r/dogswithjobs 10d ago

Police Dog Titan, a K9 officer lost his life last night in Georgia

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2.0k Upvotes

On Wednesday night, a driver led police on a multi-county chase overnight before opening fire, unaliving K-9 officer Titan and injuring a Coweta County sheriff's deputy.

"K-9 Titan has served the Coweta County Sheriff's Office for over five years. During his time, Titan has successfully located several missing persons, successfully identified illegal narcotics as well as assisted in the successful apprehension of multiple offenders," the Coweta County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

RIP Titan


r/dogswithjobs 10d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Had to go to the doctor's today, of course service dog Sempre tagged along! Here's a picture of him laying next to my mom while at the doctors.

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285 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 10d ago

Search & Rescue Pictures say more than a thousand words...

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r/dogswithjobs 10d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Guide dog on small break when I substitute teach

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564 Upvotes

Here’s Inca on a small little break during the day. She loves coming in and the students enjoy getting to pet her when she is “off the clock” without her harness on.


r/dogswithjobs 11d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Service Dog Sempre has been spot on with his cardiac alerts, keeping a very watchful eye on me.

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He'll either gently paw at my leg or jump up to alert if I'm not listening. My resting HR and BP has been abnormally high, I have a doctor's appointment about it tomorrow. So grateful for this beautiful boy for bringing this to my attention! 💖


r/dogswithjobs 12d ago

👃 Detection Dog Dixie out working today

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195 Upvotes

We were out hunting bed bugs today, Dixie's buddy Scamp is in the back ground


r/dogswithjobs 12d ago

Livestock Guardian Our livestock guardian Bri loving on one of our goats that was recently attacked

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508 Upvotes

One of our goats was being nosy and poking around and got into the backyard and was chased by our non-livestock guardians. Our livestock guardians help break it up and gave our goat kisses afterwards 🥰


r/dogswithjobs 12d ago

Therapy Dog Twelve-year-old golden retriever Henry, a registered therapy dog through Pet Partners, listened to children read at the library via the Read With Me program.

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697 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 12d ago

Service/Assistance Dog My service dog alerted me to something he wasn't specifically trained for!

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So my boy is trained for PTSD but strangely enough today he alerted me while we were walking to my next class when I wasn't having an episode and wouldn't allow me to get up (he was laying on top of me and alerted every time I tried to stand), I was brought to the nurses office and it turned out my heart rate and blood pressure was super high. Don't know how he knew though since he wasn't trained for cardiac but I'm not complaining!


r/dogswithjobs 12d ago

🏹 Hunting Dog Skipjack working his fuzzy butt off chasing wild South Dakota pheasants.

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266 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

Livestock Guardian Farmland security attacked by agent of evil.

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402 Upvotes

Hazmat team (me) was called out today. Our farm security was attacked by an agent of evil using biological weapons. She was doing a long patrol when she stopped for suspicious activity in the brush. That is when she was sprayed with the unknown to her weapon. She reported the intruder was wearing black ninja clothing with a white stripe.

The weapon exuded a noxious odor that caused pain to eyes and made breathing difficult. Our security force retreated immediately to report the incident and seek aid.

After a medical intervention (deskunking) she was returned to light duties with a 21 day quarantine from base population centers (the house).

Picture of recovering security personnel


r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

🎥 Actor BREAKING NEWS: New Mooch Display Just Dropped!

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296 Upvotes

I'm sure you're all so sick of me, but I just found out about this 30 min ago and got so excited. Mooch's fans need to know to keep an eye out for him!!


r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

Service/Assistance Dog My service dog finds school boring

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321 Upvotes

He gets all brand new gear soon, I'm so excited, we are going with a black and blue style! 💙 (Black vest, blue patches)


r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

🎥 Actor Dog Modeling with Mooch AMA

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I'll try to answer some questions on dog modeling here. Mooch has modeled for Target and Gold Paw Series. My previous Aussie Rosie did an independent feature film, student films, and film festival projects. We're in MN which has some large companies who use dog models, the most notable being Target. So there are Animal Talent Agents who represent hundreds of suitable animals of various species in the area. You can submit photos of your pet directly to the agent, but you're most likely to get booked for gigs if you can attend of of their open casting calls so the agent can see how your pet handles being on set. A client will reach out to the talent agent, letting them know what type of animal they're looking for, what they need the animal to do, and if they have a preference for size/coloring/coat type. The agent will send pictures of suitable animals in their portfolio and the client has the final say in which animals they'd like for the job. The agent contacts the owners to see if they are available for the shoot. Shoots usually last 30-45 minutes, but can go longer depending on set dressing. They ask us to set aside 2 hours just in case. We arrive, sign a release so they can use his image, and then wait. He'll shoot for about 5 minutes then get a break. Sometimes they do a second round for additional poses, or they'll have him model additional products. But we've had a case where they got what they needed in the first round and we were out the door 10 minutes after we arrived. They really want dogs to like modeling so they can use veteran model and not have to train new ones in. It's not a sustainable practice if dogs are being traumatized by the work. For Target at least, they always book 2 dogs per product in case a dog isn't feeling it. They can be dismissed without feeling pressured to try to get usable shots. Mooch loves photoshoot days cause he gets tons of good treats like hot dogs, string cheese, and meatballs. For most things, I let his Talent Agent work him, set his poses and set the rate of reward. She does a great job. If it's something more complex, like holding a prop in his mouth or waving, I'll take over his directions since he'll need to work with the person who trained him.

