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Guard Dogs
Mary Ann Hoffman
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)Readers are shown the difference between a watchdog and a guard dog, and learn why a Doberman Pinschers ears are excellent tools for picking out sounds of danger. These dogs play a special role in helping to protect property, people, and even other animals. Colorful photographs and fact boxes introduce readers to the many different breeds of guard dogs that make life safer for many people.
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Television and Movie Star Dogs
Kimberly Marie Hutmacher
Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2010)Working in front of cameras is all in a day’s work for these four-legged stars. Learn what it takes to be a television and movie star dog.
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Pulling Dogs
Kristen Rajczak
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)The frozen tundra is a much more manageable place with the help of sled dogs. This book takes readers on a journey to see the many types of dogs used to move carts and sleds. Vivid photographs and fascinating facts explain the hard work that both sled dogs and cart dogs have done for many years. Readers will even learn how to give commands to a pulling dog.
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Guard Dogs
Mary Ann Hoffman
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)Discusses the use of dogs as guards and breeds suitable for such work, including dobermans, boxers, and bullmastiffs.
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Rescue Dogs
Kristen Rajczak
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)Discusses the use of dogs in search and rescue work, the breeds suitable for such work, and the methods of training.
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Rescue Dogs
Kristen Rajczak
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2011)A dogs great sense of smell can be very helpful. It can even help find missing people. This colorful and engaging book presents the incredible efforts that rescue dogs make to find people in the water, snow, or even the rubble of destroyed buildings. Detailed photographs show these heroic dogs in action, from their training to their work with search-and-rescue teams around the world.
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Law Enforcement Dogs
Phyllis Raybin Emert
Hardcover (Crestwood House, Dec. 1, 1985)Discusses the use of dogs in law enforcement throughout history, the breeds suitable for such work, and methods of training the dogs
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Hearing-Ear Dogs
Phyllis Raybin Emert
Library Binding (Crestwood House, Dec. 1, 1985)Discusses the history, training, uses, and breeds of dogs who work with the deaf, and lists hearing ear dog programs in the United States
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Search and Rescue Dogs
Phyllis Raybin Emert
Hardcover (Crestwood House, Dec. 1, 1985)Examines the history, training, uses, and breeds of search and rescue dogs and discusses such organizations as the National Police Bloodhound Association and the American Rescue Dog Association
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Military Dogs
Phyllis Raybin Emert
Hardcover (Crestwood House, Dec. 1, 1985)Discusses the use of dogs in military campaigns throughout history describing the breeds most often used and how they are trained.
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Watch/Guard Dogs
Matthew Newman
Hardcover (Crestwood House, Dec. 1, 1985)Discusses the history, training, uses, and breeds of guard dogs, including personal protection dogs and industrial security dogs.
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