![]() ![]() In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson’s attention was caught by a newspaper photograph of a canine handler, his exhausted face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog. ![]() ![]() Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzle's adventures as they search for the missing - a lost teen, an Alzheimer's patient wandering in the cold, signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster - and unravel the mystery of the bond between humans and dogs. SUSANNAH CHARLESON, New York Times best-selling author of Scent of the Missing and The Possibility Dogs, trains search-and-detection K9s, comfort dogs, and. A haunting meditation on trust, hope and love by a woman who adopts and trains a Golden Retriever puppy to become a search-and-rescue dog (People). Once she qualified to train a dog of her own, she adopted Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever puppy who exhibited unique aptitudes as a working dog but who was less interested in the role of compliant house pet. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Susannah was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team and soon discovered firsthand the long hours, nonexistent pay, and often heart-wrenching results they face. ![]() In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson clipped a photo from the newspaper of an exhausted canine handler, face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog. An unforgettable memoir from a search-and-rescue pilot and her spirited canine partner ![]()
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