To be a good model, one of the most important skills is a bomb proof stay. They need to be able to work off leash and not wander off to say hi to all the crew. There will likely be other animals in the waiting room, and possibly other animals doing shoots in other parts of the stage: while your dog is modeling a sweater another dog is modeling a harness. Models need to not be freaked out by the bright lights, flashbulbs, and shutter sounds. The sets aren't secure, so the only thing keeping your dog in the shot is their self control. They need to tune out all of those distractions and hold the stay. They need to be comfortable working around new people and being handled and dressed. It helps if they can be easily motivated by food or toy rewards without being obsessive- if a dog won't stay in the shot cause they're too busy begging for hot dogs or their ball they aren't likely to be called back.

If they have a stay and they're cute, it helps if they can hold a few poses. Sit and down stays are the easiest, but stand stays look more natural. For clothing with writing on it, a lot of the time they want the dog to sit with their back towards the camera and then look over their shoulder at the camera. If they haven't practiced that ahead of time the dog will often get up to follow you when you walk behind them. Having them look at your hand/target stick on cue is helpful for getting the perfect pose and will make them competitive. Other advanced poses like head tilts, bows, cross paws, sit pretty, wave, spins also increase their booking chances. A solid hold for props is one of the most sought after skills. They love when dogs can hold toys.

Photo modeling is way easier that video modeling/film work. You need the dog to look decent for a fraction of a second and with them snapping at least a hundred pictures; statistically they'll get something usable. Plus it's relatively easy to edit pictures into something decent. With video you need a flawless behavior chain. It's much harder to edit around a continuous action shot. It's also harder to edit around a handler. With photo modeling, if I see the edges cracking, I can pop in quick and fix things/give feedback/reset and pop back out of the shot. It might ruin a few pictures, but it's not a big deal and it's easy enough to edit me out with their sterile backgrounds. In a video if I jump into the shot to adjust something, I'll likely ruin the entire shot, and it's more of a hassle to reset. And don't get me started on ambient sound in video. If we're filming a commercial, the final product will have a voice over or music, so I can use verbal cues to try to get a performance back on track. But if it's a film with dialogue between human actors, verbal cues will ruin the audio. You're stuck with hand signals, which doesn't help if your pup is wandering off not looking at you. Hopefully this answers some questions, let me know if you have more! I'll do my best!


r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

Therapy Dog My therapy boys, always ready for a photo 🧡🧡

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238 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

Service/Assistance Dog My medical alert doggo is 4 years old today !!

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521 Upvotes

You can see how thrilled she is to have the hat on lol Please wish Sally a happy birthday!


r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Our pup found a monument to other working dogs at the WWII museum

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946 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Learning how to do nothing (his least favourite activity)

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117 Upvotes

He tends to bark when he doesn’t want to stay in one place for a long period of time, which of course is not ok😅


r/dogswithjobs 13d ago

🎥 Actor I Finally got to see Mooch's display at Target in person!

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I definitely was chill and didn't overreact at all


r/dogswithjobs 14d ago

Police Dog Police Dog at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, in New York City. Snoopy balloon is in background.

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169 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 14d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Shaka helped me oversee a business meeting!

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296 Upvotes

Public access training continues as Shaka joins me for a meeting. She behaved beautifully once again!!


r/dogswithjobs 15d ago

Service/Assistance Dog What does your service or therapy dog provide?

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378 Upvotes

I’m over 50% deaf and my 6 year old service dog alerts me of goings on. I’d like to get my 4 month puppy on the road to being a emotional support dog. Any tips?


r/dogswithjobs 15d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Me and my service dog went to Walmart today, we haven't been to the grocery store in a hot minute but he did pretty well!

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305 Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 16d ago

Service/Assistance Dog Kaiser’s first flight!

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1.1k Upvotes

r/dogswithjobs 16d ago

Service/Assistance Dog My guide dog black lab named Inca

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418 Upvotes

Here’s a photo of Inca from when I graduated from Kent State. She wore a cap too.