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In the past, humans owned dogs for work purpose. Small dogs were used to scare off pest, while larger dogs were used for protection and identify danger. [19] Other important jobs that people have used dogs to perform include, among other things, hunting for game, search and rescue for missing persons, herding of livestock and serving as therapy ...
If the risk is from human intruders, a suitable dog can be simply trained to be aggressive towards unrecognized humans and then tethered or enclosed unsupervised in an area that the owner wishes to protect when he is not around (such as at night); the stereotypical "junkyard dog" is a common example of this. If the purpose of the dog is to ...
The dog is doing everything in his power to ignore the sheep, who won't leave the dog's side. The dog acts like he doesn't even notice the sheep, and the entire scene cracked me and more than 7 ...
Dogs and their handlers will have formed a close bond allowing each other to interpret each other's body language correctly leading to the successful detection of the desired object or person. [53] [54] Examples of body language to look for when the dog begins to "hit" on a scent cone are small pauses, tail flicks, and puffing air with the nose ...
This isn't the first time we have seen dogs go to great lengths to keep their owners out of harms way. Last year, a pit bull named Lilly risked her life to pull her unconscious owner from the path ...
A dog companion in the arms of its human owner. The psychology behind pet humanization involves understanding the motivations, emotions and behaviours that drive individuals to treat their pets as more than just animals and instead as valued members of the family or even as surrogate companions.
These gun dogs, traditionally used to flush out and retrieve game, are descended from the Norfolk and Shropshire spaniels of the mid-19th century, although the breed has since split into separate ...
Schutzhund (/'ʃʊtshʊnt/, German for "protection dog" [c]), currently known competitively as IGP [b] and previously as IPO, [a] is a dog sport that tests a dog's tracking, obedience, and protection skills, and evaluates if a dog has the appropriate traits and characteristics of a good working dog. [1]