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Search Dogs and Me

One Man and His Life-Saving Dogs

Neil Powell author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Colourpoint Creative Ltd

Published:16th Sep '11

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Neil Powell has been a dog handler for more than forty years and the dogs in his charge (breeds including the Alsatian, bloodhound, retriever and Labrador) have participated in every kind of search and rescue: from daring mountaineering rescues in the Mourne Mountains to helping to find victims of the Lockerbie bombing, from training the first Drowned Victim Recovery Dogs in Ireland to preparing two rescue Labradors to sniff out pirate DVDs for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America).

Neil and his dogs have participated in countless searches and saved many lives in Ireland, the United Kingdom and worldwide. Both heroic working dogs and much loved family pets, all the dogs in the book have their own quirks and personalities, but it’s their remarkable bond with Neil that forms the heart of this book. Search Dogs & Me is a heartwarming, inspiring and beautifully told story that proves once more the extraordinary things that man and dog can achieve by working together.

If Marley & Me made you cry, be warned – you will need a full box of tissues ... [Search Dogs & Me is] candid and heartwarming. 


Describes in vivid detail the demands of working in mountain rescue and leaves us in no doubt as to the faithful bond that grows between man and his dog. An oustanding must-read for all dog owners.

-- Pen Farthing, bestselling author of 'One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Helmand'

a paean to one man's canine passion


a fascinating book

ISBN: 9780856408670

Dimensions: 216mm x 135mm x 21mm

Weight: 414g

288 pages