. >> next on booktv, from the seventh annual savannah book festival in savannah, georgia, mike ritland discusses his book, "trident k9 warriors." this is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> good morning. first of all, i'd like to thank> the savannah book festival for having me here. you know, i think what they're doing is a marvelous thing, and it gives a lot of authors access to to venues like this to bet of able to, you know, talk about what they do and what they'reo passionate about. passionate about. so first and foremost i would like to thank them for bringing me here and everybody that is sitting out here for taking interest in what it is that i do in the book i wrote into the message i like to convey in terms of the importance of military working dogs and of the things they are capable of without your support. this wouldn't happen to think you for supporting me in the book. as it relates to the working dogs i grew up in northern iowa and there isn't a lot to do. there's farming and hunting. so it was kind of a i wouldn't say a destiny as picking one of the things there are to do so

. >> next on booktv, from the seventh annual savannah book festival in savannah, georgia, mike ritland discusses his book, "trident k9 warriors." this is about 45 minutes. [applause]