Dog heroes

Describes how dogs can help catch criminals when working with an arson investigation K-9 unit.

Describes how dogs can alert their owners to certain medical conditions or situations, such as approaching epileptic fits or loss of consciousness due to diabetes, and how they are being trained to detect cancer by smell.

Introduces the Dog Scouts of America, discussing the training of the dogs and the activities performed by the dog-and-owner teams, including service projects for communities and teaching dog owners how to care for and train their animals.

Describes how dogs can help recapture exotic pets that have been released into the wild, locate endangered animals for tagging, and identify smugglers at airports.

In 2002, a tiny, golden puppy was born without one of her front legs. Her other front leg was badly deformed, leaving her unable to walk. The Stringfellow family adopted the puppy and named her Faith. However, they worried that little Faith might never be able to walk on her own. As Faith got older and stronger, the Stringfellows helped her to balance on her hind legs. Eventually, they used peanut butter to coax her to walk all by herself on only...

"In this book, young readers will learn about the special dogs that work side-by-side with human lifeguards to help swimmers and boaters in trouble."--