num_pages: 320
description: In an age fraught with terrorism United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president vice president their families visiting heads of state and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever look at a very special breed of heroes.Wherever the president goes there will be dogs. Theyll be there no matter what the country or state. Theyll be there regardless of the political climate the danger level the weather or the hour. If you let down your guard on the job says Special Agent Bill G. canine program manager it can change the history of the world. Its a burden Secret Service dog handlers take extremely seriously regardless of their specialty. Tactical dog handlers on the White House lawn handlers whose dogs sniff for explosives around the world and those who walk their amiable floppy-eared dogs up and down Pennsylvania Avenue all live one common mantra: Not on my watch. Or my dogs.Secret Service Dogs immerses readers into the heart of this elite world of canine teams who protect first families popes and presidential candidates: the selection of dogs and handlers their year-round training their missions around the world and most important the bondthe glue that holds the teams together and can mean the difference between finding bombs and terrorists or letting them slip by. These animals will gladly run into a hail of gunfire says 'Stew a Secret Service ERT tactical canine unit supervisor. All they ask in return is for their handlers to throw the ball with them pet them and talk to them in an embarrassingly high voice. Secret Service Dogs celebrates the Secret Services most unforgettable canine heroes. It is a must-read for fans of Maria Goodavage anyone who wants a rare inside view of the United States Secret Service or just loves dogs.
language: English
title: Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States
publisher: Dutton