Table of Contents

Chemical Explosive Dogs…………….1Narcotics Detection Dogs…………….2Scout Dogs……………………………..3Search and Rescue Dogs…………….4Service Dogs…………………………..5Therapy Dogs………………………….6

Works Cited……………………………7

ChemicalExplosive

Dogsby O.P. and P.C.

We have been studying chemical explosive dogs. We will be talking about breeds,jobs, and training of chemical explosive dogs.

Chemical explosive dogs work very hard at their jobs and never stop. They find andthrow away bombs and dynamite. They look for tobacco and alcohol to keep people safe.

There are several breeds that are good chemical explosive dogs. German Shepherdsare very popular to look for chemicals and a lot of other bad things. Other popular breeds areBelgian Malinoia and Yellow Labs. Black Labs are very, very black so at night it is hard tosee them. So when they’re chasing you, you don’t know if they are right behind you or far, faraway.

Chemical Explosive Dogs go through a lot of training. There are ten weeks of trainingof finding bombs. They spend 10 weeks training and learning basic obedience. They aretrained to be hunting dogs. Chemical Explosive Dogs would do anything to save people frombombs, tobacco, and alcohol because they don’t want people to get hurt.

Narcotics Detection Dogsby M.L. and E.O.

We have been studying Narcotics Detection Dogs. In this story you will learn about thebreeds, training, and jobs of Narcotics Detection dogs and how helpful they are helpful.

Certain breeds are good for Narcotics Detection Dogs. They include German shepherds,Rotweiler or a mix of both. There is one more Breed and it is the Belgian Malinioia. Thesebreeds are good because they have very good noses and because they are very good atlistening to directions.

Narcotics Detection Dogs have certain jobs like patrolling the streets, tracking drugs, andalso finding the people that are doing something bad with drugs. Another one of their jobs is togo to schools and help kids understand what this job is about.

Narcotics Detection Dogs also need training every week. In that training people hidedrugs and the dogs find them. They are rewarded with dog biscuits. Now you have learnedabout the breeds training and jobs of Narcotics Detection Dogs.

Scout Dogsby L.C. and S.G.

We have been studying about U.S scout dogs and learned about breeds, jobs, andtraining. Here are some interesting facts about them!

There are several breeds of scout dogs. Some breeds of scout dogs are chocolatelabs, German shepherd, and Huskies. They have strong noses to help them detectbombs!

They put their life on the line to help our country. Their jobs are very dangerous andtough but they take it very seriously. They spend their life protecting the U.S soldiers byfinding bombs and sniffing out chemicals. They’ll do anything to protect their soldiers, andare very obedient.

To train for the job, they practice 24/7 and every second they can. They learnsimple commands like sit or stay at a very young age. They have to go to school just likewe do! They are taught how to detect the enemy and warn of approaching danger. ScoutDogs are great to learn about!

Searchand

RescueDogs

by P.C. and O.P.

We have been studying search and rescue dogs and how they find people. Welearned about breeds, training and jobs that they do.

Search and rescue training is hard. Search and rescue dogs play hide-and-seekwith items to sniff out. They have lots of items to find before they can start finding people.They bark at their owners when the owners are pretending to steal something.

These are breeds that search and rescue dogs are: Golden Retrievers andWeimaraners rescue people from avalanches. German Shepherds lay at yard sales (thisis when skiers lose their equipment) so that people don’t steal their skis. These breeds aregood because they are good smellers and diggers.

These are the jobs that search and rescue dogs do. They rescue people fromavalanches. They sniff the people out and then dig a hole so the people can breathe.They also stand at yard sales so people don’t steal stuff.

Service Dogs by S.G. and L.C.

We have been studying service dogs and they are amazing types of dogs. In thisreport you will read about service dogs’ breeds, jobs, and training.

There are many types of breeds and here are a couple of them: Labrador mix, BlackLabrador, Basset hound and Greyhound. Aren’t those some cool service dog breeds? Theyhave some talent for protection and listening to directions.

Service dogs have to complete long, hard tasks to make it to the next level. They haveto go to puppy school for a long time. They start training at eight weeks old and are ready tohelp people by 18 months. During training, they learn simple commands like sit, stay, andrelease. They swim across pools in case someone falls in and they try to help needy kids orelderly people.

After they pass training, they find a job helping people with disabilities. They mightguard people or things, or help the blind. Guide dogs help blind people open doors, turn onlights, or pick up things they have dropped. They also help blind people get places.

Guide dogs are very good dogs.

Therapy Dogsby M.L. and E.O.

We have been studying Therapy dogs in the East Hill Library. In this story you willlearn about the breeds, training, and jobs for Therapy dogs.

We are going to talk about breeds. There are no certain breeds that are best fortherapy dogs. They can be all breeds and just need to be nice, kind, and friendly. Poodlesare best for the job.

Therapy dogs have very important jobs. Their jobs are helping kids or adults that havebeen in the hospital for a few weeks that need cheering up. Yes, it has to cheer up any one itcan. Dogs can cheer people up by licking their face.

Therapy dogs don’t need a lot of training. They just need to be friendly. Now you havelearned all about Therapy Dogs.

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