Working Animals

Assistance dogs come in all shapes and sizes! Some are family pets, some are specially trained rescue dogs and some are bred to do the work. One thing they all do though, is become friends and ...

Once the original horsepower in the engine of British farming, draft horses were an invaluable and highly regarded part of rural life. Working Shires, Clydesdales, Suffolk Punches, British ...

Run Your Own Animal Shelter Before You start Once you have decided that this is for you, there are several things to consider long before the first animals arrive. Namely, rules and ...

The work done by sniffer and police dogs covers several different, but equally demanding, tasks. In partnership with their handlers, these dogs can achieve results that machines are unable to. They ...

Dogs that work in country pursuits are bred for the jobs. If they come from good proven working stock, they are likely to be easier to train and succeed in their work. Even though they may be ...

Referred to as AAT, Animal Assisted Therapy is used in numerous health care facilities as well as other institutions. Animals have been a part of humans’ lives for centuries and this, relatively ...

The majority of horses that are ‘on duty’ in the UK these days are police horses or members of the Queen’s Household Cavalry or Kings Troop (not forgetting the magnificent Windsor Greys!)

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