| The term 'work like a dog' is true. Dogs
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| | These working dogs are trained
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| can work in many different jobs. Their
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| | specifically to assist Police in various
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| most common job is to bring joy to lonely
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| | areas.
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| people, families and children. In most
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| | Public Order Enforcement - trained to
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| cases, these working dogs are paid in
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| | chase and detain suspects.
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| love. Here are a few examples of working
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| | Illicit Substances Dogs - (sniffer dogs)
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| dogs.
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| | detect illicit substances e.g. drugs,
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| Farm Dogs
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| | explosives. These working dogs are also
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| When you hear the phrase 'working dogs'
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| | used by Customs to sniff out illegal
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| you think of farm dogs. These are the
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| | importation of wildlife, plants etc.
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| original working dogs. They have a
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| | These working dogs are mainly Beagles.
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| natural instinct for working livestock
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| | Cadaver dogs - Because dogs have an
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| and herding sheep. My Corgi loved
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| | acute sense of smell they can detect the
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| rounding up the lawnmower and vacuum
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| | odour of decomposing bodies.
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| cleaner.
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| | Tracking - Locate suspects or find
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| Dog breeds that are associated with this
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| | missing people. Bloodhounds are mainly
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| type of working dog are:
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| | used.
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| Welsh Collie, Border Collie, Shetland
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| | Guide Dogs - Companion Dogs
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| Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Cardigan
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| | These working dogs aren't trained just to
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| Welsh Corgi. The Australian Kelpie
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| | assist the blind. They can be used as
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| originated from the old British working
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| | companions to children and adults who are
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| Collie. The Australian Cattledog is also
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| | disabled, old, vision and hearing
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| known as Blue Heeler, Red Heeler and
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| | impaired, isolated.
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| Queensland Heeler.
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| | It takes nearly 2 years to train a pup to
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| The use of motorcycles instead of working
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| | become a working dog and includes 5
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| dogs on a property has become more
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| | months of intensive dog training. After
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| popular but nothing can replace a trained
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| | about 14 months with a Puppy Raiser, the
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| working dog.
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| | pup goes to the Guide Dog Centre where he
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| Guard Dogs
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| | is assessed. If he doesn't qualify to
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| People think that their dog is a guard
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| | become a working dog for the Guide Dogs,
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| dog because he barks (refer my article
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| | he is again assessed to become a Pets for
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| 'To Bark or Not to Bark - That is the
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| | Therapy working dog for disadvantaged
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| Question'). These dogs are working dogs
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| | people. If the pup fails he is then
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| but are really watch dogs. They bark to
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| | offered to the Puppy Raiser as a pet.
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| warn. A guard dog is a working dog who is
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| | The only dog breeds used are purebred
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| trained and employed to retrain or attack
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| | Labradors, Golden Retrievers, Labrador
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| an intruder.
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| | Golden Retriever crosses because they are
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| Most common dog breeds used for this kind
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| | calm, loyal and intelligent.
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| of working dog are:
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| | Working dogs are used in a greater
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| Doberman, Rottweiler, German Shepherd,
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| | capacity today as man realises the
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| Bullmastiff and American Bulldog.
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| | benefits of having a canine friend in the
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| Police Dogs
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| | workplace.
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