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    Category: Dog information

    Category: Dog information

    The Right Dog for the Job: Irah’s Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog

    Books / Dog information / Service dogs August 14, 2018 November 29, 2018

    “The Right Dog for the Job” follows Irah, a wonderful golden retriever who started out as a service dog in training and ended up as a Guide Dog for the Blind. I made many new friends, both canine and human, while working on this project.

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    Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives on the Job

    Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives on the Job
    Books / Dog information / Kahuna Front Page June 27, 2018 August 4, 2019

    Kids will love learning about some of the many helpful jobs dogs do for people using their amazing sense of smell.

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    Made for Each Other: Why Dogs and People Are Perfect Partners

    Made for Each Other: Why Dogs and People Are Perfect Partners
    Books / Dog information / Dog research / Dog Writer Dorothy / Kahuna Front Page / Service dogs January 23, 2018 August 8, 2019

    Learn how humans developed different kinds of dogs for different jobs, how dog and human brains and hormones work together to bond us, and how new helpful jobs for dogs have come about in recent years.

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    Police Dog demonstration

    Police Dog demonstration
    Dog information / Dog Writer Dorothy / Police dogs / Scent Detecting Dogs July 11, 2016 June 20, 2019

    I recently made an appearance at the beautiful new Billings, Montana, public library to talk about the dog books I’ve written for children.  The first, “Maggie: A Sheep Dog,” about a sheep guard dog, came out in 1986, and my next book, “Dog on Board: The True Story of Eclipse …

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    The American Kennel Club Website

    The American Kennel Club Website
    Dog information / Dog Writer Dorothy February 9, 2016 May 28, 2018

    The American Kennel Club website can be a great resource for dog lovers.  If you’re like me, you mainly think of the club in terms of dog shows and breed requirements, but the site offers so much more than information about shows and pedigree registration. Here’s a sample of the …

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