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    The Right Dog for the Job: Irah’s Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog

    The Right Dog for the Job: Irah’s Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog
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    Author Dorothy Patent and photographer Bill Muñoz follow golden retriever Irah as he learns how to be a service dog and then a Guide Dog for the Blind.

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    Made for Each Other: Why Dogs and People Are Perfect Partners

    Made for Each Other: Why Dogs and People Are Perfect Partners
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    Learn how humans developed different kinds of dogs for different jobs, how dog and human brains and hormones work together to bond us, and how new helpful jobs for dogs have come about.

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    Do As I Do Dog Training

    Do As I Do Dog Training
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    “Do As I Do” dog training, developed by animal behavior scientist Claudia Fugazza (Shown above with one of her dogs), fascinated me when I visited the Family Dog Project in Budapest recently.  During this process, the dog learns to copy the moves of the trainer.  With the dog sitting in …

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    Dog Law Reporter: A Varied Dog Blog

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    Some of the resources I list elsewhere on this blog may be unfamiliar even to serious dog folks, such as www.doglawreporter.blogspot.com.  I stumbled across this goldmine of reliable dog information while writing my book “Dogs on Duty: Soldiers’ Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond.”  Dog Law Reporter is by John …

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