Explores the elite echelon who protect first families, popes, and presidential candidates. Goodavage delivers a detailed account of the careful selection of dogs and handlers, their intense year-round training, their international missions, and, most important, their bond - the glue that holds the teams together and can mean the difference between finding bombs and terrorists or all hell breaking loose. Secret Service dogs celebrates these astoundingly skilled dogs and handlers, showing how they strive to keep America's leaders safe in an all-too-violent world. -- From the publisher.

A very strange day --Highly skilled operators -- On-off switch -- A firm grip -- Sleep tight, Pope Francis -- Worthy of trust and confidence -- Shutting down the White House -- What's that? -- Frequent flyers -- Intruder alert! -- Drive -- A few little bites -- The killing fields -- with dog -- One hot dog -- The end of a very strange day -- The dispatcher calls -- This is for you, dog.