Picking and choosing dog breeds that can be tagged as ‘excellent work dogs’ would indeed be a tall order. Since almost all dog breeds tend to do extremely well in performing a specific task or tasks, listing breeds that make extraordinary work dogs can be a challenge. Working dogs or rather work dogs, in sharp contrast to companion or pet dogs, stand out in accomplishing specialized tasks.
Such tasks include assisting disabled individuals, detecting explosives and contraband drugs, guiding visually impaired people, offer comfort to patients, and so on.
The different types of working dogs are categorized or classed based on the specific role each group excels in, like:-
- Therapy
- Search and rescue
- Military and warfare
- Detection
- Draught
- Assistance
Characteristics:-
- Alert and attentive
- Strong
- Intelligent
- Headstrong
- Requires obedience and socialization training
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