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Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs

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One of the most startlingly things I learned in this book is the possibility of trained detector dogs revolutionizing medical practice. The current research suggests that dogs trained to detect breast cancer from breath samples may actually exceed the detection level of radiologists using mammography. The patient simply needs to breathe into a tube which the dog then sniffs. No painful breast compression, no risk of exposure to radiation, and the dog works for biscuits and the chance to play, not $400,000 or more like a radiologist. If we're worried about skyrocketing medical costs in America, maybe the people calling the shots should read Helton's book. Dogs are already used to keep us safe at Airports and to prevent people from smuggling in drugs or foreign pests. The use of dogs in medicine could be revolutionary, thanks Dr. Helton.
Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs is THE book on working dogs. Helton has brought together an immensely diverse set of the world's leading experts on dogs to create the first scientific book on working dogs available. Contributors include: Peter Pongracz, one of the world's leading researchers on canine social cognition; Samuel Gosling, the world's leading authority on animal personality and dog temperament; Allen Goldblatt, Irit Gazit, and Joseph Terkel, the world's leading experts on canine explosive detection; Michael Davis, a world expert on canine exercise physiology, sled dogs and canine athletes; Richard Engeman, pioneer whose work on using dogs to prevent the spread of invasive species, especially brown treesnakes in the Pacific, has saved countless environments; Alexander Ferworn, who has pioneered the interface of technology with working dogs, essentially the father of what you might call canine cyborgology; Paul Feltovich, expert on expertise; Deborah Smith, pioneer of conservation dogs; Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, authority on assistance dogs, etc., etc. Not to mention Helton himself, whose own research is cutting edge. The book covers almost every facet of working dogs. The book is full of interesting factual information and is definitely the book to get if you are interesting in the REAL SCIENCE of dogs.