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Working Dog Heroes
Summary
A great Aussie yarn packed with inspiring stories of shelter dogs that have been given new life and purpose - and turned around the lives of others.
Steve Austin isn't your average dog trainer. In this feel-good, yarn-laden memoir he shares amazing stories from a career of rescuing and training shelter dogs to become a crack force of K9s, culminating in his work for the Young Diggers program, which pairs specially trained dogs with returned Diggers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and more, with astonishing results.
A down-to-earth Aussie larrikin of a bloke with a gift for telling a great yarn, Steve Austin trains extraordinary, elite dogs for vital missions internationally in the fields of drug enforcement, environmental protection and much more. From drug detection to penguins, cane toads and even truffles, and from the icy conditions of Macquarie Island to the LAPD, if you need something detected, Steve's got a dog for that. And a yarn to tell!
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- Spider L
- 25-01-20
Ahead of its time
Having had personal experience of many of these working dog specialisations since the early 1970's and the gradual development and acceptance of positive reinforcement techniques as the first and main option. The author of this book has used and proved the value of these methods throughout his very extensive career.
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- AlisonE
- 16-09-19
That was fun
I really enjoyed the different stories of training and working with different animals.
I found the dog training stories very motivational.
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- KarenW
- 02-04-17
Man's Best Friend.....AND Dog's Bestest Friend
What made the experience of listening to Working Dog Heroes the most enjoyable?
I just loved the whole story of how Steve rose through the ranks of knowing nothing about dogs and behavior to now being world renowned for his work with dogs. I was right there with him and his dogs the whole time, and David's always amazing voice made it easy to conjure up the images that made the story even more personal to me.
What other book might you compare Working Dog Heroes to and why?
I have many books about working dogs, and this book is equal to them all in quality of writing, narration, and plot.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I did more laughing and cheering than getting emotional. The times when his dogs would each pass away were of course sad and moving. I lost my own dog suddenly a couple years ago, so whenever I read or hear of a dog passing away for any reason, it makes me sad.
Any additional comments?
Knowing that David Tredinnick was narrating made it a quick sell to me. I have listened to some other books narrated by him (Horrie, for instance) and already know he would make it a great listen. I do some work with service and therapy dogs, and had my own until he passed away, so I'm very familiar with working dogs and those who love and train them. I am grateful to know that Steve has so much love for his dogs and all animals in general, that he has devoted his life to training them and keeping them healthy and working for good causes.