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Fact and fiction both welcome; there is already a fiction list. Any story about a dog with service training can be listed here as a tribute to these amazing creatures and their handlers. Tracking, search and rescue, police work, drug-sniffing, Guide dogs, trained service dogs of any sort.
Please do not include standard working dogs such as sled dogs and sheepdogs, which should have their own list.
Please do not include standard working dogs such as sled dogs and sheepdogs, which should have their own list.
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Tracking Justice (Texas K-9 Unit, #1)
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Shirlee McCoy (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 984 ratings
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The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1)
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Jeffrey B. Burton (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 3,279 ratings
score: 200,
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Backstage Iditarod, 2nd Edition
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June Price (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 199,
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Last Call & other short stories
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P. Comley (Editor)
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 198,
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Explosive Secrets (Texas K-9 Unit #4)
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Valerie Hansen (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 716 ratings
score: 196,
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Backstage Iditarod
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June Price (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 195,
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Lone Star Protector (Texas K-9 Unit #6)
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Lenora Worth (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 819 ratings
score: 193,
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Texas K-9 Unit Christmas: An Anthology
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Shirlee McCoy (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 416 ratings
score: 191,
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Scent of Danger (Texas K-9 Unit #5)
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Terri Reed (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 651 ratings
score: 189,
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Guard Duty (Texas K-9 Unit, #3)
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Sharon Dunn (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 741 ratings
score: 187,
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Man's Best Hero: True Stories of Great American Dogs
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4.21 avg rating — 102 ratings
score: 185,
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Smoky Mountain Tracks (Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries, #1)
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Donna Ball (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
score: 182,
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Search Dogs and Me: One Man and his Life-Saving Dogs
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4.34 avg rating — 62 ratings
score: 180,
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The Mark of Merlin
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3.83 avg rating — 427 ratings
score: 178,
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Ruffly Speaking (A Dog Lover's Mystery, #7)
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3.78 avg rating — 498 ratings
score: 167,
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Dash, P.I.
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score: 165,
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The Long Good Boy (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #6)
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3.87 avg rating — 271 ratings
score: 163,
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This Dog for Hire (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #1)
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3.85 avg rating — 871 ratings
score: 155,
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Protection Detail (Capitol K-9 Unit #1)
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Shirlee McCoy (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 534 ratings
score: 153,
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One Man And His Dog
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4.56 avg rating — 436 ratings
score: 150,
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A Valentine for the Veterinarian (Paradise Animal Clinic #2)
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Katie Meyer (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 89 ratings
score: 148,
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Truth and Consequences (Rookie K-9 Unit #2)
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Lenora Worth (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 442 ratings
score: 146,
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Protect and Serve
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Terri Reed (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 538 ratings
score: 144,
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To Save Her Child (Alaskan Search and Rescue #2)
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Margaret Daley (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 409 ratings
score: 142,
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Secrets and Lies (Rookie K-9 Unit #5)
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Shirlee McCoy (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 423 ratings
score: 140,
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When G-D Asks Me; When God Asks Me
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Devorah Kalani (Goodreads Author)
4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Call of the Wild
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3.91 avg rating — 465,154 ratings
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Paw of the Jungle (Paw Enforcement #8)
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Diane Kelly (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 455 ratings
score: 100,
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Avalanche Dog
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3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Imprint Your Detection Dog in 15 Days: A step-by-step workbook
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4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Novice Nosework A Primer for Beginning Trackers
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 99,
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Scent and the Scenting Dog
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4.07 avg rating — 137 ratings
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Following Ghosts. Developing the Tracking Relationship
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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Tracking: For Companion and Sports Dogs
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score: 96,
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Emma V.I.P.
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4.05 avg rating — 91 ratings
score: 93,
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Walk a Lonely Road
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4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings
score: 89,
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A Walk in the Dark
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4.11 avg rating — 92 ratings
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A Bloodhound To Die For
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4.23 avg rating — 547 ratings
score: 87,
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A Brace of Bloodhounds (Jo Beth Sidden, No. 3)
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4.23 avg rating — 536 ratings
score: 86,
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Blind Bloodhound Justice
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4.25 avg rating — 557 ratings
score: 85,
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Ten Little Bloodhounds
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4.26 avg rating — 792 ratings
score: 84,
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The House on Bloodhound Lane
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4.24 avg rating — 635 ratings
score: 83,
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Death in Bloodhound Red (Jo Beth Sidden "Bloodhound" Mystery #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
score: 82,
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In Search of the Missing: Working With Search and Rescue Dogs
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3.28 avg rating — 39 ratings
score: 81,
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Without a Word (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #8)
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4.22 avg rating — 377 ratings
score: 77,
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Lady Vanishes (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #4)
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4.04 avg rating — 322 ratings
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Fall Guy (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #7)
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4.09 avg rating — 343 ratings
score: 75,
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A Hell of a Dog (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #3)
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3.88 avg rating — 310 ratings
score: 74,
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The Wrong Dog (Rachel Alexander & Dash #5)
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4.01 avg rating — 285 ratings
score: 73,
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The Dog Who Knew Too Much (Rachel Alexander & Dash, #2)
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3.84 avg rating — 433 ratings
score: 72,
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When in Bloom (Southern Charm #4)
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Nicole Dennis (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 152 ratings
score: 69,
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Storm Rising (FBI K-9 #3)
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Sara Driscoll (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
score: 62,
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1 person voted
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Missing in Conard County (Conard County: The Next Generation #41)
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4.16 avg rating — 93 ratings
score: 61,
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Mission to Protect (Military K-9 Unit, 1)
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Terri Reed (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 776 ratings
score: 60,
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1 person voted
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Special Agent (Classified K-9 Unit, #3)
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Valerie Hansen (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 572 ratings
score: 59,
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1 person voted
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Before It's Too Late (FBI K-9 #2)
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Sara Driscoll (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 3,679 ratings
score: 58,
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Run to Ground (Rocky Mountain K9 Unit, #1)
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Katie Ruggle (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 3,588 ratings
score: 57,
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Guardian (Classified K-9 Unit, #1)
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Terri Reed (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 999 ratings
score: 56,
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Rookie K-9 Unit Christmas: Surviving Christmas\Holiday High Alert (Rookie K-9 Unit #7)
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Valerie Hansen (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 261 ratings
score: 55,
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Lone Wolf (FBI K-9 #1)
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Sara Driscoll (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 5,198 ratings
score: 54,
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