Author:  Elizabeth Wilhide

Publisher:  Quadrille

Description:  Real life stories like these, Extraordinary Dogs details how super-heightened senses, strength and loyalty allow dogs to perform remarkable acts.  It explains their biology their muscular strength, how their movable ears pinpoint sound, how their huge number of scent receptors powers their astonishing sense of smell - and dispels many myths, for example that dogs' sight is limited:  not so - they have amazing ability to see movement over long distances.  Each chapter explores an element of the world of dogs.