How to Use Dogs

In modern times, dogs are kept as pets, however, there are still a tremendous number of ways in which dogs can and do assist humans, and more uses are found for them every year. 

The following list provides ideas of the versatility of dogs and we will look at the eight (8) roles of dogs: 

Turnspit Dogs were used as a Source of Power, they turned a treadmill connected to a roasting spit. Similar arrangements were used for household duties such as churning butter.

Service Or Assistance Dogs help people with various disabilities in everyday tasks. Some examples include mobility assistance dogs for the physically handicapped, guide dogs for the visually impaired, and hearing dogs for the hearing impaired. 

Therapy Dogs visit people who are incapacitated or prevented in some way from having freedom of movement; these dogs provide cheer and entertainment for the elderly in retirement facilities, the ill and injured in hospitals, and so on. The very act of training dogs can also act as a therapy for human handlers, as in a prisoner rehabilitation project.

Rescue Dogs assist people who are in difficult situations, such as in the water after a boat disaster. 

Search Dogs locate people who are missing; lost in the wilderness, escaped from nursing homes, covered in snow avalanches, buried under collapsed buildings, etc. 

Herding Dogs are still invaluable to sheep and cattle handlers (stockmen) around the world for mustering; different breeds are used for the different jobs involved in stock work and for guarding the flocks and herds. Modern herding dogs help to control cattle and wild geese in parks or goats used for weed control. A well trained dog can adapt to control any sort of domestic and many wild animals.

Sled Dogs, although today primarily used in sporting events, still can assist in transporting people and supplies in rugged, snowy terrain. 

Performing Dogs such as Circus dogs and dog actors are trained to perform acts that are not intrinsically useful, but instead provide entertainment to their audience or enable human artistic performances. 

I hope that after we have read and learnt about the various roles of dog, it will motivate us to care for our dogs well, train our dogs well and feed our dogs well.  Visit the all pet supplies shop to order for your dog products today.