Scent of the Missing : Love and Partnership with a Search-And-Rescue Dog

from Narilka

The title and cover photo really says it all for this one. Scent of the Missing is a memoir by Susannah Charleson about her experiences doing search and rescue work with dogs. Search and rescue is a labor of love and you can tell from the writing that this is Charleson's passion. The story altern...

from acook

I really enjoyed reading this book. For once a book about dogs in which the dog doesn't die! It was fascinating to me to learn about how the Search and Rescue dogs are trained, and how much devotion it takes to do it. I especially enjoyed the tales of the Poms at the same time. (In addition to tr...

from fuzzi

A book that delves into the world of rescue dogs and their owner/trainers. Good solid storytelling by a woman who has experienced rescue work first-hand. This work is not sappy or cutesy, but straightforward. However, at times the emotional aspect was a bit detached. Still, a good read, for dog l...

from briannad84

I started to read this a few years ago when i first came out but had to take it back to the post library after my husband got out of the military. Tracked down another copy and was glad I got to finish it! This is a great book for those interested in SAR as far as giving the reader a bit of an id...

from dk_phoenix

Did you know that working search & rescue with a dog is, for the most part, a volunteer position? I didn't. Did you know that a potential handler goes through months and months (maybe even years) of training before he or she is ready to even consider raising & training a dog to work with? I didn'...