Man's Best Friend

          Animals are truly amazing, especially dogs. There are so many different things that dogs do to help humans. I mean after all they are called “man’s best friend”. Service dogs and police dogs are so amazing. Police men treat these dogs just like any other officer that they work with. They help stop crime and also protect their partners. They are trained to do remarkable things. They are taught to take a bullet for their partner, they can track down drugs, and help save people. There are so many stories of police dogs that have done the unthinkable and even done things without command when their human was hurt. I think that they can be smart, if they are used and taught well, just like humans. Some use their brain more than others.

            Service dogs that help the blind are also so amazing. The things they can do to help humans is just crazy. Sometimes a human’s life is in the hands of a service dog, telling them when to cross the street and where to walk, and avoiding danger for them.

            One time I got to go to a training facility for police dogs. It was about eight years ago so it is a little foggy in my mind, but I remember getting to watch the officer hide narcotics, and then bring the dog in and he would find it. He also showed us commands that they used and other tricks the dogs knew. When we were there they told us that they had just lost one of their dogs, and you could tell how much of an impact it was on them. The dogs wore bullet proof vests and they explained how much they were, and how they were hard to get. Our 4H group raised money for a dog vest, and gave it to the department.

            I love being in 4H for the fact that we help people and animals, we often times will go to animal shelters and either donate food, toys, or just spend time with the animals. And as everyone knows, animals are my favorite. I wish I could help all the animals but I know I can’t, and my parents won’t let me. But the goal is to create a community and country that does, and realizes the importance of the other mammals that share this planet with us.