It’s easy to notice that dogs have much bigger tongues than humans, and are also much better at using them. If you’ve ever seen a dog drink water from a bowl in slow motion, you know just how capable these canines are at manipulating and controlling their tongues. One of the most interesting dog jobs we’ve seen recently was that of a dog named Jax, who lives on the Island of Skye, in Scotland.
His owner Ray Chandler, a postmaster, thought that his trusty dog could help him lick stamps, as he found his own tongue getting dry way too often. The first attempt was a great success, and Jax appeared to love the action, so Chandler decided to ask the black Labrador to work for him full time. Since that day, Jax is considered by the village of Portree to be its Official Stamp Licker, and he definitely enjoys the title and his work.
Belgian Malinois Participate in Navy SEALs Combat Missions
The U.S. Navy SEALs are the Navy's primary special operations force and one of the top branches of the military. They have one of the lowest recruit retention rates in the world due to the challenging nature of their elite missions, and it reportedly costs the United States over a million dollars to fully train just one SEAL. These kinds of elite units require all the resources they can get to complete their secret missions, which is where the trusty and competent Belgian Malinois canine breed comes in. These dogs participate in various missions with Navy SEALs, often rappelling from helicopters along with them in the dead of night or the heat of battle.
These Navy SEAL canines are trained to perform various complex functions that they are naturally better at than humans, while also preventing unnecessary deaths for these soldiers. Their missions range from finding explosives to tracking down and hunting terrorists. Navy SEALs use these dogs’ range of abilities to the max, utilizing their agility, speed, force, and sense of smell in the pursuit of the perfect mission. These dogs are often equipped with body armor and other automatic gadgets which improve their already impressive abilities.
Many Canines Can Even Detect Various Forms of Cancer With a Surprisingly High Accuracy
In recent years, there’s a strong indication from scientists that dogs can actually sniff out various types of cancer with almost 100% accuracy, which means that they are more reliable to some extent than doctors and machines. There is a myriad of tests being done at the moment to understand just what role dogs play in cancer detection.
If they are found to be effective tracers of cancer, this means that you could use your dog as a real-life cancer detector, saving you a bunch of uncomfortable doctor visits and a possible late diagnosis. It’s been suggested that dogs are able to smell cancer because it causes subtle changes in a person’s chemistry, thus making him secrete slightly different odors from his body. Perhaps in the future, dogs will become a more integral part of cancer prevention.
Turtle Trooper
Who has four water shoes, technicolor sunglasses, and is also a good boy? This dog! This happy German Shepard is more than just the best beach companion with the coolest style, he's a protector of sea turtles!
With his supreme scent-detector ability, this furry friend has been trained to find and safely dig up sea turtle nests from sandy beaches. This ensures that the vulnerable baby sea turtle nests can be incubated in an animal shelter far away from predators like crabs, birds, and lizards. A brave fluffy doggo AND baby sea turtles. Cuteness overload! Where do we sign up?
Vancouver’s Police Dogs Help the City in a Myriad of Ways
The Vancouver Police Department makes sure their specialized police dogs earn their wages by participating in various beneficial and often hilarious activities. The dogs, which include German Shepherds and Bulldogs, even pose in ‘good cop - bad cop’ poses for the city’s annual police dog calendar, which is sold to raise money for various charitable organizations.
When they’re not busy modeling for hilarious pictures, these dogs put their training to the test and help catch criminals and protect their fellow human police officers. We imagine these awesome dogs riding in the back of police cars with their paw and head out of the window while wearing aviator glasses and letting their tongues follow in the breeze.