There is an honesty and courageousness to her narrative that creates a connection between her and her reader. She has the ability with her writing to make you laugh and cry without feeling like your emotions are being manipulated. Her writing style is eminently readable and relatable. Where the Lost Dogs Go is an amazing book and, clichéd as it may sound, I could not put it down. Along the way, Susannah and Puzzle learn to read the clues in the field, and in each other, to accomplish together the critical work neither could do alone and to unravel the mystery of the human-canine bond.Years ago, I read and enjoyed Susannah Charleson’s book, Scent of the Missing, so when I saw she had a new book coming out I jumped at the chance to read an early reviewer’s copy. From the earliest air-scent lessons to her final mastery of whole-body dialog, Puzzle emerges as a fully collaborative partner in a noble enterprise that unfolds across the forests, plains, and cityscapes of the Southwest. Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzle's adventures together and of the close relationship they forge as they search for the lost-a teen gone missing, an Alzheimer's patient wandering in the cold, signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster. Puzzle's willfulness and high drive, both assets in the field, challenged even Susannah, who had raised dogs for years. Still she felt the call, and once she qualified to train a dog of her own, she adopted Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever puppy who exhibited unique aptitudes as a working dog but who was less interested in the role of compliant house pet.
A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Susannah was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team and soon discovered firsthand the long hours, nonexistent pay, and often heart-wrenching results they face. In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson clipped a photo from the newspaper: an exhausted canine handler, face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog.
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