Activities
There are numerous activities in which one can participate, competetively or for fun, with their dog. Not every breed is well suited for every activity but usually a dog of any breed can participate with their owner in several. Whenever available, photos of Finnish Spitz will be used to depict and enhance the explanation of each activity.
Activities include in alphabetical order:
Agility
Barn Run
Carting
Conformation Dog Shows
Disc Dog aka Frisbee Dogs
Dock Diving aka Dock Jumping
Earthdog Trials
Field Trials
Flyball
Greyhound Racing
Herding
Hunting
Junior Showmanship
Lure Coursing
Musical Canine Freestyle
Mushing
Obedience
Rally Obedience
Schutzhund
Sheepdog Trials
Skijoring
Sled Dog Racing
Tracking
Weight Pulling
Some of these activities are included in every country whose citizens keep dogs while others seem to dominate only certain countries. There are also some activities where dogs use skills acquired in activities such as obedience, hunting or tracking which are the same skill sets necessary for a working dog.
Additional activities for dogs and their owners which are generally for working dogs and are not competetive include
Assistance (aka Service) Dog;
Fire Dog;
Police Dog;
Search and Rescue Dogs;
Sniffer Dogs,
Therapy Dog.
Each of these areas might include more specialized areas. For example, a Sniffer dog may be used by Police to find drugs or may be used by Fire Investigators to detect chemical beginnings of Arson fires. Each area one might find a working dog brings countless possibilities based upon an individual dogs natural instincts and training. Another example is the Therapy Dog. Not only are Therapy Dogs comfort to children and adults going through painful medical care or rehabilitation, but some are used in schools, courts, Libraries or other public institutions to engage and lessen anxiety on other, more disquieting occassions.
Activities include in alphabetical order:
Agility
Barn Run
Carting
Conformation Dog Shows
Disc Dog aka Frisbee Dogs
Dock Diving aka Dock Jumping
Earthdog Trials
Field Trials
Flyball
Greyhound Racing
Herding
Hunting
Junior Showmanship
Lure Coursing
Musical Canine Freestyle
Mushing
Obedience
Rally Obedience
Schutzhund
Sheepdog Trials
Skijoring
Sled Dog Racing
Tracking
Weight Pulling
Some of these activities are included in every country whose citizens keep dogs while others seem to dominate only certain countries. There are also some activities where dogs use skills acquired in activities such as obedience, hunting or tracking which are the same skill sets necessary for a working dog.
Additional activities for dogs and their owners which are generally for working dogs and are not competetive include
Assistance (aka Service) Dog;
Fire Dog;
Police Dog;
Search and Rescue Dogs;
Sniffer Dogs,
Therapy Dog.
Each of these areas might include more specialized areas. For example, a Sniffer dog may be used by Police to find drugs or may be used by Fire Investigators to detect chemical beginnings of Arson fires. Each area one might find a working dog brings countless possibilities based upon an individual dogs natural instincts and training. Another example is the Therapy Dog. Not only are Therapy Dogs comfort to children and adults going through painful medical care or rehabilitation, but some are used in schools, courts, Libraries or other public institutions to engage and lessen anxiety on other, more disquieting occassions.