Seeing Eye Dogs |
Perhaps the most recognized canine helper. |
Seizure Warning |
Epileptic and other seizures we understand now, dogs are able to warn us about. Real interesting. |
Drug Sniffing |
Self explanatory, here is a site about how they are trained. |
Cancer Detection |
Since it was found (by pet owners) that dogs could smell cancer more and more are being trained to do this work. Its a shame that we aren't spending millions on this. |
Bomb Detection
in mine fields, airports etc. |
Dogs have been used in this for a long time, since ___ in fact. Check out: ____ |
Emergency Rescue
after earthquakes, floods, avalanches etcetera. |
The Norwegian _____ hound will jump into the water and rescue a drowning person. Here are a couple sites about them and their work.
German Shepherds
Huskies and similar sledding dogs
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Gemology
They can smell fake gems |
It was in 2005 that I heard about this one. Many companies are losing money to high quality faux gems. Dogs however cannot be fooled by these imposters. Look into this here. |
As Helpers |
They can pick up the paper for the wheel chair bound. They can open doors and drawers in your house and notifying others when you need help. They also let the deaf know that someone is at their door. |
Police |
Crime fighting dynamos. Obviously some dogs are used to track down fugitives .Many Dept.s would say these are essential components in their operations. |
Military |
As mentioned above they sniff out bombs and drugs but they also help track/find both the so-called enemy and his hideouts. |
Herding |
Page on a website telling of the value the various breeds of herding dogs. |
