{"id":6078,"date":"2016-12-07T19:11:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T19:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hartz-v2.local7\/dogs-at-work\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T15:25:35","slug":"dogs-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartz.com\/en-ca\/dogs-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Dogs At Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

While many people will take their dogs to work for fun on June 24th<\/sup> in celebration of Take Your Dog to Work DayTM<\/sup>, for many dogs June 24th<\/sup> will be just another day at work.<\/p>\n

Service dogs can be found hard at work each day providing guide, hearing, seizure response, and emotional support for people. The US Department of Justice, through the Americans with Disabilities\u00a0Act, defines a service dog as a dog specifically trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. Service dogs perform some of the tasks that people with disabilities cannot perform for themselves.<\/p>\n

For more info on Service dogs, visit www.canineassistants.org<\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to becoming Service dogs, there are many ways that dogs can help out in the workplace. A dog\u2019s keen sense of sight and smell make him great for therapy, search & rescue, forensics, police teams, and the military, among other jobs. According to the North American Police Working Dog Association, more than 25,000 K9 teams have been certified in the US since 1977. The U.S. Military has used working dogs since the Revolutionary War and currently employs approximately 2,300 dogs.<\/p>\n

On Take Your Dog to Work DayTM <\/sup>this year, be sure to celebrate your dog on his special day, but take time out to think of those dogs who are hard at work each day helping their human companions.<\/p>\n

How can we help support working dogs?<\/strong><\/p>\n