Scent of the Missing, Susannah Charleson
Scent of the Missing, Susannah Charleson
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Scent of the Missing
Love and Partnership with a SearchandRescue Dog

Author: Susannah Charleson

Narrator: Susannah Charleson

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2010


Synopsis

After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his searchandrescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Charleson got Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever, who from the start, exhibited a unique aptitude for searchandrescue work. But the puppys willfulness challenged even Susannah, who had raised dogs for years. Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzles adventures and the complex relationship they forge as they help in the pursuit and recovery of people who have fallen prey to crime, misadventure, or catastrophe: a missing teenager, an Alzheimers patient wandering in the cold, signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.

About Susannah Charleson

Susannah Charleson is the author of several acclaimed books, including Scent of the Missing and The Possibility Dogs. She is a service-dog trainer, canine search-and-rescue team member, and a flight instructor.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary

This is the first book about a dog that hasn't made me cry and I get teary while reading most dog books. This is a fearless look at life and what happens when you decide to help other people. Susannah Charleston doesn't mention how she really earns a living and pays for all that dog food, but you ge......more

Goodreads review by Jim

The writing was pretty good as was the reading, both done by the author, although both could slow down. Sometimes they'd both be at a low point & then it was a chore to keep going, but generally it was interesting. I've never read another about Search & Rescue (SAR). She does a great job showing that......more

This is truly a lovely book about service dogs, rescue dogs in particular. He follows the life of dogs through training and into their active participation and search and rescue. So nice story and one that I recommend to people.......more