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.' -Rebecca Skloot, The New York Times Book Review 'It you have ever loved a dog, you must read this book.
'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. With an additional chapter now included in the paperback edition, What the Dog Knows reveals the science, intense training and skilled handling that lie behind these abilities, helping to explain why we keep finding new uses for the wonderful noses of working dogs. What the Dog Knows tells the stories of cadaver dogs, drug and bomb detecting K9s, tracking and apprehension dogs, even dogs who can locate unmarked graves of Civil War soldiers and help find drowning victims more than 200 feet below the surface of a lake! Working dogs sometimes seem magical as they distinguish scent, cover territory and accomplish tasks that no machine is yet capable of. The fascinating concepts behind the complex capabilities of working dogs emerge as Warren weaves the world of science and dog cognition with her own experiences in the field, all with an unsentimental, yet sensitive, touch.
Taking us from crime scenes to training sites and science labs, talking and working with other handlers and trainers, and interviewing animal psychologists, forensic anthropologists, breeders and scent researchers, Warren explains how working dogs can capture the hidden worlds their noses know, then translate that arcane knowledge for humans.
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