Editing Working dog

{{Short description|Dog trained to perform practical tasks}}
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[[File:London Police Dogs.jpg|thumb|[[Detection dog]] of the [[Metropolitan Police]] patrolling in London]]
[[File:Caoguia2006.jpg|thumb|[[Guide dog]] in Brazil]]
[[File:Murgjo_Sharr_Mountain_Dog_Nedi_Limani.jpg|thumb|[[Šarplaninac]] [[livestock guarding dog]]s at work in the [[Šar Mountains]]]]
A '''working dog''' is a dog [[Human uses of animals|used]] to perform practical tasks, as opposed to pet or [[companion dog]]s.

Definitions vary on what a working dog is, they are sometimes described as any dog [[Dog training|trained]] for and employed in meaningful work; other times as any dog whose breed heritage or physical characteristics lend itself to working irrespective of an individual animal's training or employment; and other times again it is used as a synonym for [[herding dog]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/working-dog |title=working dog |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Collins Dictionary |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. |access-date=21 January 2020 |quote=a dog of suitable breed or training kept for its practical use, such as herding sheep, rather than as a pet or for showing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20dog |title=working dog|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2019 |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=21 January 2020 |quote=a dog suitable by size, breeding, or training for useful work (such as draft or herding) especially as distinguished from one suitable primarily for pet, show, or sporting use}}</ref><ref name=Oxford>{{cite web |url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/working_dog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126055509/https://www.lexico.com/definition/working_dog |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |title=working dog|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2019 |website=Lexico |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=21 January 2020 |quote=A dog trained to work with livestock.}}</ref>

== Working dog types ==

[[File:2008년 중앙119구조단 중국 쓰촨성 대지진 국제 출동(四川省 大地震, 사천성 대지진) DSC09472.JPG|thumb|[[Search and rescue dog]] working in Seoul]]
Roles performed by dogs that sometimes sees them classified as working dogs include:
* [[Assistance dog|Assistance or service dog]]<ref name=Olson>{{cite journal |last=Olson |first=Patricia N. |date=1 August 2002 |title=The modern working dog—a call for interdisciplinary collaboration |journal=Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |volume=221 |issue=3 |pages=352–355 |doi=10.2460/javma.2002.221.352 |pmid=12164529 |url=https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/resources/javma_221_3_352.pdf |access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126055512/https://www.avma.org/sites/default/files/resources/javma_221_3_352.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> trained to help a disabled person in some way, such as [[guide dog|guiding]] a visually impaired person, providing [[Mobility assistance dog|mobility assistance]], and [[Psychiatric assistance dog|psychiatric service]]. Often overlap with [[Therapy dog]]<ref name="Olson" /> used to provide companionship or to help people [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|rehabilitate]] from injuries.
* [[Carriage dog]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-29 |title=British Carriage Dog Society |url=http://carriagedog.org/BCDS/Welcome |access-date=2022-04-11 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129184331/http://carriagedog.org/BCDS/Welcome |archive-date=29 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> historically used to provide protection to carriage passengers or merchandise 
* [[Detection dog]]<ref name="Olson" /> or sniffer dog, trained to detect for example drugs or land mines. 
* [[Drafting (dog)|Drafting dog]]<ref name=Britannica>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/working-dog |title=Working dog|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2019 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc |access-date=21 January 2020 |quote=any of various breeds of dog bred as guard, herding, draft, or rescue animals.}}</ref> traditionally used to pull small carts. Now survive in modern age as a novelty or in carting sport.
* [[Guard dog]]<ref name=Britannica/> used to protect buildings or [[Livestock guardian dog|livestock]]
* [[Herding dog]]<ref name=Britannica/>
* [[Hunting dog]] used to hunt wildlife or assist hunters. Are split into several varieties, including  [[Hound|hounds]], [[Terrier|terriers]], [[Dachshund|dachshunds]], [[cur]] type dogs, [[Catch dog|catch dogs]], [[Bay dog|bay dogs]], or [[Gun dog|gun dogs]].
* [[Military working dog]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Rogak |first=Lisa |date=2011 |title=The dogs of war: the courage, love and loyalty of military working dogs |location=New York |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books |isbn=9781250008817 }}</ref> trained in combat, or used scouts, sentries, messengers, [[mercy dog]]s, and [[tracking dog|trackers]]
* [[Search and rescue dog]]<ref name=Olson/>
* [[Sled dog]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coppinger |first1=Raymond |last2=Schneider |first2=Richard |chapter=Evolution of working dogs |date=1995 |title=The domestic dog: its evolution, behaviour and interactions with people |editor1-last=Serpell |editor1-first=James |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=[https://archive.org/details/domesticdogitsev00serp/page/21 21–50] |isbn=0521425379 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/domesticdogitsev00serp/page/21 }}</ref>
* [[Working terrier]] is a [[terrier]] bred to hunt small [[mammal]]s, such as a [[badger]], [[fox]] and [[rat]].<ref>Glover, John. (2014). ''[https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Ratting_with_Terriers/_erMsgEACAAJ?hl=en Ratting With Terriers]''. Suffolk, England. Skycat Publications. {{ISBN|9780993022302}}</ref>

==Kennel club classification==
[[File:Dogcart3.jpg|thumb|left|Historically, [[drafting dog]]s were common. A [[photochrom]] from the late 19th century showing two peddlers selling milk from a [[Dogcart (dog-drawn)|dogcart]] near [[Brussels, Belgium]].]]
When competing in [[conformation show]]s, a number of [[kennel club]]s classify various pedigree dog breeds into a "working group" or "working dogs group", although it varies between kennel club what breeds are so classified. [[The Kennel Club]] classifies [[mastiff]], [[pinscher]], [[sled dog]], select [[livestock guardian dog]] and some other breeds in their working group.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/breed/Default.aspx?group=WKG |title=Working Group|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=The Kennel Club |publisher=The Kennel Club Ltd |access-date=21 January 2020 }}</ref> The [[American Kennel Club]]'s working group and the [[Canadian Kennel Club]]'s working dogs group are very similar to The Kennel Club's except they include all [[livestock guardian dog]] breeds and all full sized [[spitz]] breeds (not just sled dogs) recognised by the clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/working/ |title=Working Group|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=American Kennel Club |publisher=American Kennel Club, Inc |access-date=21 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ckc.ca/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Working-Dogs |title=Working Dogs|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Canadian Kennel Club |access-date=22 January 2020 }}</ref> Both the [[Australian National Kennel Council]]'s and [[New Zealand Kennel Club]]'s working dogs groups comprise herding dog breeds and select livestock guardian dog breeds recognised by those clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ankc.org.au/Breed/Index/5 |title=Group 5 (Working Dogs) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2015 |website=Australian National Kennel Council |publisher=Australian National Kennel Council Ltd |access-date=22 January 2020 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224035120/http://ankc.org.au/Breed/Index/5 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dogsnz.org.nz/pdfs/bs-working.pdf |title=Standards of the breeds: Group 5 – Working Dogs|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=New Zealand Kennel Club |publisher=Dogs New Zealand |access-date=22 January 2020 }}</ref> The [[Fédération cynologique internationale]] has no working group.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fci.be/en/Nomenclature/ |title=FCI breeds nomenclature|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Fédération Cynologique Internationale |access-date=22 January 2020 }}</ref>

== See also ==
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*{{annotated link|Seizure response dog}}
*{{annotated link|Working animal}}
*[[Mojee]]

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