Robert D CalkinsRobert "Bob" Calkins has been a search and rescue dog handler in western Washington state for more than a dozen years. He currently searches with K9 Ruger, a four year old Golden Retriever who is his third search dog. He and his dogs have responded t everything from routine missing person cases, to homicides, to the horrific landslide that in 2014 swept over homes in the tiny community of Oso, Washington. Calkins was inspired to write the Sierra the Search Dog series by his experience training and leading SAR dogs. The series introduces Sierra and Bryce to three distinct audiences (children, young adult, and adult) by seamlessly shifting genre with each new novel - a truly innovative approach to storytelling. Read More Read Less