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A review by drewmiller_
What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs by Cat Warren
5.0
Terrific memoir/dogcumentary written by a woman with feline (Cat) and lapine (Warren) names. [b:What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs|17571809|What the Dog Knows The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs|Cat Warren|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1380491929s/17571809.jpg|24510853] is a terrific look at the world of cadaver dogs and working dogs in general, and draws on everything from the author's personal experience as a crime scene volunteer, to evolutionary biology underlying our relationship with dogs, to the relationship of working dogs to the criminal justice and military worlds. Warren's narrative is thoroughly engaging, if unclear in spots. But her self-effacing style and honest presentation reveal a truly interesting interspecies relationship.
Hilarious: "Food, though, unlike purposefully placed dog toys, tends to be almost everywhere on searches, especially at disaster scenes. If a dog is too drawn to food, that can divert precious resources and time. Art Wolff was searching overseas after an earthquake, and one of the dogs on the scene alerted on a spot in a collapsed building. Rescue teams brought in the heavy equipment and started moving the collapsed material. After several hours, they uncovered the refrigerator with rotting food the dog was alerting on. The dog was sent home."
Hilarious: "Food, though, unlike purposefully placed dog toys, tends to be almost everywhere on searches, especially at disaster scenes. If a dog is too drawn to food, that can divert precious resources and time. Art Wolff was searching overseas after an earthquake, and one of the dogs on the scene alerted on a spot in a collapsed building. Rescue teams brought in the heavy equipment and started moving the collapsed material. After several hours, they uncovered the refrigerator with rotting food the dog was alerting on. The dog was sent home."