Includes stories which tells about how the dog came to be a "working" dog. This book demonstrates again and again how dogs act in selfless, helpful ways and will go out of their way to assist the humans in their lives.

Whether they are visiting deteriorating elders at care facilities, sniffing cancer before it can be diagnosed any other way, leading the blind or assisting trauma surgeons in Iraq, these animals go beyond the call of duty. We can all learn from these amazing pooches. Poignant, funny, devastating - the stories of these heroic dogs will entertain readers while they also challenge and inspire.