What the Dog Knows:
scent, science, and the amazing ways dogs perceive the world
$29.99 AUD
Buy ebook
What the Dog Knows:
scent, science, and the amazing ways dogs perceive the world
Overview
A New York Times–bestselling book about the extraordinary abilities of man’s best friend.
When Cat Warren adopted Solo, an unruly German shepherd puppy, she soon began to wonder what she’d let herself in for. Solo’s boundless energy was what made him loveable — but it also made him exhausting, and difficult to train. Then she struck upon an idea: what Solo needed was something to do.Like many dogs, Solo was destined to work: using his nose to help the police locate missing people. In this lively, accessible book, Warren details Solo’s journey from troublesome pup to expert cadaver dog, and explores the fascinating hidden world of animals that do essential work and the handlers who train them.
Details
- Format
- Size
- Extent
- ISBN
- RRP
- Pub date
- Paperback
- 210mm x 135mm
- 352 pages
- 9781925321777
- AUD$29.99
- 31 October 2016
Awards
- Winner of the 2014 Dog Writers Association of America: 2014 Dogwise Best Book Award
- Winner of the null Merial Human-Animal Bond Award
- Winner of the null DWAA Best Reference Book Award
- Longlisted for the 2014 Long Listed for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award 2014
Praise
‘What the Dog Knows is a fascinating, deeply reported journey into scent, death, forensics and the amazing things dogs can do with their noses: sniffing out graves, truffles, bedbugs, maybe even cancer. But it's also a moving story of how one woman transformed her troubled dog into a loving companion and an asset to society, all while stumbling on the beauty of life in their searches for death.’
, The New York Times Book Review
‘It you have ever loved a dog, you must read this book. I loved it!’
About the Author
Cat Warren is a professor and former journalist with a somewhat unorthodox hobby: she works with cadaver dogs — dogs who search for missing and presumed-dead people. What started as a way to harness the energies of her unruly, smart, German shepherd puppy, Solo, soon became a passion for them both (though Solo thinks it’s simply a great game, with the reward of a toy at the end). They searched for the missing throughout North Carolina for eight years.
more about the author 
