Dogs are very responsible and intelligent animals. They are very loyal therefore they are genuinely concerned about their owner’s wellbeing. A dog’s intelligence always amazes me. If trained properly, no other animal can reach a dog’s level of obedience. Once you assign them to do any kind of work, they will keep on working tirelessly until they reach their goal. Many centuries ago, the dog was the only animal that was domesticated and at that time, they were only used for hunting and guarding.
Today dogs are trained so that they can perform many various tasks like being a therapy dog, police dog, fire dog, guide and hearing dog, seizure dog, search and rescue dog, physical assistance dog, and many other jobs. Golden retrievers and labradors are the most common breed used as a service dog but any other breed can be a service dog. Scroll down to see a list of amazing dogs with their special duties and stories by their owners…
1.“This is Ruby. She came to our university to cheer us up.”
4.“Chip earned the ‘cone of shame’ because he kept putting his head in the fence and getting stuck there. Pepper helped maneuver him, so I could capture his shame.”
13.“My mom has Parkinson’s disease. Our pitbull always rests his head on whatever part of her body has tremors the worst. Nobody taught him to do that.”
“Last night, he put his chin on her feet and was lying like this until she fell asleep.”
14.“I bought a new bed for my service dog with our first paycheck after we got for our first job together! She’s the hardest worker in the whole office!”
Service dogs are trained to perform special tasks to benefit an individual with a disability. For example, a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. A service dog requires at least 120 hours of training, 30+ hours of practice in public for 6 months of training, minimum.
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16. “My dog comes to work every day. Officially, his title is “Chief Morale Officer.”
26.“This is Bill. Yesterday he had his first day of training to become my medical alert dog. He’s going to be the first dog to help people with my illness in Australia.”
