by Lucy | Mar 7, 2020 | Dog Training
Golden Retrievers are often used as therapy dogs due to their calm demeanor, gentle disposition, and friendliness to strangers. A therapy dog is a dog that is trained to provide affection, comfort and support to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes,...
by Lucy | Mar 6, 2020 | Dog Training
For the 2004 film, see Guard Dog (film). “Guardian dog” redirects here. For the statues, see Chinese guardian lion. For the dogs in the role of livestock guardians, see Livestock guardian dog. (Learn how and when to remove this template message) A raggedly...
by Lucy | Mar 5, 2020 | Dog Training
A group of Gun dogs as printed in Dogs of All Nations by W.E. Mason in 1915 Gun dogs, or bird dogs, are types of hunting dogs developed to assist hunters in finding and retrieving game, usually birds.[1][2] Gun dogs are divided into three primary...
by Lucy | Mar 1, 2020 | Dog Training
Red Cross Collie, Italy, 1909. The use of dogs in search and rescue (SAR) is a valuable component in wilderness tracking, natural disasters, mass casualty events, and in locating missing people. Dedicated handlers and well-trained dogs are required for the use of dogs...
by Lucy | Feb 29, 2020 | Dog Training
Soviet space dog For other uses, see Laika (disambiguation). Laika (Russian: Лайка; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of...
