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Search and rescue dogs fearlessly search for survivors in many dangerous situations, from burning buildings to heavy snow. With their sharp senses, these dogs can cover areas faster and with more accuracy than people can. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.
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With their keen senses, dogs can sniff out bombs and hear artillery shells being fired long before people can. Military dogs are trained to use their senses to save soldiers lives and make the soldiers jobs easier. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.
3) Police Dogs
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Police dogs can do everything from tracking criminals to helping prevent riots. With its keen sense of smell and good hearing, a police dog is invaluable to its human partner. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.
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Strap on your tool belt, put on your hard hat and grab a level! Students will learn how to calculate perimeter and area while engaged in reading about a contractor's busy day. This math reader builds literacy and math content knowledge while introducing students to the concepts of perimeter and area, and vocabulary terms like square unit, linear unit, expenses, bid, and estimate. The DOK-leveled Math Talk section includes questions that facilitate...
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How would you like to roast marshmallows for s'mores-in your own backyard? Landscape architects make dreams like these a reality! From planning backyard fire pits, patios, and fences to planting the perfect flower and vegetable gardens, students will learn how landscape architects use perimeter to bring their plans-and plants-to life. This appropriately leveled math reader will build literacy and math content knowledge through real-world connections...
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Some jobs come with unexpected benefits . . .
Alyssa runs her personal life just like her professional one: smoothly and efficiently. She learned in the worst way possible that investing her heart in a relationship only leads to disaster, and she won't take that risk again. Pleasure is still on the table though-as long as there are no feelings involved. Until a one-night stand leaves a lasting impression.
When after-work drinks lead to an after-hours...
8) Help Wanted
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Who said mixing work and pleasure was a bad idea?
For Kenley Carmichael, getting fired for sleeping with the boss's husband is almost funny-at 28, she's still a virgin. Not that her now ex-boss would believe it-Kenley's got the face and figure to attract plenty of men, even if she's never found the right one. A job at New Haven Custom Boats is a chance to start fresh and learn a whole new skill set. Trouble is, she can't stop wishing her incredibly...
9) Therapy Dogs
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Sometimes a therapy dog can lift a persons spirits just by being in the same room. Other times, the dogs take more active roles, acting as companions. Therapy dogs help people who are ill or sad feel better. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the work they do.
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Dogs on the Job ; 6
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Trained to provide affection … comfort … and love … the therapy dog's job is important to the wellbeing of those who need their presence. They can be seen in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, hospices and therapists offices.
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It might be hard to look at a Chihuahua and see how it could have descended from the gray wolf, but this is where all dogs come from.
12) Therapy Dogs
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Sometimes a therapy dog can lift a persons spirits just by being in the same room. Other times, the dogs take more active roles, acting as companions. Therapy dogs help people who are ill or sad feel better. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the work they do.
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Search and rescue dogs detect scent, most likely from the scent-carrying skin cells that drop off humans at a rate of 40,000 cells per minute, called skin rafts. Evaporated perspiration, respiratory gases, and decomposition gases released by bacteria on human skin or tissues also probably play a role in a successful search and rescue mission.
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Dogs on the Job ; 5
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There's nothing more dramatic in the working dog world than bringing down a bad guy… A Bad guy whether criminal or enemy.
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Americans love dogs, and we love telling stories about them. For years, dogs have entertained us with their intelligence and charm. Early on, troupes of costumed, performing dogs came into fashion, dancing, playing cards, and acting out "dog dramas" on stage. They eventually found a place in popular circuses, performing tricks and routines.
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The guard dog … providing protection and peace of mind in our homes. These sometimes-ordinary dogs have a long history of keeping humans safe - It's a dog job on display across the world. Often combined to both alert and attack, both the guard dog and watchdog's role is to alert with loud barking the arrival of an intruder to scare them away and alert their owner. From there, a watchdog's job is done, but a guard dog is trained to attack and /or...
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Any dog that exhibits herding instincts can be trained, and it turns out that herding is a predatory behavior that has been modified from the original predatory behavior through selective breeding of wolves and their descendants. Humans were able to minimize the dog's inclination to look at cattle and sheep as prey, while maintaining their predatory skills.
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