Record details

• ISBN: 9780451414366
• ISBN: 9780525952787
• Physical Description: vi, 293 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-289).

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Dogs In Harm's Way -- 1 Walking Point 3 -- 2 Regular, Everyday Heroes 7 -- 3 Uncrating the History of War Dogs 14 -- 4 Jake, the Everydog with the Right Stuff? 20 -- 5 Meaning of Military Dog Tattoos 24 -- 6 Hey, is That 600 Rounds of Antiaircraft Ammunition? 29 -- 7 This is the Life 36 -- 8 Killing Fields, with Dog 38 -- Part 2 Nature, Nurture, and Training -- 9 Shopping in Europe 45 -- 10 Diversity of MWD Jobs 51 -- 11 And Then There's Lars 56 -- 12 Only the Bold with an Unnatural Desire 62 -- 13 Wrong Stuff 67 -- 14 What's in a Name? 72 -- 15 Born in the USA 75 -- 16 A Tattoo, and a Little Operation 82 -- 17 Boot Camp 84 -- 18 Handlers with Buckets 90 -- 19 Dog School 96 -- 20 I Try Not to Notice the Blood 103 -- 21 Reward-Based Training, Mostly 109 -- Part 3 Dog Trainer and the Scientists -- 22 Afghanistan, USA 121 -- 23 Proving Ground 124 -- 24 Gun-Shy 130 -- 25 Sheeple 137 -- 26 Gunny 139 -- 27 A Verbal Leash 144 -- 28 Heat 151 -- 29 End of the Road? 157 -- 30 Scientists Weigh in on Nose Power 159 -- 31 A Tour of a Dog's Nose 167 -- 32 A Cloud of Scurf 171 -- 33 Dog Sense 175 -- 34 Plumbing a Dog's Mind 178 -- 35 Smell of Fear Revisited 183 -- Part 4 Dogs and Their Soldiers -- 36 Round the Corner, Down to the River 189 -- 37 Sound of Blek Screaming 193 -- 38 Buddy System 198 -- 39 That Dog Who Was Walking Point 201 -- 40 Special Effects 203 -- 41 Foxholes 207 -- 42 Rex... and Cinte 210 -- 43 Always Around 221 -- 44 Beyond Death 226 -- 45 After the Traumatic Stress 229 -- 46 Semper Fidelis 233 -- 47 Cycle of Life 238 -- 48 "The Worst Kind of Animal Abuse" 242 -- 49 A Nice Retirement 248 -- 50 Adoption Craze 252 -- 51 A Very Good Life 261 -- 52 Best Medical Care Money Can Buy 266 -- 53 Thirteen Medals and Ribbons 271 -- 54 Who Needs Medals or Stamps? 274 -- 55 Walking Point, Once Again 280.

Study Program Information Note:

Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.4 12 159345.

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Subject:

Dogs > Training.
Dogs > War use > History.
Dogs > War use > United States.