Aided by illustrations and full color photographs of many different breeds at work, Detector Dog is throughly 'user friendly' step-by-step instruction manual that will open up a whole new world of activities readers and their own canine companions can enjoy together. Impressively informative and profusely illustrated, Detector Dog is very highly recommended for personal, professional, community, and academic library Pets/Wildlife collections in general, and Dog Training supplemental studies reading lists in particular.- Midwest Book Review; For busy dogs with busy owners this is a great positive technique to improve your skills as a dog wonder and build a greater bond with your dog whilst all the time having fun. Thank you Pam for writing such a useful and fact filled book that I will happily pass onto my clients from now on. - Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors; Detector Dogs is not just for adults. Its reading level may be 12+, but any mature child or adolescent dog owner will respond enthusiastically to such a novel challenge. The dog's repose is on of uninhibited joy! Y Detector Dog is the journey of a lifetime though the nose of your dog. - Geelong Obedience Dog Club. If you wish to learn about the introduction to scent work, Detector Dog is a great book ... crammed with great information. In this book you will learn a little about how scent works, with a few nice diagrams and full-colour illustrations and photographs to show you how scent travels, important information to know. Pam walks you through handling searches with your dog. She clearly explained some handling techniques and how to develop search patterns, so you are not missing anything. She also explains different patterns and includes a very helpful troubleshooting section. If you are looking to learn about scent detection/nosework, I highly recommend this book. - Association of Professional Dog Trainers.