介助犬
犬は5つのグループに分類できます。最も一般的なのはペットです。介助犬、セラピー犬、感情サポート犬、作業犬もいますが、一部のカテゴリーでは重複が見られる場合があります。
介助犬は、ハンドラーができない特定のタスクを実行するように訓練されており、ハンドラーに自信、独立性、および安心感を与えます。法的にはペットとして定義されておらず、使役動物と見なされています。これは厳しいように聞こえますが、介助犬と作業犬には最高の生活があります。彼らは公衆から尊敬されており、可能な限り健康を維持するために最善のケアを受けており、公共の建物に完全にアクセスでき、公共交通機関を利用して、非常に強い絆を形成するハンドラーと常に時間を過ごすことができます。双方がお互いに依存し、関係は相互の信頼に基づいて構築されているからです。彼らが人道的に訓練されている限り、これらの犬は素晴らしい人生を送っていると私は理解しています.
最も一般的な使役犬のリストと、彼らができることの小さな例を次に示します。
Herding dogs
Dogs started assisting humans with herding in the 1570's. Their job is to herd and protect a variety of livestock. Herding is more of an instinct that was a result of breeding so many herding dog breeds are born with the natural instinct and drive to control large groups of animals (which can sometimes mean their human family members too).
Police dogs
Along with military working dogs, these dogs are also held in high regards. These dogs assist police by detecting drugs and explosives, tracking missing people and holding suspects hostage until their handler catches up. They will also attack an armed suspect to protect their handler.
Detection dogs
These dogs are specifically trained to sniff out and detect a wide variety of things, depending on the laws of the particular country they're in. most commonly, drugs, explosives, money and wildlife feces. Many dogs are put to work for their incredible sense of smell, like hunting dogs (animals), search dogs (live people) and cadaver dogs (human remains).
Mobility Assistance Dogs
These dogs help people with mobile disabilities and pick things up if the handler drops it like keys, phone, fork etc. They also open and close doors, turn lights on and off and retrieve objects.
Guide Dogs
These dogs are paired with the blind or people with low vision. They're the most commonly known kind of service dog and in Japan, the only known service dog. Unlike other service dogs, these dogs have selective obedience. So while other service dogs tend to obey every command, these dogs will disobey their handler if the handler keeps them from potential danger. For example if the handler tells the dog to cross the road but a car is coming, the dog will assess the situation and disobey accordingly.
Diabetic Alert Dogs
These dogs will warn their handlers when their blood sugar levels get dangerous. Dogs amazing sense of smell can detect this so the handler knows to test their blood and inject themselves with insulin.
Search and rescue dogs
These dogs are mostly used after a natural disaster. They find survivors and alert the rescue team. They are able to reach the survivors first and often have first aid kits around their necks for the survivors to use as necessary. In Austria after an avalanche, they are usually equipped with flasks of schnapps to keep survivors warm until the rescue team van reach them.
Military working dogs
These are some of the most honored and respected dogs. Their jobs include explosive detection, search and rescue, patrol and attacking.
Psychiatric Service Dogs
These dogs are often paired with people suffering from PTSD. They can sense when their handler is about to have a panic attack and retrieve medication and water. They will physically get between their hander and another person to preserve their personal space and prevent a trigger. If their handler has fainted or fallen from a panic attack, these dogs will circle their handler to stop people approaching.
*These dogs are often mistaken for ESD (Emotional Support Dogs - listed below) but unlike ESDs they are selected from a very young age go through extensive training like other service dogs and aren't considered pets.
Allergy Detection Dogs
Dogs have an outstanding sense of smell so these dogs will warn their handlers before they touch it.
Seizure Response Dogs
Possibly the most complex job for a dog, these canines can call emergency services from a dog friendly touch screen called a K-9 alert phone. If their handler has fallen in a dangerous place, they will drag them to a safer place and help them regain consciousness and bring medication when their handler starts to regain consciousness.
Hearing Dogs
These dogs are paired with deaf people and alert them of important sounds like the doorbell, phone, fire alarms and alarm clocks.
ペットの犬のための他の種類の仕事:
セラピードッグは人懐っこく、人懐っこいおとなしい犬です。彼らはペットの犬ですが、所有者以外の人々に生理学的および心理的治療をもたらすために広範なトレーニングを受けています.病人やお年寄り、老人ホーム、小児病院、さまざまな施設を訪問し、入居者の笑顔、血圧の低下、不安の軽減をもたらします。
エモーショナル サポート ドッグは、特定のタスクを実行する必要がないため、正式なトレーニングを受けていないペットの犬です。彼らの愛情と交際は、特に精神的および/または感情的な問題を抱えている人にとって、大きな慰めとなります。