This is another great week for dog books. The book that I am reviewing this week is entitled, "The Dog That Saved My Life" written by Isabel George. This book profiles several dogs who were heroes on the field of battle or who helped those who were in the front lines of combat.
The author does a fine job of telling the story of each dog and the person or persons impacted by the dog's life. As the title says, each of these dogs actually saved the lives of one or more persons. Some of them saved lives several times over.
One of the chapters in the book profiles Judy who I wrote about previously. This chapter makes good supplementary reading to the excellent book about Judy written by Damien Lewis that I have already highly recommended.
The chapter on the little dog named Rats was one of my favorites in the book. Rats looks to me like a cross between a corgi and a Jack Russell. He befriended the British troops who at one time patrolled Northern Ireland during the time of the intense trouble in that land. Rats enjoyed riding on helicopters and marching with the men on patrols. He saved lives by warning the men on several occasions of impending danger.
Another of the interesting chapters focuses on Caesar who served as a tracker dog for the Australian forces who fought in Southeast Asia during the height of the Vietnam War. People often forget that other nations aided the South Vietnamese in this conflict besides the United States. Caesar saved lives numerous times. One notable incident involved Caesar locating a mine that if detonated would have wiped out an entire platoon.
These are just a few of the dogs profiled in Ms. George's interesting and well written book. This book is highly recommended.
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