best science behind the success of the modern working dog. This book masterfully shows how even the best technology cannot compete with our best friends. If you have ever wondered what dogs are truly capable of this is the book for you."--Brian Hare, evolutionary anthropologist and author of The Genius of Dogs
"A gifted story-teller, Cat Warren takes us on a fast-paced journey into the scents--some foul, some sweet, some softer than a breeze--of police detective work. This is a book for anyone who loves dogs, and has watched them catch a scent on the wind or in the leaves on the ground, and wondered about that brilliant organ they possess: the nose."--Virginia Morell, author of Animal Wise
"In a series of accounts that sometimes read like detective stories, Cat Warren ... takes us through the steps needed to create dogs that search for people--both living and dead--while describing her life and her special bond with a German shepherd named Solo."--Stanley Coren, author of Born to Bark and Do Dogs Dream?
"More than a fascinating, inspiring look into the world of dogs and how dogs learn, What the Dog Knows illuminates--and celebrates!--the special bond we share with dogs. If you have ever loved a dog, you must read this book. I loved it!"--Robert Crais, author of Suspect
A firsthand exploration of the fascinating world of “working dogs”—who seek out missing persons, sniff for explosives in war zones, and locate long-dead remains—through the experiences of a journalist and her canine companion, an incorrigible pup named Solo.
Cat Warren is a university professor and former journalist with an admittedly odd hobby: She and her German shepherd have spent the last seven years searching for the dead. Solo is a cadaver dog. What started as a way to harness Solo’s unruly energy and enthusiasm soon became a calling that introduced Warren to the hidden and fascinating universe of working dogs, their handlers, and their trainers.
Solo has a fine nose and knows how to use it, but he’s only one of many thousands of working dogs all over the United States and beyond. In What the Dog Knows, Warren uses her ongoing work with Solo as a way to explore a captivating field that includes cadaver dogs, drug- and bomb-detecting K9s, tracking and apprehension dogs—even dogs who can locate unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers and help find drowning victims more than two hundred feet below the surface of a lake. Working dogs’ abilities may seem magical or mysterious, but Warren shows the multifaceted science, the rigorous training, and the skilled handling that underlie the amazing abilities of dogs who work with their noses.
Warren interviews cognitive psychologists, historians, medical examiners, epidemiologists, and forensic anthropologists, as well as the breeders, trainers, and handlers who work with and rely on these remarkable and adaptable animals daily. Along the way, she discovers story after story that proves the impressive capabilities—as well as the very real limits—of working dogs and their human partners. Clear-eyed and unsentimental, Warren explains why our partnership with dogs is woven into the fabric of society and why we keep finding new uses for their wonderful noses.
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