For many, Labor Day is the “unofficial last day of summer” or viewed as a day off from work, but let us not forget the reason for celebration. Labor Day honors the contributions and achievements of Americans. This holiday, we not only want to recognize the hardworking Americans but also the dogs working alongside them.

Take a moment of your holiday, to honor the dogs who make important contributions to America. Thank you goes out to man's best friend, for working right along with him.

Detection and Tracking

• Airport dogs
• Arson detection dogs
• Cadaver (human remains) detection dogs
• Cash or currency detection dogs
• Chemical weapon detection dogs
• Crime scene evidence detection dogs
• Drug or narcotic detection dogs
• Explosives/booby traps/tripwires detection dogs
• Firearm/gun/ammunition detection dogs
• Intimidation (prisoners) dogs
• Medical detection dogs
• Pest detection dogs
• Police patrol dogs
• Sentry dogs
• Truffle detection dogs
• Wildlife tracking dogs

Search and Rescue

• Air scenting dogs
• Avalanche dogs
• Disaster dogs
• Missing person dogs
• Tracking dogs
• Trailing dogs
• Water search & recovery dogs

Working

• Carting dogs
• Guard dogs
• Herding dogs
• Hunting dogs
• Sled dogs
• Watch dogs

 All working dogs are valuable additions to the lives of their handlers, so feel free to share photos of those hardworking dogs in your life. Please be safe and have great Labor Day!