The Power of the Pack

The Adventures and Misadventures of a Dog Trainer

Pierce H Russell

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New Bay Books LLC
14 July 2025

Memoirs; Dog obedience & training

In his moving personal memoir The Power of the Pack, Pierce H. Russell Jr. relates the story of how he discovered his life's passion while deployed overseas in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era. Stationed at Camp Ames with the 110th MP (Military Police) Company in South Korea in the early 1970s, the author made a life-changing switch from working as an accountant with the Motor Pool to handling and training one of the powerful sentry dogs in the MP dog platoon.

With humor and insight, Russell recounts his early years growing up in a household of strong personalities, conflict, and rigid expectations. He tells of the time in his childhood when he encountered and befriended his first dog, a lonely boxer who offered him love, solace and steadfast companionship.

Traveling west across the country after serving in Korea and graduating from Dean Junior College, the author eventually settled in Phoenix, Arizona where he began a business training and boarding dogs. Finding purpose and redemption while working and living with canines, Russell was inspired to develop a positive dog training system. He explains the pack dynamics that are key to building clear communication, harmony, and a loving bond between you and your dog. In the last section of The Power of the Pack, Russell profiles a variety of the troubled but endearing dogs he has worked with over his career.

By: Pierce H Russell
Imprint: New Bay Books LLC
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9798988299868
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 14 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born and raised in upstate New York, Pierce H. Russell Jr. enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating from high school. He was deployed to South Korea in the early 1970s and served as a sentry dog handler with the U.S. Army 110th MP (Military Police) Company at Camp Ames. Upon return to the U.S. and discharge from the army, he attended and graduated from (then) Dean Junior College with a degree in Business Administration. While journeying west across America after college, Pierce worked at a variety of business endeavors. He eventually settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where he devoted his life to training and boarding dogs.

Reviews for The Power of the Pack: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Dog Trainer

A moving look at dogs saving a man as he saves them. -Anne Raven, Bayhill Writers The Power of the Pack takes you inside the minds of Pierce's extended canine family and lays out a path to a life of shared happiness with your pup. Training tips aside, the profiles of pooches he has worked with are heartwarming and inspirational -Les Dickey, Facilitator: Bayhill Writers and The Scribblers