Cat Warren is a professor at North Carolina State University, where she teaches science journalism, editing, and creative nonfiction courses. Before starting her academic career, Warren worked for newspapers across the United States, reporting on crime, poverty, and politics, from California to Wyoming to Connecticut. Warren started training her young German shepherd, Solo, as a cadaver dog in 2004. She and Solo were called to search for the missing across North Carolina for a number of years. She lives in downtown Durham, North Carolina, with her husband, David Auerbach, a retired professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University, and their two German shepherds. Visit CatWarren.com.
"What the Dog Knows is a fascinating, deeply reported journey into
scent, death, forensics and the amazing things dogs can do with
their noses: sniffing out graves, truffles, bedbugs, maybe even
cancer. But it's also a moving story of how one woman transformed
her troubled dog into a loving companion and an asset to society,
all while stumbling on the beauty of life in their searches for
death."--Rebecca Skloot, New York Times Book Review
"What the Dog Knows has so much to offer to handlers, trainers, and
dog people in general. A full reporting of the stories here would
rob you of the roller-coaster of emotions that Cat and Solo
experience, and I want you to experience them for yourself. Warren
is obviously a very skilled and entertaining writer, while never
writing down to anyone from a high post. You will truly like Cat
Warren as she reveals herself in the book, and you'll feel her
pride in her partner 'Solo.'"-- "German Shepherd Adventures"
"What the Dog Knows is a fascinating exploration into the minds and
characters of some very special dogs. No one who cares about dogs
should miss this smart, funny, and at times surprisingly moving
book."--Spencer Quinn, author of Dog on It
"What the Dog Knows is first the story of the relationship between
a hard-working cadaver dog and his human companion. But that deeply
felt relationship opens the way to an exploration of the working
dog world and in doing so becomes something more--a realization of
the intelligence, determination, and decency of these animals, a
story both wonderful and wise."--Deborah Blum, author of Love at
Goon Park and The Poisoner's Handbook
"It doesn't take a dog-lover (such as myself) to appreciate Cat
Warren's remarkable What the Dog Knows. Prepare to be enthralled
and enlightened by this story of Solo and his mistress whose clear,
lively, personal and intelligent writing will nail you from page
one. It's a toss-up as to who is more fascinating--the dog people
or the dogs themselves--in this wonderful and altogether unique
book."--Lee Smith, author of The Last Girls
"Just finished What the Dog Knows, Cat Warren's wonderful new book
about the training of her cadaver dog, Solo. This is a real treat
for serious dog people: informative, compelling, moving, sad,
funny, the works. I loved it."--Carol Lea Benjamin, author of Dog
Smart: The Art of Training Your Dog
"Move over CSI, and make way for Cat Warren and her forensic dog
Solo to grab and keep your attention. What the Dog Knows is
beautifully and compelling written--not only could I not put it
down, I didn't want to."--Patricia B. McConnell, PhD, CAAB, author
of The Other End of the Leash
"Warren writes . . . with the research-forward focus of an academic
and the sweat-and-scabs storytelling of someone who has lived in
the field. What the Dog Knows is an incredibly poignant book about
dogs and people and how the lost can become found again."-- "Indy
Week"
"Working dogs, be they search and rescue, cadaver or explosive
detection specialists, are--like their human partners--a breed
apart. They inhabit a world of complete commitment, utter
dedication, and extraordinarily rigorous training. What the Dog
Knows is greatly enriched by author Cat Warren's own love of
digging. She and Solo take us on some fascinating detours through
history and phony-baloney claims en route to the science, wonder
and awe that all rightly surround dogs' noses."--Sue Russell,
author of Lethal Intent and The Illustrated Courtroom
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