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Working dog
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<p>A working dog is a dog <a href="/facts/Human_uses_of_animals/zeo21evD">used</a> to perform practical tasks, as opposed to pet or <a href="/facts/Companion_dog/I19g1Xsy">companion dogs</a>. </p><p>Definitions vary on what a working dog is, they are sometimes described as any dog <a href="/facts/Dog_training/q9A4oXbR">trained</a> for and employed in meaningful work; other times as any dog whose breed heritage or physical characteristics lend itself to working irrespective of an individual animal's training or employment; and other times again it is used as a synonym for <a href="/facts/Herding_dog/et1plHP5">herding dog</a>. </p>