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Are you a volunteer in some way? If so, where do you volunteer? How has volunteering affected you? After reading these stories, how has your idea of volunteering changed?

The majority of the handlers portrayed in Extraordinary Dogs are volunteers for the respective organizations.

In what ways is Extraordinary Dogs a call to action-locally, regionally, and nationally? How can you put this call to action into practice within your own life?.

In what ways did the dogs portrayed in Extraordinary Dogs demonstrate that dogs and other animals can be good for our mind, body, and spirit?.

After reading the essays in Extraordinary Dogs, how do you think your community could benefit from dogs? Or, are there ways in which dogs and other animals already impact your community in a positive way?.

What do you think it is about dogs that make them perfect for both working with and working to help people, whether it is as Search and Rescue dogs, TSA dogs, Comfort Dogs, service dogs, or as canine ambassadors?.

What did the essays in Extraordinary Dogs teach you about people and the human spirit?.

After reading the essays in Extraordinary Dogs, how have the meanings of the following words and emotions changed for you: Love, hope, joy, compassion, faith, healing, courage, hero, volunteer, and community service?.What did the stories in Extraordinary Dogs teach you about the connection between people and dogs or other animals?.How did these first-hand accounts of the dogs and handlers impact the way you previously thought about these events? Many of the essays in Extraordinary Dogs take you behind the scenes of some of the country’s biggest headlining tragedies and disasters.What were the most inspiring and impactful examples of courage and heroism to you personally within these essays? How did these stories affect your understanding of courage and heroism? Every dog and handler in Extraordinary Dogs exemplifies courage and heroism in various ways.Do you currently have, or have you ever had, a pet or other special animal in your life? If so, what lessons did you learn from them?.In what ways did the stories in Extraordinary Dogs support or change the way you think about dogs or other animals?.What is the greatest lesson you learned from the essays in Extraordinary Dogs?.Which essay or story in Extraordinary Dogs inspired or impacted you the most? Please explain.From personal and headlining national tragedies, trauma, and healing to love, hope, courage, compassion, service, faith, connection, and everyday heroism, the following discussion questions will allow you to further explore and actively engage with the stories shared throughout the book. Read individually or collectively, among the 40 essays in Extraordinary Dogs there several launching points for discussion about the numerous questions and topics we all confront in our lives every day. Their moving stories and beautiful photographs are an unprecedented glimpse at Comfort Dogs and Search and Rescue Dogs, along with bomb-detecting TSA dogs and canine ambassadors from across the United States. (Oct.Stories From Search and Rescue Dogs, Comfort Dogs, and Other Canine HeroesĮxtraordinary Dogs portrays more than 50 working dogs, along with the police officers, firefighters, veterans, and other trained volunteer handlers who serve side-by-side with them. Agent: Steve Troha, Folio Literary Management. This inspiring work commendably documents how rescue and comfort dogs (and their handlers) help humans deal with trauma. The book is sprinkled with sometimes bittersweet anecdotes, such as a visit by a group of comfort golden retrievers to the Sandy Hook Elementary school that coincided with a fortuitous and large shipment of stress balls.

Stavrinides and Schlimm introduce readers to remarkable animals such as Rocket, a Belgian Malinois/border collie mix, rescued one day before he was scheduled to be euthanized, who proved expert at searching for disaster victims, and Bo, a Korean Jindo mix rescued from being slaughtered for meat and thereafter made by his owners into a “furry, four-legged activist” against dog abuse. People they have helped, as detailed here, include veterans recuperating from battlefield injuries, homeless shelter residents, first responders, and even children terrified of trips to the dentist’s office. This rewarding follow-up to photographer Stavrinides’s Miracle Dogs, with text by Schlimm ( Moonshine), profiles over 50 dogs responsible for heroic feats.