Scent of the missing: love and partnership with a search-and-rescue dog
(Large Print)
A “haunting meditation on trust, hope and love” by a woman who adopts and trains a Golden Retriever puppy to become a search-and-rescue dog (People).
In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson’s attention was caught by a newspaper photograph of a canine handler, his exhausted face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog.
Susannah, a dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team, plunging herself into an astonishing new world. While the team worked long hours for nonexistent pay and often heart-wrenching results, Charleson discovered the joy of working in partnership with a canine friend and the satisfaction of using their combined skills to help her fellow human beings.
Once she qualified to train a dog of her own, Charleson adopted Puzzle—a smart, spirited Golden Retriever puppy who exhibited unique aptitudes as a working dog, but was a bit less interested in the role of compliant house pet. Scent of the Missing is the story of Charleson’s adventures with Puzzle as they search for a lost teen; an Alzheimer’s patient wandering in the cold; and signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster—all while unraveling the mystery of the bond between humans and dogs.
“A riveting view of both the human animal bond and the training of search and rescue dogs. All dog lovers and people interested in training service dogs should read this book.” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human
Notes
Charleson, S. (2010). Scent of the missing: love and partnership with a search-and-rescue dog. Large print ed. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Charleson, Susannah. 2010. Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership With a Search-and-rescue Dog. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Charleson, Susannah, Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership With a Search-and-rescue Dog. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Charleson, Susannah. Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership With a Search-and-rescue Dog. Large print ed. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press, 2010.
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