A leading reporter offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them. People all over the world have been riveted by the story of Cairo, the Belgian Malinois who was a part of the Navy SEAL team that led the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. A dog's natural intelligence, physical abilities, and pure loyalty contribute more to our military efforts than ever before. You don't have to be a dog lover to be fascinated by the idea that a dog-the cousin of that furry guy begging for scraps under your table-could be one of the heroes who helped execute the most vital and high-tech military mission of the new millennium.Now Maria Goodavage, editor and featured writer for one of the world's most widely read dog blogs, tells heartwarming stories of modern soldier dogs and the amazing bonds that develop between them and their handlers. Beyond tales of training, operations, retirement, and adoption into the families of fallen soldiers, Goodavage talks to leading dog-cognition experts about why dogs like nothing more than to be on a mission with a handler they trust, no matter how deadly the IEDs they are sniffing, nor how far they must parachute or rappel from aircraft into enemy territory."Military working dogs live for love and praise from their handlers," says Ron Aiello, president of the United States War Dogs Association and a former marine scout dog handler. "The work is all a big game, and then they get that pet, that praise. They would do anything for their handler." This is an unprecedented window into the world of these adventurous, loving warriors.

Product Description: [This is the MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.] [Includes a bonus CD with photographs] A leading dog-blogger offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impact they have on those who work with them...read more

Product Description: [Includes a bonus CD with photographs] A leading dog-blogger offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impact they have on those who work with them. People all over the world have been riveted by the story of Cairo, the Belgian Malinois who was a part of the Navy SEAL team that led the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound...read more

Product Description: The Dog Lover’s Companion to California has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Golden State, such as baseball games, summer camps, and pet parades...read more

Product Description: The Dog Lover’s Companion to California has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Golden State, such as baseball games, summer camps, and pet parades...read more

Product Description: The Dog Lover’s Companion to the San Francisco Bay Area has the inside scoop on the best dog runs, parks, beaches, hiking trails, camping areas, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Bay Area, such as baseball games, cable-car adventures, and ferry trips...read more

Answering questions about everything from safety to sex, this easy-to-follow handbook argues that there is nothing wrong with allowing babies to share their parents' bed, furnishing a wealth of new research that demonstrates the advantages--from protection from SIDS to developing independence later in life--and shares practical advice on when children should move to their own beds. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Updated listings of dog-friendliest parks, beaches, hiking trails, and camping areas, and the most hound-hospitable restaurants, hotels, and shops in Southern California, including Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.

Product Description: The Dog Lover's Companion to the Bay Area has the inside scoop on the best parks, dog runs, beaches, forest preserves, restaurants, pet-friendly businesses, and much more. Local author Maria Goodavage and her trusty companion Jake have dug up many surprising resources available to dogs in the Bay Area, such as baseball games, cable-car adventures, ferry trips, and wineries...read more

Product Description: For dog lovers, there is no more wrenching experience than having to look into a dog's eyes before heading off for a trip. A collection of the best travel writing by those who didn't (or couldn't) say goodbye, It's A Dog's World features stories by those who packed up the chew toys and took Fido along for the ride...read more

Product Description: Each tale in this collection of true stories about dogs teaches the reader about life in foreign places and the soul through the age old tradition of gaining life e xperience by storytelling. '

Product Description: Rated for dog and human appeal, this guide includes dog-friendly Bay area best beaches, parks and wilderness areas; restaurants that serve alfresco; lodgings that welcome dogs; and cable car and ferry rides. The authors discuss dog ettiquette; first aid and emergency care; and concerns such as crowds, bicycles, dangerous surf, foxtails and poison oak...read more

Describes lodgings, restaurants, parks, recreation areas, beaches, and other places that allow dogs, plus information on leash laws, first aid, and more