What is a Family Disaster Dog? It is Your Dog trained to Find and Rescue You! The Family Disaster Dog Book shows you how easy a pet dog of any age, size or breed can be your very own Search and Rescue Dog!Dogs do these skills every day without us noticing. Teaching your family dog to come to your aid during an emergency is not as difficult as one might think.This book shows you how Any size dog from the little Chihuahua to the Great Dane can help its owner survive..and they find you every day already when they want to play or eat so why not learn what else they can do to help you ! One of our biggest fears and chores during a disaster is losing or finding a loved one and every dog has the ability to find its family members or friends. We, as dog owners, only need to learn how to use the natural ability of the dog to the full advantage during emergencies. These fun and easy lessons are tailored for the family to learn rescue skills in the comfort of the home during daily activities by former Search Dog Instructor Amber Higgins who spent over a decade breeding and training AKC Bloodhounds for nationwide Search and Rescue FEMA volunteer work along with German Shepherd Dogs. This updated 2nd edition of The Family Disaster Dogs book includes more short easy to do at-home lessons that are fun games for the whole family to learn how-to:Ask any dog to find family members and friends who are lost or missing !Learn how your dog can be a messenger dog !How any size dog can carry extra supplies if you have to evacuate.Learn how to pack and use a Dog Bug-out Bag with 3 days of survival supplies for you and your dog.Teach your dog to alert you to danger and warning sirens with these easy at home lessons.If you are trapped in an earthquake,your dog can find you, dig you out or bring you first aid until rescuers arrive !Send your dog for help or to your partner or child on command, it's easy to do with this book. Teach your dog to bring you items by name and much more !Teach the whole family how to use the family dog as their own search and rescue dog in tornado, floods, earthquakes and to find lost loved ones !Don't have a dog then this book is a great gift for a friend or neighbor who has a dog and they can come to your rescue too !Use this book to Form a neighborhood Family Disaster Dog group at church or clubs to help neighbors until emergency response arrives ! Coming soon "My Puppy Can Find Me" children's picture books by Amber Higgins for young children to learn what to do if they are every lost.