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Soldier Dogs - Maria Goodavage
By: Chiprocks1 Date: April 28, 2012, 10:41 am
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[center]Soldier Dogs (2012)
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I first heard about this book when Maria Goodavage was on The
Daily Show promoting it. She was a great guest and really sold
me on it. Well, I wish the book was as good as her time on the
show. Although it was an interesting read, I really didn't like
the format of how it was written. It was kind of all over the
place with no consistent narrative. It's more along the lines of
this happened here, and that happened there as she weaves in and
out of different Handler/Dog teams.
But for me, even though the stories have and should be told, I
personally didn't enjoy having to read about Handlers having to
watch their Soldier Dogs dying in combat in such detail. It was
heartbreaking as a reader to have this image burned into my
mind, but I can only imagine what other handlers, friends and
family members would feel about having to relive these painful
memories as well.
Even the stories about their Dogs dying in their arms after
retirement from the military was too much for me to handle. The
book is good for what it is and I'd recommend it as a Rent from
your local Library. But I would never read it again. Once is
enough for me
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Re: Soldier Dogs - Maria Goodavage
By: Chiprocks1 Date: May 28, 2012, 10:40 am
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[center]Service Dogs Help Wash. Soldiers Battling PTSD
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Re: Soldier Dogs - Maria Goodavage
By: Chiprocks1 Date: April 28, 2013, 3:49 pm
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[center]CBS 60 minutes Sniffing Out Bombs- America's most elite
dogs
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Saw this on 60 Minutes. It's a great story. I'm going to see
about checking out his book as well. Check out the clip when you
get the chance.
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