Download PDF Hero Dogs How a Pack of Rescues Rejects and Strays Became America Greatest DisasterSearch Partners Wilma Melville Paul Lobo 9781250179913 Books

Download As PDF : Hero Dogs How a Pack of Rescues Rejects and Strays Became America Greatest DisasterSearch Partners Wilma Melville Paul Lobo 9781250179913 Books

Lola was a buckshot-riddled stray, lost on a Memphis highway. Cody was rejected from seven different homes. Ace had been sprayed with mace and left for dead on a train track. They were deemed unadoptable. Untrainable. Unsalvageable. These would become the same dogs America relied on when its worst disasters hit.

In 1995, Wilma Melville volunteered as a canine search-and-rescue (SAR) handler with her Black Labrador Murphy in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. At the time, there were only fifteen FEMA certified SAR dogs in the United States. Believing in the value of these remarkable animals to help save lives, Wilma knew many more were needed in the event of future major disasters. She made a vow to help 168 dogs receive search-and-rescue training in her lifetime―one for every Oklahoma City victim.

Wilma singlehandedly established the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) to meet this challenge. The first canine candidates―Ana, Dusty, and Harley―were a trio of golden retrievers with behavioral problems so severe the dogs were considered irredeemable and unadoptable. But with patience, discipline, and love applied during training, they proved to have the ability, agility, and stamina to graduate as SARs. Paired with a trio of firefighters, they were among the first responders searching the ruins of the World Trade Center following 9/11―setting the standard for the more than 168 of the SDF’s search-and-rescue dogs that followed.
Beautiful and heart-wrenching, Hero Dogs is the story of one woman’s dream brought to fruition by dedicated volunteers and firefighters―and the bonds they forged with the incredible rescued-turned-rescuer dogs to create one of America’s most vital resources in disaster response.

Download PDF Hero Dogs How a Pack of Rescues Rejects and Strays Became America Greatest DisasterSearch Partners Wilma Melville Paul Lobo 9781250179913 Books

"Author fought bureaucracy to accomplish her goal of training and providing cream of the crop search and rescue dogs for disaster situations. Very heartwarming."

Product details Hardcover 336 pages Publisher St. Martin's Press (January 8, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1250179912

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Hero Dogs How a Pack of Rescues Rejects and Strays Became America Greatest DisasterSearch Partners Wilma Melville Paul Lobo 9781250179913 Books Reviews

• As someone who saw these dogs in action at the World Trade Center, I can tell you that this book captures the undaunting spirit and tenacity of both the dogs, and their handlers. This will be a very enjoyable read for any dog lover. Sometimes, rescues, and rejects, just need the right place to shine.
• What a beautiful book on rescue animals having their lives turned around when they were in need! Being trained to help humans in dire situations or devastating crises circumstances is amazing and gratifying. It also tells of the sadder side of stories where death is involved but resolution is solved by finding the bodies in huge numbered tragedies!
• Author fought bureaucracy to accomplish her goal of training and providing cream of the crop search and rescue dogs for disaster situations. Very heartwarming.
• This was a well written book and a very good read.
• Outstanding true story of real dogs and people./ Jim
• Wonderful, inspiring book for any dog lover!
• Great book. I love true stories about real American heros. Thank you, to the trainers, handlers and of course the dogs.
• Hero Dogs was hard to put down. I’m a dog lover and trainer and reading the story of these rescued and rejected dogs that turned into disaster search partners was enlightening, exciting, and heart wrenching. Some of these dogs had such a rough start to their lives. It was wonderful reading how their training evolved along with partnering and learning how to be a search and rescue team.
  The story is told from Wilma’s perspective and gives us the beginning of her partnership with her own dog, Murphy and the frustration she felt from other SAR handlers and SAR organizations. After working the Oklahoma City bombing, she ultimately vows to train 168 dog and handler teams for each victim. She decides to use rescue dogs for her program. The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, SDF, was then created.
  I loved the stories of the different dogs and their individual personalities and quirks. The pairing of the dogs with their human partners was unique and very appropriate. Wilma doesn’t sugar coat the trials of training these dogs and handlers. She also doesn’t let us think that every dog was perfect for disaster search. Some didn’t make the cut, but ended up in a working environment that fit their specific skills. A promise she made at the beginning was that none of these dogs would ever see a shelter again even if they couldn’t become a part of the program. Along the way, she meets and becomes friends with many people that she freely acknowledges as being a part of the whole and not just one person’s goal. It took many people and dogs to get the SDF where it is today. The search and rescue community is definitely better for having her work so hard to have her dream become a reality. Disaster victims couldn’t want a better team on their side than the SDF dog and handler teams.
  It was hard to put this book down. It flowed very easily from page to page. If you know nothing, or very little about search and rescue this book will be interesting. If you have knowledge of SAR, you’ll enjoy reading about the dogs, training and handlers. I enjoyed reading this and would highly recommend it. I received a free e-copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.