| When you hear the term "working dogs", what | | | | situations like those who are in water after a boat |
| comes first into your mind? You may think of a | | | | accident or disaster. |
| canine that does more than just barking at | | | | #3 - Herding Dogs: Trained to guard flocks and |
| strangers who stay close at your yard or those | | | | herds from any dangerous attacks. |
| that do more than just stay and hang out at your | | | | #4 - Hunting Dogs: They assist hunters in tracking |
| house all day. What about those dogs which get in | | | | and finding games. Many of the hunting dogs |
| the car when you drive to the office? Well, to | | | | often fight with bears, lions, tigers, and other wild |
| some degree working dogs do more than just | | | | beasts. |
| those things mentioned above. | | | | #5 - War Dogs: These are the breeds used for |
| The working dogs, as the name implies, are those | | | | armed forces. They take roles similar to that of |
| that perform tasks more valuable than what | | | | the civilian working dogs, but all are geared |
| humans can do. They are trained to perform | | | | toward military sake. |
| roles and responsibilities like taking care or | | | | #6 - Detection Dogs: Assist people in finding |
| protecting a family or a property, guiding people | | | | traces of bombs, or termites in a home. They |
| with disabilities, guarding flocks and herds from | | | | also work to detect chemicals and other harmful |
| harmful intruders, and even catch criminals and | | | | substances in luggage and other objects or areas. |
| other felony makers. There are a lot more tasks | | | | The working dogs can also be considered as |
| that the working dogs are capable of doing | | | | assistance dogs, search dogs, sled dogs, mascots, |
| provided that they are trained properly, and it is | | | | tracking and fighting dogs, guard and police dogs, |
| for such capabilities basically that working dogs | | | | and cadaver dog. |
| are considered throughout the world as "amazing | | | | How do Working Dogs Perform Their Roles? |
| animals". | | | | Naturally, dogs have the innate capability to find |
| Names Associated with Working Dogs | | | | things. They use all of their senses to find a |
| The working dogs generally come in massive | | | | specific object or a person, and this can be |
| numbers. They are often categorized according to | | | | enhanced with proper and thorough training. |
| the nature of work they are trained to. The most | | | | So to make working dogs much effective for |
| popular working dogs include the following: | | | | doing all the tasks assigned to them, they should |
| #1 - Therapy Dogs: Trained to visit people with | | | | always be practiced. The good thing about them |
| physical or emotional problems. They are invited | | | | is that they love their work knowing that they |
| and sent for therapeutic effects. | | | | were born to do so. |
| #2 - Rescue Dogs: Help people who are in tough | | | | |