Originally written for children of law enforcement and military officers, SHEEPDOGS: Meet Our Nation’s Warriors teaches all kids to be strong while remaining virtuous in a dangerous world.

Co-author Stephanie Rogish is an elementary teacher, she has tested the book down to kindergarten level, and even they are impacted by this powerful book. For teens, the book also has a great impact with deeper levels of information, and they can roll right into the original, viral, “Sheep, Wolf and Sheepdog” extract from On Combat, which is included in the back of the book.

Some of the powerful lines from this book include:

“When they were young, some sheepdogs thought there was something wrong with them. These young pups thought they would grow into wolves! The difference was, these pups knew in their hearts they would never hurt the lambs. It was a special day when they realized they were sheepdogs! It’s like the story of the ugly duckling who grew to be a beautiful swan.”

“The wolf… the coward … will use the lambs as a shield… But sheepdogs are shields for lambs. They will stand in front of the little ones, protecting and shielding them with their bodies.”

“Sheep will die to protect the ones they love. Only a sheepdog loves enough to die for other people’s loved ones. Sheepdogs will die for people they don’t even know.”

“Sometimes the greatest love is not to sacrifice your life, but to live a life of sacrifice.”

“‘Greater love has no one than this: That they give their lives for their friends.’ John 15:13.”

“In nature, …the sheep…the wolf…and the sheepdog…are born that way… they can never be anything else. People are different… You can decide what you will be. Do you have what it takes to be a sheepdog?”