What the Dog Knows

<p><b>A World Book Night book.</b></p> <p><b>A <i>New York Times&#150;</i>bestselling book about the extraordinary abilities of man&#146;s best friend.</b></p> When Cat Warren adopted Solo an unruly German shepherd puppy she soon began to wonder what she&#146;d let herself in for. Solo&#146;s boundless energy was what made him loveable &#151; but it also made him exhausting and difficult to train. Then she struck upon an idea: what Solo needed was something to do.<br> <br> Like many dogs Solo was destined to work: using his nose to help the police locate missing people. In this lively accessible book Warren details Solo&#146;s journey from troublesome pup to expert cadaver dog and explores the fascinating hidden world of animals that do essential work and the handlers who train them.