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Dog trained to perform practical tasks

For the comedy group, seeWorking Dog Productions. For the winery in New Jersey, seeWorking Dog Winery.

Detection dog of theMetropolitan Police patrolling in London

Šarplaninac livestock guarding dogs at work in theŠar Mountains

Aworking dog is a dogused to perform practical tasks, as opposed to pet orcompanion dogs.

Definitions vary on what a working dog is, they are sometimes described as any dogtrained for and employed in meaningful work; other times as any dog whose breed heritage or physical characteristics lend itself to working irrespective of an individual animal's training or employment; and other times again it is used as a synonym forherding dog.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Working dog types

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Roles performed by dogs that sometimes sees them classified as working dogs include:

Assistance or service dog,^[4] trained to help a disabled person in some way, such asguiding a visually impaired person, providingmobility assistance, andpsychiatric service. Often overlap withtherapy dog^[4] used to provide companionship or to help peoplerehabilitate from injuries.
Carriage dog,^[5] historically used to provide protection to carriage passengers or merchandise
Detection dog^[4] or sniffer dog, trained to detect for example drugs or land mines
Drafting dog,^[6] traditionally used to pull small carts. Now survive in modern age as a novelty or in carting sport.
Guard dog,^[6] used to protect buildings orlivestock
Herding dog^[6]
Hunting dog, used to hunt wildlife or assist hunters. Split into several varieties, includinghounds,terriers,dachshunds,cur type dogs,catch dogs,bay dogs, orgun dogs.
Military working dog,^[7] trained in combat, or used scouts, sentries, messengers,mercy dogs, andtrackers
School dog, different from assistance or service dogs and trained for animal-assisted education^[8]
Search and rescue dog^[4]
Sled dog^[9]
Working terrier, aterrier bred to hunt smallmammals, such asbadgers,foxes, andrats^[10]

Kennel club classification

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Historically,drafting dogs were common. Aphotochrom from the late 19th century showing two peddlers selling milk from adogcart nearBrussels, Belgium.

When competing inconformation shows, a number ofkennel clubs classify various pedigree dog breeds into a "working group" or "working dogs group", although it varies between kennel club what breeds are so classified.The Kennel Club classifiesmastiff,pinscher,sled dog, selectlivestock guardian dog and some other breeds in their working group.^[11] TheAmerican Kennel Club's working group and theCanadian Kennel Club's working dogs group are very similar to The Kennel Club's except they include alllivestock guardian dog breeds and all full sizedspitz breeds (not just sled dogs) recognised by the clubs.^[12]^[13] Both theAustralian National Kennel Council's andNew Zealand Kennel Club's working dogs groups comprise herding dog breeds and select livestock guardian dog breeds recognised by those clubs.^[14]^[15] TheFédération Cynologique Internationale has no working group.^[16]

References

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^"working dog".Collins Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. 2020. Retrieved21 January 2020.a dog of suitable breed or training kept for its practical use, such as herding sheep, rather than as a pet or for showing
^"working dog".Merriam-Webster. 2019. Retrieved21 January 2020.a dog suitable by size, breeding, or training for useful work (such as draft or herding) especially as distinguished from one suitable primarily for pet, show, or sporting use
^"working dog".Lexico. Oxford University Press. 2019. Archived fromthe original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved21 January 2020.A dog trained to work with livestock.
^^a ^b ^c ^dOlson, Patricia N. (1 August 2002)."The modern working dog—a call for interdisciplinary collaboration"(PDF).Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.221 (3):352–355.doi:10.2460/javma.2002.221.352.PMID 12164529. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 26 January 2020. Retrieved22 January 2020.
^"British Carriage Dog Society". 2018-01-29. Archived fromthe original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved2022-04-11.
^^a ^b ^c"Working dog".Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2019. Retrieved21 January 2020.any of various breeds of dog bred as guard, herding, draft, or rescue animals.
^Rogak, Lisa (2011).The dogs of war: the courage, love and loyalty of military working dogs. New York: Thomas Dunne Books.ISBN 978-1-250-00881-7.
^Hall, S.S.; Gee, N.R.; Mills, D.S. (2016)."Children reading to dogs: A systematic review of the literature".PLOS ONE.11 (2) e0149759.Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1149759H.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149759.PMC 4763282.
^Coppinger, Raymond; Schneider, Richard (1995)."Evolution of working dogs". In Serpell, James (ed.).The domestic dog: its evolution, behaviour and interactions with people. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 21–50.ISBN 0-521-42537-9.
^Glover, John. (2014).Ratting With Terriers. Suffolk, England. Skycat Publications.ISBN 9780993022302
^"Working Group".The Kennel Club. The Kennel Club Ltd. 2020. Retrieved21 January 2020.
^"Working Group".American Kennel Club. American Kennel Club, Inc. 2020. Retrieved21 January 2020.
^"Working Dogs".Canadian Kennel Club. 2020. Retrieved22 January 2020.
^"Group 5 (Working Dogs)".Australian National Kennel Council. Australian National Kennel Council Ltd. 2015. Archived fromthe original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved22 January 2020.
^"Standards of the breeds: Group 5 – Working Dogs"(PDF).New Zealand Kennel Club. Dogs New Zealand. 2020. Retrieved22 January 2020.
^"FCI breeds nomenclature".Fédération Cynologique Internationale. 2020. Retrieved22 January 2020.

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