Humans can do a wide range of jobs because of our high level of intelligence. However, no amount of brain power can make up for the lack of senses we may have. Our sense of smell, for example, is nowhere near as accurate as other animals.
Dogs fulfill a lot of human jobs because they are highly trainable and have acute great senses. We all know about seeing police-trained animals, seeing eye dogs and therapy dogs, but what are other jobs out there you might find canines doing? Here is a list of 4 dog jobs you’ve probably never heard of before.
1) Bed Bug Detection Dogs
A dog’s sense of smell comes in handy when it comes to all kinds of bugs, including bed bugs. Insects often hide during an infestation, so it can be hard to see where they are coming from. Dogs are trained to detect bed bugs and distinguish among live bugs, dead bugs, and debris.
Companies like Pest End use bed bug detection dogs alongside their regular pest control services. If you have an infestation in your home, you can consider detection dog services in your area. The sooner you treat your home when bugs are evident, the easier it is to get rid of them completely.
2) Dog Hypnotist
There are dogs trained for therapy, and there are dogs trained for hypnotism. One famous example of a dog hypnotist is Oscar, who traveled the UK with his owner, Hugh Lennon. Lennon began the touring act after observing Oscar’s naturally hypnotic stare.
Since Oscar started going blind, Lennon now travels with Oscar’s son, Murphy in their hypno-dog tour. Princess, another dog hypnotist, has also made headlines after hypnotizing Simon Cowell on Britain’s Got Talent. Who knows how many owners have a pup with this strange, undiscovered talent?
3) Cancer Detector
Dogs can sniff out things like explosives and drugs, but did you know they can smell for cancer and other serious diseases as well? They smell a human’s skin, breath, sweat, urine, and/or feces to determine the presence of a virus or disease. They can detect cancer with accuracy because these animals smell substances up to a part of a trillionth within bodily fluids.
Canines are able to naturally detect these cancers. Most of the training they go through is to determine which type is present. For example, some dogs are trained to distinguish the difference between the breath of a healthy person and a sufferer of lung cancer.
4) The Mayor
You read that right – dogs have even been democratically elected to be mayor. More specifically, Bosco Ramos served as the mayor of Sunol, California in 1981. He won his election after locals placed him on the ballot to run against two humans. During his term, he witnessed historic events in the town’s history like the big fire in Sunol in December 1987.
Bosco served as mayor for 13 years before his passing in 1994. The city revealed a statue in his honor on December 19th, 2008. His tenure set a precedent for other canines with political aspirations, including Duke, who won his race for mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota in 2014.
In Conclusion
Humans aren’t the only species with unique labor potential. Dogs especially have proved that they are an essential part of many jobs all over the world, including some you may never have considered before! There is still a lot for us to learn about animal biology, and jobs that animals can perform to make our lives easier. Who knows what the unique canine occupation we will think of next?
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