Table of Contents
Foreword to the Tenth-Anniversary Edition 9
Foreword to the First Edition 10
Preface to the Tenth-Anniversary Edition 12
Preface to the First Edition 14
Acknowledgments 16
Introduction 18
Portraits in Courage 20
The World Trade Center 23
The Pentagon 125
The Fresh Kills Landfill 176
Shanksvilie, Pennsylvania 209
Animal-Assisted Crisis Response: Comfort during Crisis 214
Remembering the Rescuers 232
In Praise of Their Partners 234
Horse Creek: The Rescued Honor the Rescuers 278
A Teammate Tribute by Teresa MacPherson and Sonja Heritage 282
DOGNY: AKC's Salute to Search and Rescue Dogs by Daphna Straus 283
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation 290
SDF Today 295
An American First: The SDF National Training Center 297
SDF IronDog: Search Excellence Unleashed 298
Major: Growing Up in the SDF Family 301
The Publisher's Protégé Icon: Disaster Search Dog 301
Helping Paws in Haiti 308
ASPCA's Dog of the Year: SDF's Pearl 312
Understanding the Search and Rescue Canine 314
The Search Tool with a Tail: The Air-Scenting Dog 318
The FEMA-Certified Dog 321
K2 Canines: The IED Detection Solution 324
MWD…Military Working Dog 335
K2 Military Working Dogs 336
These Are the Dogs of War 338
Healing Our Canine Heroes 340
Health Care for MWDs: Holland Hospital 344
Finding One Another: Courage beyond Measure 346
Saluting Our Photographers 348
Glossary 349
Index 351