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Amazing Working Dogs

Search and Rescue Dog Heroes

Library Binding â€‹ISBN: 9780766032019

 

Reading level: Grade 3-4

 

"We need Radar's help." Radar is a search and rescue dog that helped rescue a lost teen boy. Search and rescue dogs use their noses to find people. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a search and rescue dog, and what happens when the dog retires. Search and rescue dogs truly are heroes.
Police Dog Heroes

Library Binding â€‹ISBN: 9780766031975

 

Reading level: Grade3-4

 

"Do you want to catch the bad guy?" Officer Shawn Meade asks his K-9 Lucky that question when they’re on duty. It takes a special dog to be a police dog. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a K-9, and what happens when the dog retires. Police dogs truly are heroes.
Service Dog Heroes

Library Binding â€‹ISBN: 9780766031999

 

Reading level: Grade 3-4

 

"Sweater, get it!" Kazi is a service dog. He helps his owner around her house and while she is at work. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a service dog, and what happens when the dog retires. Service dogs truly are heroes.

 

Therapy Dog Heroes

Library Binding â€‹ISBN: 9780766032002

 

Reading level: Grade 3-4

 

Would you like to pet my therapy dog? Tuxedo is a therapy dog that visits people who live in assisted-living centers. Petting and being around dogs makes some people feel better. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a therapy dog, and what happens when the dog retires. Therapy dogs truly are heroes.

 

Fire Dog Heroes

Library Binding â€‹ISBN: 9780766032026

 

Reading level: Grade 3-4

 

"Go find!" That is the command given to Ashly. Ashly is a fire dog that works with the Dallas Fire Department. Fire dogs help investigators find the causes of some fires. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a fire dog, and what happens when the dog retires. Fire dogs truly are heroes.

 

Guide Dog Heroes

Library Binding â€‹ISBN: 9780766031982

 

Reading level: Grade 3-4

 

"With a guide dog, you never feel like you are alone." Panzy is a guide dog. She helps her blind owner get from place to place. Read about the history, training, what being on the job is like for a guide dog, and what happens when the dog retires. Guide dogs truly are heroes.
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