Working Dog Group

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Working Dog Breeds 3 Jobs Performed by Working Dogs 4 External Links 5 References

[edit] Introduction

Most modern dogs that we know are mainly kept as companion pets to humans. There are however quite a lot of dogs that are also used to assist humans. A working dog is classed as a dog that performs a task on a regular basis to assist people.

[edit] Working Dog Breeds

The following table contains an alphabetically sorted list of working dog breeds.

Dog Breed	Jobs Performed	Dog Size
Alaskan Malamute		Large
Beauceron		Large
Bernese Mountain Dog		Very Large
Bouvier Des Flandres		Large
Boxer		Large
Bullmastiff		Large
Canadian Eskimo Dog		Large
Dobermann		Large
Dogue De Bordeaux		Large
Entlebucher Mountain Dog		Medium
German Pinscher		Medium
Giant Schnauzer		Large
Great Dane		Very Large
Greenland Dog		Large
Hovawart		Large
Leonberger		Very Large
Mastiff		Very Large
Neapolitan Mastiff		Very Large
Newfoundland		Very Large
Portuguese Water Dog		Large
Rottweiler		Large
Russian Black Terrier		Large
St. Bernard		Very Large
Siberian Husky		Large
Tibetan Mastiff		Very Large

[edit] Jobs Performed by Working Dogs

[edit] External Links

[edit] References