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Service, guide and hearing dogs are busy in Japan

Guide Dog in Harness.

Associations for guide and service dogs in Japan hold public promotions to show off what dogs can do for us.

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Visually impaired people in China have a hard time with guide dogs

Guide Dog in Harness.

Lucky, a 1.4-meter-long Golden Retriever, was barred from public places quite a few times. WIth only a handful of guide dogs in the whole country, that’s not too surprising.

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The dog who doesn’t want to be in the war

Landmine Clearing Efforts of the UN Mine Action Centre.

Do dogs belong in war? Gunner the bomb-sniffing dog sure doesn’t want to be there.

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New Zealand’s Red Puppy appeal, March 2010

Red Puppy Appeal.

Guide dogs for blind people are not funded by the government in New Zealand. Please help out the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind.

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It was dogs who led us into space

1957. Laika. Sputnik 2.

The Soviet space programme worked with a couple of dozen dogs before any humans went into space.

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Ziggy, in Cheshire, is training to detect drugs

Cheshire Police.

Watch videos of Ziggy, the UK Cheshire Police’s new border collie puppy as he becomes a drugs detection dog.

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Dogs who were in prison

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A very few lucky prisoners in New Zealand are training puppies to be mobility assistance dogs.

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Research Lab dog finds endangered animals

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This dog sniffs out endangered animals to help researchers.

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Replace pain killers with dogs

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Pets help us with many tasks, including managing pain.

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When Labs are just too big

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Labradors may be good working dogs, but sometimes they’re just too big.

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Dogs in prison are winners

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When prisoners train dogs both parties benefit.

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Watch police puppies grow up

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The Northumbria Police (UK) have set up a puppycam for the latest litter of police dog puppies.

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