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"This is a delightful and fascinating book about dogs (and their human trainers and companions) who do amazing things. Some are performers, others are workers (animal herder, nursing home resident and companion, termite sniffer who outperforms humans and machines, professional arson detecter, forecaster of a master's epileptic seizures), and still others do incredibly dangerous work: the Newfoundland who leaps from helicopters into the sea off Italy to rescue drowning people; the German shepherd pair who hunt for live land mines in Bosnia. There's an actor (malamute-timber wolf mix) and a Jack Russell terrier who sweeps planes for brown tree snakes in Guam. There's even a pet Search and Rescue team (weimaraner and bloodhound), and an "Eco-Agent" -- a Border collie in South Africa who catches abalone smugglers and has her own bodyguard (a German shepherd) because of death threats from the smuggling trade. The book has a color portrait of each of these marvelous dogs, and further black-and-white photos. An inspiring and often very moving book."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Animal story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- dog
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- West
- Northeast
- California
- Alaska
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Italy
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
- Australia
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- little dialog
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