Man's Best Friend: The inspiring true story of Sergeant Luke Warburton, his police dog Chuck and the crime-busting...

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Luke Warburton Simon Bouda

Man's Best Friend

The inspiring true story of Sergeant Luke Warburton, his police dog Chuck and the crime-busting...

Luke Warburton, Simon Bouda

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Hachette Australia
06 August 2019

Memoirs; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Police & security services; Farm & working animals; Dogs as pets; Biography - Australian

At 10.30 p.m. on 12 January 2016 Acting Sergeant Luke Warburton thought he was taking his last breath. A decorated New South Wales Police Officer, the father of three was looking death in the face after a bullet pierced his femoral vein. If it wasn't for the fact that it happened in the Emergency Ward of Sydney's Nepean Hospital, Warburton would probably have been dead already. An hour earlier, he'd walked to his police van with his ever-faithful German shepherd, Chuck, trotting alongside.

Later, Luke would be awarded the Commissioner's Valour Award for conspicuous merit and exceptional bravery in the line of duty. He would maintain he was just a copper doing his job.

So, too, was Chuck, who was nationally recognised for bringing down Australia's most wanted man, Malcolm Naden, after a manhunt lasting more than seven years.

MAN'S BEST FRIEND is Luke and Chuck's story. It's the story of a boy who dreamed of one day being a policeman, of his love for dogs and his time at the NSW Police Dog Unit. It's also the story of an ordinary man and his ordinary dog doing extraordinary things in the line of duty.

By: Luke Warburton, Simon Bouda
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780733641817
ISBN 10: 0733641814
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Luke Warburton (Author) Luke Warburton is a Senior Constable who won the Commissioner's Valour Award for bravery as a member of the Dog Squad in Western Sydney. Simon Bouda (Author) Simon Bouda is an investigative journalist with Channel 9's crime and terror unit, and appears regularly on A Current Affair. Simon is the author of three books, including the bestselling Survival, the story of the Thredbo landslide, with Stuart Diver.