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The alarm sounds and Lyric bolts into action. Lyric knows just what to do in an emergency. She is a service dog who has been trained to help her owner out of danger. She knocks off the phone receiver and presses the key, calling 911--and saving her owner's life! Lyric isn't the only smart dog in the kennel. People are discovering why dogs really are man's best friend. In Dogs, kids will read many exciting stories of dogs displaying their amazi...

The alarm sounds and Lyric bolts into action. Lyric knows just what to do in an emergency. She is a service dog who has been trained to help her owner out of danger. She knocks off the phone receiver and presses the key, calling 911--and saving her owner's life! Lyric isn't the only smart dog in the kennel. People are discovering why dogs really are man's best friend. In Dogs, kids will read many exciting stories of dogs displaying their amazi...

In Wolves, young readers will follow Professor Harry Frank as he uncovers the truth about wolf intelligence. Children will learn how Professor Frank adopted wolverine pups and studied their problem-solving ability by building "puzzle boxes" that pups had to open to get food. From pulling strings to unlatching doors, the pups were able to open all the puzzle boxes. Despite their reputation as "the big bad wolf, " wolves rarely attack humans and...

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Whats the truth about beagles? Are they all nose and no brain? No way! A beagle certainly has a powerful nose to work withit has 220 million scent-receptors compared to the humans puny 5 million. But theres a lot more to beagles than the nose. And you wont have any doubts once youve met Trouble. This member of the USDAs Beagle Brigade works at Miamis airportsniffing out banned meats, fruit, and other plant items. During five years on the job, ...

Cairn terriers are smallbut their fun personalities can easily fill up the big screen! Right off the bat, readers will meet Terry, the little cairn terrier who played Toto in the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz. Toto became one of Hollywoods most famous dogs because of the loyalty, courage, and intelligence that Terry showed on screentraits that any cairn terrier owner would instantly recognize. Where did these qualities come from? Perhaps...