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Working Dogs In Our Community

Working Dogs In Our Community. START. Purpose. The purpose of this activity is to learn about dogs in the work force. When you are done you will know all about what they do and how they are trained! . MAIN MENU. BACK. Dogs in the Work Force. Select a dog to continue.

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Working Dogs In Our Community

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  1. Working Dogs In Our Community START

  2. Purpose The purpose of this activity is to learn about dogs in the work force. When you are done you will know all about what they do and how they are trained! MAIN MENU BACK

  3. Dogs in the Work Force Select a dog to continue. Police DogsRescue DogsGuide DogsAssistance Dogs TAKE THE QUIZ!

  4. Let’s Learn About Police Dogs! MAIN MENU BEGIN

  5. What Do They Do? • Find criminals • Sniff out drugs • Search buildings *The very presence of a Police Dog can scare criminals* MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  6. Training • Trainers play Tug of War with a towel • Drugs are put in the towel so that dogs get used to the smell • The toy is hidden and dogs try to find it by it’s smell • After the dog finds the toy he is rewarded with a game of Tug of War MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  7. Fun Facts! • A dog’s sense of smell is 50 times better than a person’s. • Dogs are faster and stronger than people. • Police dogs live with their partner. • It is a crime to hurt or kill a police dog. • Police dogs wear bullet proof vests. • German Shepherds are used as police dogs. MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  8. Now try some review questions about what we have learned so far. MAIN MENU NEXT

  9. What toy is used to train a police dog? • A tennis ball • A frisbee • A towel MAIN MENU

  10. CORRECT! MAIN MENU NEXTQUESTION

  11. OOPS! A frisbee is fun to play with at the park but is not used to train police dogs. MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  12. OOPS! A tennis ball is great for fetch, but it is not used to train police dogs. MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  13. How much better is a dog’s sense of smell than a human’s? • 50 times better • 35 times better • 10 times better MAIN MENU

  14. CORRECT! MAIN MENU

  15. OOPS! A dog’s sense of smell is even better than 35 times a person’s! MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  16. OOPS! A dog’s sense of smell is even better than 10 times a person’s! MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  17. Let’s Learn About Rescue Dogs! MAIN MENU BEGIN

  18. What Do They Do? • Find people • Help dig people out of snow, rocks, and rubble • Help people in avalanches and earthquakes • Find people drowning in water MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  19. Training • The dogs are shown lots of different people • They practice finding people, without being distracted • The trainers hide a toy and when the dog finds it, they take the toy from them so they will bark • The dogs are rewarded when they get the toy back. MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  20. Fun Facts! • St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, and Bernese Mountain dogs are all rescue dogs. • It takes a year for a rescue dog to be fully trained. • Rescue dogs can be trained to find dead bodies. MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  21. Now try some review questions about what we have learned so far. MAIN MENU NEXT

  22. Which of these is a type of rescue dog? • Poodle • St. Bernard • Greyhound MAIN MENU

  23. CORRECT! MAINMENU NEXT QUESTION

  24. OOPS! Poodles are not trained as rescue dogs, try again! MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  25. OOPS! Greyhounds are known for racing but are not trained as rescue dogs, try again! MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  26. Rescue dogs are known for helping people who are being robbed. TrueFalse MAIN MENU

  27. CORRECT! MAIN MENU

  28. OOPS! Rescue dogs help find people, not save them from attacks. MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  29. Let’s Learn About Guide Dogs! MAIN MENU BEGIN

  30. What Do They Do? • Stay on track without getting distracted • Stop at curbs until told to go on • Stop at stairs until told to go on • Help the blind find elevator buttons • Lie quietly when a blind person is sitting down • Obey commands MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  31. Training • Trained to walk in a straight line and avoid distractions • Trained to stop at curbs • Dogs are trained to ignore their master’s commands if they put the owner in danger • Trained to take the long way around objects in their owner’s way MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  32. Fun Facts! • Guide dogs disobey any command that puts the blind in danger. • Petting a guide dog breaks its concentration. • Most guide dogs are golden retrievers or labrador retrievers. • Only 72% of the dogs that enter the training program graduate. MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  33. Now try some review questions about what we have learned so far. MAIN MENU NEXT

  34. Guide dogs are easily distracted. TrueFalse MAIN MENU

  35. CORRECT! MAIN MENU NEXT QUESTION

  36. OOPS! Guide dogs are very concentrated and do not get distracted easily. MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  37. Petting a guide dog while it is working will… • Beak it’s concentration • Make it wag it’s tail • Make it growl MAIN MENU

  38. CORRECT! MAIN MENU

  39. OOPS! Guide dogs are trained not to get distracted when they are working. MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  40. OOPS! Guide dogs are trained not to get distracted when they are working. MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  41. Let’s Learn About Assistance Dogs! MAIN MENU BEGIN

  42. What Do They Do? • Pull wheelchairs • Retrieve dropped objects • Open doors • Flip light switches • Call 911 on K-9 rescue phones • Open/close refrigerators MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  43. Training • Trained to work around wheelchairs • Taught commands like pull, light switch, and retrieve • Team training is where the dogs learn to work with their master MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  44. Fun Facts! • It costs $18,000 to train an assistance dog. • Only pure bread golden retrievers and labrador retrievers can be used as assistance dogs. • Assistance dogs can get laundry out of the washing machine and put laundry into the washing machine. MAIN MENU NEXT BACK

  45. Now try some review questions about what we have learned so far. MAIN MENU NEXT

  46. How much does it cost to train a service dog? • $100 • $5,000 • $18,000 MAIN MENU

  47. CORRECT! MAIN MENU NEXT QUESTION

  48. OOPS! It costs more than $100 to train an assistance dog, try again! MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  49. OOPS! It costs more than $5,000 to train an assistance dog, try again! MAIN MENU TRY AGAIN

  50. What is it called when the assistance dog and the human are trained together? • Duel Training • Team Training • Partner Training MAIN MENU

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