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Apr 15, 2004, 8:41 PM
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Re: [boon] Various type of service dogs
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In general service dogs can be categorised into - Search n Rescue (snow, water, building, etc)
- Detection (drugs, chemicals, bomb, food)
- patrol n crowd control (police GPK9, Military border patrols)
- Civilian Assistant Dog (handicap guide dogs)
I agree with polluxx exactly that a service dog must first have a stable nerve that they are not gun shy, noise shy or intimidated by the surrounding. They must have a strong temprement and confidence in themselves. In search and Rescue, the dogs must have good hunt drives. This is the drive that will make them go all out at their task and not coming back until they have their target . They need to have good confidence to work independantly which is often faced with S&R task. They must have a good physical build to get over or through heavy obstacle to reach their target. Detection dogs must have good nose as well as mentioned good hunt drives. High Prey drive is desired for a successful detection dog. This dog must be highly prey driven. Patrol and apprehension dogs needs to have a good defense drive to act serious in their time of duty, high fight drive which they can confidently bring on the fight when needed. Highly alert of their surrounding with their acute sense. They can react fast with a drive change and down shift equally well with command which is only possible on the dogs with the correct nerve. A-Dog, must be extremely sound in their temprement and so solid that nothings will affect them from their task at hand. It would be unthinkable if an A-dog guiding a blind man suddenly decides to chase rabbits across the field. Of course some of this are training issues. The similarities of all those dogs mentioned are that it was bred for a purpose and all of them needs to be strong in nerves and temprements. None of them are bred to be nice looking although they are bred to a good structure so that they can serve healthily against the tough physical demands at hand. PSD Quote "Take this trouble for me: Make sure my shepherd dog remains a working dog, for I have struggled all my life long for that aim ." Rittmeister Capt. Max von Stephanitz (1864-1936)
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