And you thought normal dog training was difficult. Sit, stay, down, come, heel… all require weeks or more of dedicated trainer and dog effort to master. Now, consider the months or years needed to train a police, search and rescue, guide or other service dog.
Training these special animals starts with careful selection. It’s no accident that certain breeds - German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and others - tend to be selected. Others may be just as loving as pets, but don’t usually have the physical characteristics nor temperament needed to carry out the wide range of complex behavior these working dogs perform.
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Tiny Yorkshire Terrier Jilli Dog does a cool magic card trick with her trainer Rick Caran.
Jilli is the only poker playing dog in the world. This smart dog plays basketball, and does many other great dog tricks. She is a certified TDI therapy dog (Therapy Dog International). She performs at trade shows, corporate events, fairs and party entertainment. Jilli Dog has been featured on many TV shows such as The Today Show, Rachael Ray Show, Animal Planet Pet Trends, Austrailian TV Great Outdoors, Las Vegas Fox 5, San Francisco NBC, and others
Posted on August 25, 2007 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are 1 lonesome comment
Having a pet is something that many take for granted. However there are people that need to have a pet in order to work through something that have happened in their life. Therapy pets are a program in which animals help people just by visiting with them. Participating in this type of program help people with different problems in their life.
The animal assisted therapy program will usually help so many people of any ages. There will be different people that you have to consult when you are thinking of participating in the animal assisted therapy program. You should consult the handler and the health care provider to consult on different goals to be accomplished and handled in the right way.
Guard dogs have extremely important jobs and they can end up serving on patrol duty, in riot control, shore watch, sentry duty and warehouse duty to name but a few. They need to be trained to a high standard and they need to have a lot of stamina too. This means that a good diet is needed to keep their energy levels up.
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