When Buddy is paired with Noah as a Detection Dog, he can't believe his luck! Here is a special, loving boy that he has the important task of looking after. Noah has anaemia and it's up to Buddy to protect him if he faints. It's a huge responsibility, but to Buddy it's the best job in the world!
Then Noah gets into trouble in the water on a trip to the seaside and everyone turns on Buddy. Noah is safe but the adults have lost their trust in his canine companion. Buddy knows what really happened, but how can he convince everyone he wasn't to blame?
What a sweet, cute story. Blake has clearly done their homework on dectection dogs, and this is a great way to help children see that helper dogs aren't just for blind people. I was surprised to see that so many people were allowed to pet and fuss over Noah while he was working - I thought working dogs were not supposed to be interrupted - but perhaps the rules are different for him, as it seems he doesn't have to be constantly on alert.
I enjoyed the story; it was well written and just pacy enough without being too fast. I can imagine this going down very well as a bedtme story or classroom read. It seems that Blake is going to write more, or at least one more; there's a teaser in the back of this for the next one. I hope there's plenty; Blake has real insight into dog's behaviour and I look forward to reading plenty more books in this series.
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