From the devastation of the World Trade Center to earthquakes in Central Asia, search and rescue dogs have proven invaluable in helping to find victims of disasters whether man-made or natural. First published in 1991 to critical acclaim, this newly expanded and revised edition of Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, contains original, updated content. Chapters describe cutting-edge training techniques used for wilderness, disaster, cadaver...

When Aggie the dog does not mind, Ben takes her to obedience school which ends in disaster, but while practicing at home one day Ben realizes what really motivates Aggie to mind.

A puppy does all sorts of tricks in the process of learning the one his master is trying to teach him.

During her solitary convalescence from a crippling accident, twelve-year-old Charley finds a wild dog, and the arduous process of training him leads her to explore her feelings about her mother's death two years earlier.

When they help out at a guide dog training school, the Alden children meet several people who seem obsessed with a particular dog named Ginger.

Kyra's Canine Conditioning addresses the five components of fitness: strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, and coordination, with discussions on nutrition, physiology, and stretching.

Even after attending obedience school, Emma's dog Toby misbehaves until she takes him back to become a "specially trained dog."