Raz lj17 Dogsatwork CLR Ds PDF
Raz lj17 Dogsatwork CLR Ds PDF
Raz lj17 Dogsatwork CLR Ds PDF
Dogs
A Reading A–Z Level J Leveled Book
Word Count: 352
Writing
Connections
Work
mix with other substances
to make new things (p. 13)
16
Words to Know
service dog
chemicals detection
comfort disabilities
criminals medicine
Photo Credits:
Front cover, back cover (main), page 11: © ZCHD/airportk9.org (Supplied
by WENN)/Newscom; back cover (inset): iStock.com/Sephirot17; title page:
© KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND/AFP/Getty Images; page 3: © OMAR TORRES/ search-and-
AFP/Getty Images; page 4 (top left): © iStock.com/kadmy; page 4 (top right):
© iStock.com/Jmichl; page 4 (bottom): © iStock.com/eAlisa; page 5: © Monkey
rescue dog
Business Images/Dreamstime.com; page 6 (top): © jhphoto/Imaginechina/
AP Images; page 6 (bottom): courtesy of Trevor Thomas; page 7 (top):
© Carsten Rehder/picture alliance/Getty Images; page 7 (bottom): © Animal
Press/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media/Getty Images; page 8: © Chris Shipley/
The Morning Call/AP Images; page 9: © Liu Zhongjun/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/ police dog
VCG/Getty Images; page 10: © Andy Casey/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media/
Getty Images; page 12: © David Joles/Star Tribune/AP Images; page 13:
© Billy Hustace/Image Bank/Getty Images; page 14: © PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/
Getty Images; page 15 (top left): De Meester Johan/Arterra Picture Library/
Alamy Stock Photo; page 15 (bottom left): Jochen Tack/Alamy Stock Photo; Conclusion
page 15 (right): © Fiona Goodall/Getty Images
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Service and Therapy Dogs . . . . . . 5
Search-and-Rescue Dogs . . . . . . 8
Detection Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Dogs sniff for termites at an important building in South Korea.
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
14 Dogs at Work • Level J 3
sled dogs hunting dog
herding dogs
You probably know that some dogs Police also use these dogs after
aren’t just pets—they hold jobs! a building burns down.
Dogs learn fast. It may be hard to find out whether
They also hear and smell better someone set the fire on purpose.
than we do. The dogs sniff for chemicals
This means dogs can do jobs that that might have been used
people can’t. to start the fire.
4 Dogs at Work • Level J 13
Detection Dogs Service and Therapy Dogs
Some dogs use their nose to find Many dogs work with people to help
things that are hidden. them feel better.
They are called detection dogs. These dogs are called therapy dogs.
Police use detection dogs Therapy dogs are trained to comfort
to find criminals. people and keep them calm.
Tennille the
Guide Dog
A service dog named
Tennille helped her owner hike.
Tennille was the first service dog
trained to do this. Her owner,
Trevor Thomas, is blind. Tennille
helped Thomas step over large
rocks. Thomas hopes that he Piper the airport worker
and Tennille can encourage
other blind people to hike, too.
Search-and-Rescue Dogs
Some dogs look for people
who are lost.
They are called
search-and-rescue dogs.
Many search-and-rescue dogs
use their nose to find people
who need help.
Some of these dogs sniff
A firefighter uses a rescue dog to search for people under rocks
the ground to find people. in China.