4 Common Jobs for Dogs

Dogs are becoming more than house pets these days. Our four legged friends now have jobs in various fields and industries. Giving your dog something else to do besides staying and lounging around at home can be a great way to help the community, giving you a sense of pride in your dog. Below are a few doggy jobs that you can let your dog volunteer.

Military dogs

Sign your dog up for the army and let it serve the country. Military dogs are always needed and are used for bomb sniffing and guide dogs. The common breeds that get drafted are German shepherds and Labradors. A down side to these breeds is that they can’t really stay in service for a long time since they are prone to dm in dogs. This illness causes them to lose control of their nerves and become paralyzed. You might also miss your dog since they could be drafted overseas.

Police dogs

Like military dogs, these K9s are places right in the heart of the action. Police dogs are used as bomb and drug sniffers, tracking, guide and even attack dogs. Your dog will be trained to take down people, but not to the point of that they seriously hurt the person. Common breeds used as police dogs are German Shepherds or Belgian Malinois.

Therapy dogs

On the lighter side, dogs can also help patients in health clinics and hospitals to feel better and get well faster. If your dogs is great with other people, especially kids, and interacts, play and amuses them, then sign your dog up to be a therapy dog. Most medial institutions and clinics have programs connected with their therapy or ward section where you can register your dog. Any dog can be a therapy dog, as long as they’re well socialized and easy to train. 

Service dogs

Many dogs are used to help guide people, especially the blind, to where they want to go. But service dogs go beyond this role. Some service dogs are even used to help epileptic patients alert and predict an incoming seizure, although dogs have limited abilities to predict them. They can also help guard the person and stay close to fetch medication during an attack. Other service dogs are used to help push or pull people with wheelchairs, retrieve items and even open doors for them.

It’s a nice thought to know that your dog is doing his or her part in helping out the community. Make sure you keep them healthy and avoid illnesses like dm in dogs or even the common cold so that their heath won’t be in their way.