In America every year, thousands gather in Alaska, to watch the greatest dog sled race in the world. 100 mushers start at the starting line in Anchorage, Alaska, and travel thousands of miles, to the finish line is Nome, Alaska. They are put out with many challenges along the way. Frost bite, below freezing temperatures, etc. etc. But somehow they all have a goal, the goal of being an idol to someone.…
Tender Loving Pets Doggy Daycare is Indianapolis' #1 Doggy Daycare and Boarding facility.…
Did you know their are over 24,000 people in American that have service dogs ? A service dog is a animal that provides help to the disable. Service dogs can also help save lives .A service dog can be train in a verity of ways which can benefit humans.…
According to the Service Dog Central, “There are approximately 387,000 service dogs across the United States that assists Americans with disabilities. These statistics strongly show the relationship between humans and animals. I respect the extraordinary work service animals do every day for the people in their care and making millions of lives better. These animals, usually dogs, help people accomplish tasks that would otherwise be prohibitively difficult or impossible. There are various types of service dogs, including police assistant dogs, fire assistant dogs, therapy dogs, and seizure dogs.…
Roll Over U is a dog training agency owned by Cindy Peters. I originally stumbled upon Roll Over U (ROU) while I was looking for a job at a dog boarding facility. So I drove down highway 18 to get her small facility and walked in with a resume in hand. She wasn’t hiring as she didn’t have the means to hire anyone, but she did offer to let me watch her training class that weekend. That Saturday I headed back to ROU for three hours of classes that morning, but the first one of the morning was a private class with one client.…
Cara Insco Mr. Watkins English 4 3 March 3, 2017 Service Dogs Service dogs are very beneficial to our society and help a lot of people enjoy their life just like anyone else would. Service dogs are not like any other dogs, they have to go through special training that can take up to two years. Service dogs must be able to act professionally in public so they will not be taken out of public places. Service dogs are not pets therefore, they are allowed to go into businesses that have a no pets rule because they are helping their assigned person. Service dogs are very reliable and benefit the public in many ways such as helping the blind get around and helping people with PTSD enjoy a normal life, do the tasks that some people are not able to…
Service dogs aid physically disabled or ill people. There are four main types of service canines: Hearing dogs, visual assistance dogs, medical alert dogs, and wheelchair assistance dogs. Hearing dogs help the daily lives of deaf people by alerting them to certain sounds such as the doorbell, a phone ringing, a timer going off and more. Visual assistance dogs help blind people. They help them cross the street and generally avoid obstacles.…
A large part of the costs of service dogs is often times offset by volunteer puppy raisers. Volunteers teach the basics; to sit, walk on a leash, house training, and other basic commands. Professional trainers that provide formal training charge around $20,000 to train one dog. If the puppy raisers are paid, the cost can potentially double (Service Dogs).…
An overview of the particular career field as a Canine Officer Canine Officers are otherwise known, as “K9 Cops” Made up of a very highly trained canine dog and a law enforcement officer. These K9’s have been bred specifically for their intelligence and their great sense of smell, which will help them pursue runway fugitives, discover a missing person, there sense of smell is so incredible that a canine, with the help of its handler, can pick out narcotics and weapons from cars, homes, planes, and even bigger crowds. The relationship between the canine and the officer starts from the moment the canine steps of the plane or is delivered to the officer in his or her department. Once the law enforcement officer has made a connection with the canine they take them home and they become their 24-hour handler over their canine.…
Imagine if you were locked up in captivity every day and forced to race, with an increased risk of serious injury such as broken legs, head trauma, and even cardiac arrest. This is how hundreds of thousands of innocent greyhounds feel. The greyhound racing industry has been around in Australia for years and many are not happy about the fact that it is still legal. The sport is illegal in 38 American states, South Africa and Italy. So why is it still legal here, when 82% of Australians want the practice banned?…
The service animal industry is at a rise in today's society. Many individuals can not make it through everyday activities: getting a water, turning on the lights, or closing a door. Service animals have stepped in and have taken the responsibility to guide an individual with many different reasons. One may gain a service animal for multiple reasons: physical: blindness, epilepsy, diabetes, etc. Mental: PTSD, emotional support, anxiety, etc.…
Having to be away from your dog for any amount of time can be very difficult for both you and your beloved pet. However, sometimes there is no other choice than to leave them behind when you go on vacation or away for business. To ease the anxiety of separation, it’s important to find a pet boarding facility that you can truly trust. That’s why so many New York City area pet owners have repeatedly made Canine Country Quarters their number one choice for dog sitting services.…
It was on a Sunday evening. Curiosity got the best of me and all I could think about was checking out my new neighborhood. I had just moved in the previous day and spent the whole night unpacking and arranging the seats and other staff. I woke up late at around 5pm; I was very tired and had slept very late, then I went out for a walk. I took a long stroll slowly at the side walk of the main street for about one hour.…
Do you ever wish you could have a conversation with your dog? Well you can. Just not the way you think. Dogs will never be able to speak English, but you can communicate with them through their language, you just have to pay attention to their cues. Dog owners spend a lot of time trying to interpret what their dog is saying.…
In the world today, people cannot do without animals because they have become an essential part of human existence to both vegetarians and meat eaters. Some animals serve as pet, and some serve as food, and others are used for sports and laboratory experiments. Although some animal activist advocates for animal rights, there are limits to that right because animals cannot be equal with human. They don’t have the intellectual ability that humans have to take responsibilities and control what happens around them. These animals are important in the society and the need to treat them with respect is paramount.…