dogcrazyjen wrote:So to be a working dog depends on the value of the job to humans, not on the dog or the job itself?
dogcrazyjen wrote:I don't think I would consider all therapy dogs working dogs either. Those who are seeing eye dogs and hearing dogs- yes, but those who just visit a nursing home or school once a week- no.
dogcrazyjen wrote:How about hunting dogs? Those who actually hunt are working dogs, and those who just compete but do not do live hunts are not?
dogcrazyjen wrote:Terrier trials, are they now all performance titles, since terrier hunting is not done?
dogcrazyjen wrote:Same with sighthounds?
dogcrazyjen wrote:So to be a working dog depends on the value of the job to humans, not on the dog or the job itself?
1 : activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something: a : sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result b : the labor, task, or duty that is one's accustomed means of livelihood c : a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger activity
dogcrazyjen wrote:
So to be a working dog depends on the value of the job to humans, not on the dog or the job itself?
mnp13 wrote:dogcrazyjen wrote:Same with sighthounds?
racing is performance, hunting rabbits is work.
I think "sport" dogs blur the lines but by and large I don't consider "sport" dogs to be working dogs. Sport can test training and indicate a dog's abilities and training but that does not mean the dog "works"
Flyball, frisbee, dock diving, etc take work to learn, but they are a sport. They have no direct application in live.
It is scientifically proven that people who interact with animals are healthier and live longer. I can say from personal experience that the visits I do with Ruby are vital to the patients she visits.
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