{"product_id":"what-the-dog-knows-scent-science-and-the-amazing-ways-dogs-perceive-the-world-9781451667325","title":"What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA firsthand exploration of the extraordinary abilities and surprising, sometimes life-saving talents of \"working dogs\"--pups who can sniff out drugs, find explosives, even locate the dead--as told through the experiences of a journalist and her intrepid canine companion, which \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalls\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"a fascinating, deeply reported journey into the...amazing things dogs can do with their noses.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are thousands of working dogs all over the US and beyond with incredible abilities--they can find missing people, detect drugs and bombs, pinpoint unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers, or even find drowning victims more than two hundred feet below the surface of a lake. These abilities may seem magical or mysterious, but author Cat Warren shows the science, the rigorous training, and the skilled handling that underlie these creatures' amazing abilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCat Warren is a university professor and journalist who had tried everything she could think of to harness her dog Solo's boundless energy and enthusiasm...until a behavior coach suggested she try training him to be a \"working dog.\" What started out as a hobby soon became a calling, as Warren was introduced to the hidden universe of dogs who do this essential work and the handlers who train them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer dog Solo has a fine nose and knows how to use it, but he's only one of many astounding dogs in a varied field. Warren interviews cognitive psychologists, historians, medical examiners, epidemiologists, and forensic anthropologists, as well as the breeders, trainers, and handlers who work with and rely on these intelligent and adaptable animals daily. Along the way, Warren discovers story after story that prove the capabilities--as well as the very real limits--of working dogs and their human partners. Clear-eyed and unsentimental, Warren explains why our partnership with working dogs is woven into the fabric of society, and why we keep finding new uses for the wonderful noses of our four-legged friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarren, Cat:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Cat Warren is a professor at North Carolina State University, where she teaches science journalism, editing, and creative nonfiction courses. Before starting her academic career, Warren worked for newspapers across the United States, reporting on crime, poverty, and politics, from California to Wyoming to Connecticut. Warren started training her young German shepherd, Solo, as a cadaver dog in 2004. She and Solo were called to search for the missing across North Carolina for a number of years. She lives in downtown Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, David Auerbach, a retired professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University, and their two German shepherds. Visit CatWarren.com.","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642013520146,"sku":"9781451667325","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8286a0b-ee7b-47f3-b7c5-b732ac22da21.jpg?v=1744218896","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-the-dog-knows-scent-science-and-the-amazing-ways-dogs-perceive-the-world-9781451667325","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}