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001 2013026244
003 DLC
005 20140409081031.0
008 130709s2013 nyuab 000 0deng
010 $a 2013026244
020 $a9781250041821 (hardback)
020 $z9781466840232 (e-book)
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042 $apcc
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050 00 $aUH100$b.R58 2014
082 00 $a359.9/84$223
084 $aJNF025130$aJNF003060$aJNF025140$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRitland, Mike.
245 10 $aNavy seal dogs :$bmy tale of training canines for combat /$cMike Ritland.
264 1 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Griffin,$c2013.
300 $ax,190 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index.
520 $a"Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors--who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and highest skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them.This special edition re-telling presents the dramatic tale of how Ritland discovered his passion and grew up to become the trainer of the nation's most elite military working dogs. Ritland was a smaller-than-average kid who was often picked-on at school--which led him to spend more time with dogs at a young age. After graduating BUD/S training--the toughest military training in the world--to become a SEAL, he was on combat deployment in Iraq when he saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company to train and supply working and protection dogs for the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, and other clients. He also started the Warrior Dog Foundation to help retired Special Operations dogs live long and happy lives after their service.This is the true story of how Mike Ritland grew from a skinny, bullied child, to a member of our nation's most elite SEAL Teams, to the trainer of the world's most highly skilled K9 warriors"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aDogs$xWar use$zUnited States.
600 10 $aRitland, Mike.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bNavy.$bSEALs$vBiography.
650 0 $aDogs$xWar use$zIraq.
650 0 $aDogs$xWar use$zAfghanistan.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xDogs.
650 0 $aAfghan War, 2001-$xDogs.
650 7 $aJUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aJUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Dogs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aJUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Modern.$2bisacsh