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Dogs In Harm's Way | |
Walking Point | p. 3 |
Regular, Everyday Heroes | p. 7 |
Uncrating the History of War Dogs | p. 14 |
Jake, the Everydog with the Right Stuff? | p. 20 |
The Meaning of Military Dog Tattoos | p. 24 |
Hey, is That 600 Rounds of Antiaircraft Ammunition? | p. 29 |
This is the Life | p. 36 |
The Killing Fields, with Dog | p. 38 |
Nature, Nurture, and Training | |
Shopping in Europe | p. 45 |
The Diversity of MWD Jobs | p. 51 |
And Then There's Lars | p. 56 |
Only the Bold with an Unnatural Desire | p. 62 |
The Wrong Stuff | p. 67 |
What's in a Name? | p. 72 |
Born in the USA | p. 75 |
A Tattoo, and a Little Operation | p. 82 |
Boot Camp | p. 84 |
Handlers with Buckets | p. 90 |
Dog School | p. 96 |
I Try Not to Notice the Blood | p. 103 |
Reward-Based Training, Mostly | p. 109 |
The Dog Trainer and the Scientists | |
Afghanistan, USA | p. 121 |
The Proving Ground | p. 124 |
Gun-Shy | p. 130 |
Sheeple | p. 137 |
Gunny | p. 139 |
A Verbal Leash | p. 144 |
Heat | p. 151 |
The End of the Road? | p. 157 |
The Scientists Weigh in on Nose Power | p. 159 |
A Tour of a Dog's Nose | p. 167 |
A Cloud of Scurf | p. 171 |
Dog Sense | p. 175 |
Plumbing a Dog's Mind | p. 178 |
The Smell of Fear Revisited | p. 183 |
Dogs and Their Soldiers | |
Round the Corner, Down to the River | p. 189 |
The Sound of Blek Screaming | p. 193 |
The Buddy System | p. 198 |
That Dog Who Was Walking Point | p. 201 |
Special Effects | p. 203 |
Foxholes | p. 207 |
Rex... and Cinte | p. 210 |
Always Around | p. 221 |
Beyond Death | p. 226 |
After the Traumatic Stress | p. 229 |
Semper Fidelis | p. 233 |
Cycle of Life | p. 238 |
"The Worst Kind of Animal Abuse" | p. 242 |
A Nice Retirement | p. 248 |
The Adoption Craze | p. 252 |
A Very Good Life | p. 261 |
The Best Medical Care Money Can Buy | p. 266 |
Thirteen Medals and Ribbons | p. 271 |
Who Needs Medals or Stamps? | p. 274 |
Walking Point, Once Again | p. 280 |
A Note on Sources | p. 285 |
Acknowledgments | p. 291 |
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