The Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs By Lisa Rogak

The Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs Lisa Rogak

Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to its release date.

Great book about perhaps the lesser known and certainly less appreciated soldier, the military dog. Kogak provides us a myriad of personal insights into the lives of the dogs and their trainers. These incredible dogs have been serving alongside our service members for decades. Our soldiers rely upon them heavily to seek out dangers we as humans couldn’t possibly do and in the process have saved countless lives. Rogak does an excellent job providing the history of the military dog, the complex system of selecting the right ones for duty, the rigorous and constant training dogs and trainers must endure, and the close personal relationships that develop between of dog and trainer. Her book is quite timely with the recent public interest and story about Cairo, the military dog who was with Seal Team 6 when they raided Osama Bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan. Rogak does well to include a segment about Cairo and the raid in her book.