Interviews

This is where you will find reviews and interviews of the Family Disaster Dogs books and lessons.

One of these days I will have all the interviews posted here!

🐕 Here's another author's site where he has interviewed many great authors including me, have a look at Rune S Nielsen's site to read my interview, as well as many other authors. Check out the cool graphics he made using AL. 

🐕 Here's a Radio Interview from a few years ago where I talk about what inspired me to write the books.

Chat and Spin Radio UK interview 29 Nov 2020

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🐕 Learn more about the books and me at this interview on Delivery Rank 

Thank you everyone for the wonderful 2026 reviews!!!

There are many more reviews on Goodreads, go to my author profile from this link and see all the books. (btw a couple books there are not mine, you will be able to see those too)

Goodreads the Family Disaster Dogs 

Here's a few of many who emailed me.

🐕Thank you  Lauren for the kind words!

Dear Amber Higgins,

Your book, Family Disaster Dogs, immediately caught my attention because it presents an extraordinary idea through something many families already have at home: the natural abilities of a family dog.

What makes the concept particularly compelling is the possibility of transforming an ordinary household pet into an unexpected source of protection and hope during an emergency. Through practical training, dogs can learn to locate family members, respond to danger, carry supplies, seek help, and assist their owners during situations such as earthquakes, floods, and other disasters.

What resonated with me most is the underlying message that the bond between a family and its dog can become something much more powerful when people understand how to work with the animal's natural instincts. 

🐕 Ashley told me this about "My Puppy Finds Santa" I was immediately charmed by the timeless, magical atmosphere you have created with Lily and Max. 

🐕 Kate sent me this about "Family Disaster Dogs book", 

I finished Family Disaster Dogs last week, and I sat with the ideas for a long while after closing the book. Not because they were difficult to understand, though the scope of what you teach is genuinely impressive, but because of the empowerment. The wonderful, liberating empowerment that runs through every page and refuses to fade, even after the final lesson is done.

You have written something rare: a guide that does not simply offer advice but transforms the way families think about their dogs. A book that shows how any dog—from the little Chihuahua to the Great Dane—can become the family's very own Search and Rescue Dog. A book that turns everyday games into life-saving skills, that teaches us to use our dog's natural abilities to find missing people, carry evacuation supplies, alert us to danger, and more. This is not just a training manual. It is a gift. A gift of preparedness, of confidence, and of the knowledge that our dogs can be our greatest allies in an emergency.

Here's a few reviews from readers of familydisasterdogs.com in 2019

From : Alice 

Excellent blog, good to see someone is posting quality information.

From: A. Green said It was really insightful. Thanks for such a nice content. Cheers

From: Bentleigh vet 

Thanks for sharing this post. I am very interested in this topic. I would like to share my opinion on this. When socializing together with your pet, attempt to deal with them as one other same-species animal. For horses, you'll be able to inform a horse you are its good friend by gently blowing into its nostrils by the use of greeting. If the horse whuffles again, you already know you have simply been accepted into its herd.

From: Little River Vet Clinic 

Good post.:)

Interview by NF Reads website

Intro

Hello,

I’m Amber Higgins, the author of three books that tell dog owners how to use the family dog to find missing loved ones and help during disasters. I’ve also self-published a short story called, “A Squirrel Planted an Acorn”.

I always was a writer and dog lover. My work was first published offline in the 1990’s in magazines and newspapers, including a weekly herbal health column that ran two years. I set writing aside for about fifteen years to volunteer with my bloodhounds and German shepherds I raised, trained and placed nationwide for search and rescue work. I’ve worked with pets since 1976 as a professional master groomer, dog trainer and pet business owner until recently semi-retiring to spend more time writing.

What is the story behind your book(s)? click to read the whole interview 

February 23 2018
Review by Mark Elliot on Facebook's Family Disaster Dogs page

Amber Higgins is an expert on the subject of disaster preparedness, in conjunction with pets (dogs, mainly), used in helping families achieve some measure of safety in the event of (God forbid) an emergency or disaster - large or small.

She's adept in the field of Search and Rescue (SAR), specifically K9 Search and Rescue. Having trained and used her own dogs, to search for - and find - missing persons.

 Her books are a compendium of knowledge, comprised of decades of experience and research, written in such a way that even the novice, every day pet owner will find immediate success.

11/20/2019
My Puppy Can Find Me children's book

Review #1:
Review Rating:
5 Stars -

Reviewed By Amy Raines for Readers’ Favorite

My Puppy Can Find Me is written by Amber Higgins and illustrated by Helen “Scotty” King.

In this educational picture book, a child can learn how to utilize the family dog’s innate intelligence in a crisis situation. Dogs are naturally loyal to their humans, which makes it easy to teach children to use their pet's obedience training to help them during emergency situations. Each page of My Puppy Can Find Me reinforces the key points of a dog’s obedience in a fun way so that kids will easily remember that their furry friend can be a genuine hero. It is very difficult to think that the unthinkable could happen but children do sometimes get separated from their families. This picture book can help a child learn to keep calm, use their dog’s training, and wait for help to come.

I recommend My Puppy Can Find Me by Amber Higgins to anyone who has children and a family dog. Every page easily explains how important it is for a child to remain calm during a crisis because their dog can help them. I love how Higgins provided 'fill in the blanks' for a family dog’s name so that a child can clearly see that their dog can save them if they use the training exercises. The beautiful illustrations by Helen “Scotty” King are fun and interactive as they reinforce life-saving concepts of their pet’s ability to help them. What I loved the most about My Puppy Can Save Me is how Higgins made the story easy for early readers to comprehend.

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