Dogs That Work: True Tales of Canine Careers
Dogs That Work — Ed Reif Field Notes · Working Dogs Dogs That Work From the sheep fields of Fair Isle to a forward operating base in Afghanistan — purpose, given four legs. Ed Reif In life expectancy, a single day for us is a week for them. Maybe they know this. Maybe that's why they make every day count. Ed Reif On-the-Job Training Purpose-driven paws — mush. Many dogs are simply someone's best friend. Others clock in. A working dog carries natural instinct, honed by patient training toward a single task. The kennel clubs sort certain breeds into a working group — herding, tracking, guarding — but the real curriculum happens in the field. That includes our Scottish Terrier. A farm dog by blood, here on Fair Isle she's serving her internship in sheep. Call it OJT. On-the-job training, with the whole island for a classroom. Service dog...
