The Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada has a new team helping them to sniff out illegal lobster on the wharves this summer a dog named Sonic and his handler John Stuart. Sonic is a three-year-old German shepherd and is trained to detect the smell of fertilized lobster eggs on the bellies … [Read more...]
Agility Ability – Agility Dogs Help Special Needs Children
June 6, 2012 by
A central Ohio facility for dog agility training is geared towards children with special needs. Already trained teams of Agility Dogs and their handlers work with special needs children to help get them to interact with the world around them. Agility Ability teaches children how to verbalize … [Read more...]
Police Detection Dogs at National Certification Event
May 23, 2012 by
Police K9 Teams from around the country are gathering in Lakeland, Fla., this week to see who will be named the top Police Detection Dogs. For three days, the United States Police Canine Association is meeting at Florida Southern University and holding its national detector dog trials. Which means … [Read more...]
Dogs with Jobs – Diabetes Detection Dog
May 21, 2012 by
There are so many different kinds of Dogs with Jobs those we hear about on a regular basis and those we rarely hear about or see. Rex the Diabetic Detection Dog is one of those we rarely hear about but whose job helps keep two little boys safe where medical equipment cannot. Rex joined the Mullins … [Read more...]
Dogs with Jobs: Sky the Border Collie
May 4, 2012 by
Dogs with Jobs meet Sky the Border Collie. Sky the Border Collie is a bird dog she is trained to chase the birds off the airfield at Southwest Florida International Airport. Which is a necessary and important job because the airport was basically built on the Everglades. There is lots of water … [Read more...]
