K9 Cops

Author: Nigel Allsopp
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1921941812
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description
In this fascinating book, Nigel Allsopp lifts the lid on the world of police dogs, examining the vital roles they play both in Australia and around the world. Despite the numerous high-tech devices now available to law-enforcement officials, `K9's - as they're known in the trade - remain an indispensable part of police work in a range of fields, notably terrorism and border protection. K9s may sometimes be sent into difficult and dangerous situations, but this is never done without care and concern, for at the heart of their role is the intimate and symbiotic relationship between dog and handler. K9 Cops explores the history, training and current use of police dogs, as well as considering what future dogs have in modern law enforcement. It also includes an A-Z of police canine units in 47 countries. For all police and military personnel, K9 Cops is an informative, must-read book. For the rest of us, it is an entertaining and heart-warming account that dog lovers the world over will enjoy.

K-9 Cops

Author: Meish Goldish
Publisher: Police: Search & Rescue!
ISBN: 9781943553136
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In December 2014, a fire broke out in a house in Baldwin County, Georgia. A woman who was trapped inside managed to call 911. However, the smoke was so thick that she was unable to speak. Deputy Josh Mays responded to the call. When he arrived at the scene, flames were pouring out of the house. He ran inside the burning home and spotted the victim on the floor in the kitchen. Then, suddenly, the roof began to collapse. Would the deputy be able to rescue the woman in time? Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn about how these skilled officers stay calm, think quickly, and act fast to address serious situations in which people or animals are in danger. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to see how these everyday heroes train for a wide variety of emergency rescues, so that they are ready to help day or night.

The Dog Lover Unit

Author: Rachel Rose
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250110750
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
"Enter the intense world of both the dogs and people who form the K9 corps. Every dog has its own unique personality." —Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation and Animals Make us Human An acclaimed poet, Rachel Rose never expected to spend her nights careening along the roads in high-speed chases or searching the woods for armed suspects. Yet once she decided to meet the people who devoted their lives to police K9 units, she found herself signing up for the ride-alongs, training runs, and other challenges that these courageous people–and canines–face on a daily basis. In The Dog Lover Unit, Rose introduces readers to police dogs and their handlers in the United States, Canada, Britain, and France (where their group's official name translates as "the dog lover unit"). She’s there to catch a criminal with Constable Matt Noel and Blackie; to patrol with Sheriff Gene Davis and Gunner; and to witness the tragic funeral of Constable Dave Ross, where K9 Danny follows the coffin, looking for his master. With insight, humor, and awe, this book reveals the feats that these human and canine teams accomplish, and the emotional and physical risks that they take for one another, and for us.

Hero Law Enforcement Dogs

Author: Jennifer Boothroyd
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512436453
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
What kind of dog works with the police? Sniffs for explosives? Keeps us safe when we travel? Law enforcement dogs! K-9 law enforcement dogs play an important role in communities everywhere. These furry friends can learn how to sniff out evidence and catch criminals. Find out what these four-legged officers do to help keep us safe!

Police Dogs

Author: Dawn Bluemel Oldfield
Publisher: Bow-Wow! Dog Helpers
ISBN: 9781627241205
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Woof I'm a police dog. Dogs like me help fight crime. Look inside to learn all about the important jobs we do. From sniffing out explosives to finding criminals, we are always hard at work Book jacket.

A Dog Returns

Author: Gordon Carroll
Publisher: Gordon Carroll LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
Gil comes face to face with the man who destroyed his life, only to learn it was just the beginning of the monster’s plans for him. To make matters worse, he realizes that his own father-in-law has betrayed him. Can Gil survive the intricate plot designed to crush him while navigating the delicate, emotional paths of love and romance without hurting the ones he cares about most? Join Gil and his K9 partners as they seek to conquer various evils while fighting to stay true to what is right and good and pure.

Bloodhound in Blue

Author: Adam Russ
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762796537
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
He was born in rural Missouri, and it was immediately clear that he was different from the rest. He caught his first criminal when he was just two years old. By his sixth birthday, he had located burglars, missing children, drug dealers, rapists, and murderers—including Utah’s most wanted criminal. Known to friends as JJ, to law enforcement as Michael Serio’s partner, and to captured criminals as “that damned dog,” Jessie Jr., an exceptionally talented bloodhound, bayed like a sea lion that had swallowed a fog horn. Before JJ, few police departments in the West used bloodhounds, and none in Utah. But just when JJ was finally convincing naysayers, he and Officer Serio ran into something worse than resistance: the despair of failure amid high hope. JJ had been tracking Brian David Mitchell, the man who abducted Elizabeth Smart, when he was pulled off the track. Elizabeth later told investigators that on the day she was kidnapped she heard a dog baying in the woods behind her. In almost nine years of service, JJ helped apprehend nearly 300 criminal suspects in the Salt Lake City area. Here is his remarkable story, fleas and all. Click here to view the trailer for Bloodhound in Blue.

Police Dogs on the Job

Author: Brandon Terrell
Publisher: Momentum
ISBN: 9781503816145
Category : Police dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Offers a narrative account of the work that police dogs do, looking at how they are trained and an example of how one dog used his sense of smell to find a missing boy.

Memoirs of a Playground Cop

Author: Rene Ortega
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 145208744X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
The author details his years spent working at the El Paso Independent School District as a school police officer. He hopes his insight into this line of work will help others who may be considering the field.

Touching the Dragon

Author: James Hatch
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0451494695
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
“Jimmy Hatch is a personal hero of mine.” —Anderson Cooper “Irresistible. . . . A wounded SEAL’s shame becomes a salvation.” —J. Ford Huffman, Military Times James Hatch is a former special ops Navy SEAL senior chief, master naval parachutist, and expert military dog trainer and handler. On his fateful final mission in Afghanistan, his SEAL team was sent to recover Bowe Bergdahl—the soldier who deserted his post and fell into the hands of Al-Qaida and the Taliban. The mission went south, and Hatch was left with a shattered femur from an AK-47 round and the SEAL dog who fought alongside him was dead. As a result of his horrific leg wound, his twenty-four-year military career came to an end—and with it the only life he’d ever known. In Touching the Dragon, we witness his long road to recovery. Getting well physically required eighteen surgeries, twelve months of recovery, and learning to walk again. But getting well mentally would prove to be much tougher, as he fought through the depths of despair, alcoholism, and the pull to end his own life. What emerges is a different kind of hero’s journey, one in which Hatch shows the courage it takes to confess, confront, and overcome his own brokenness. Through the love of family, friends, and his military dogs, Hatch learned remarkable tools and found his purpose, and now he wants to share this wisdom with the rest of us because we all have wounds.