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Canine Careers Your Proofness: Mahim Maher Master Storyteller: Sundar Waqar Creativity Analysts: Amna Iqbal, Essa Malik, Jamal Khurshid, Samra Aamir, Anam Haleem, Umar Waqas
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2 Canine Careers
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Dogs are not just a man’s best friend and their great companion but also, hardworking and assistive. Just like humans, dogs can have careers too and ones that play an important role in our lives. From guarding our houses to saving people’s lives, let’s take a look at some of the jobs dogs take on.
Guide me
Guide dogs provide assistance to people with either physical or mental disabilities. They are most commonly used to guide the blind in their day-today activities. The most common types of guide dogs are Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers. Labradors are friendly and loyal as well as intelligent and quick to learn, making them the perfect guide dog.
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Some dogs are trained specifically to locate people or objects through the object’s scent. Tracking dogs help the police find suspects and victims as well as other objects that they may be looking for. The most commonly preferred tracking dog are the Rottweiler and German Shepherd. The German Shepherd is a fast runner and a ferocious dog. They are also natural protectors with an instinct to guard and a strong sense of smell. These traits make German Shepherds the best choice for helping the police.
Where’s the prey? Many dogs are specifically trained to assist with hunting. Hunting dogs are categorised into scent, sight and tracking dogs as they sight, locate and collect prey. Some of the breeds have more than one of these talents. Usually, Terriers, Spaniels, Retrievers and Pointers work as hunting dogs. These breeds have the ability to sniff or visually remember the spot of the hunted animal, fetch it and bring the prey back to their owner.
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Some dogs are specially trained to move livestock from one place to another. Herding dogs make sure the livestock stays in a group and lead the livestock’s movement. The breeds preferred for this are Australian Cattle dogs, Border Collie’s, and Corgis. These breeds of dogs are renowned for their ability to act on a whistle or word of command.
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Dalmatians have been assisting the fire service department for years. Brave and valiant, Dalmatians lead the way for firefighters and also rescue trapped firefighters or victims. Despite mechanical fire engines and appliances Dalmatians are still found in many firehouses in England, Canada and the United States.
Sniffin’ rescue
Depending on the situation, many dogs are known to be helpful in times of an emergency. Some dogs are trained to locate survivors of natural disasters and calamities. Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds and Spaniels work as search dogs in disaster situations, such as smoke or dust filled areas where humans may need assistance or support while searching for victims. These dog breeds have a strong sense of smell and tracking abilities that enable them to find victims. What would you like to see in Hi Five? Send an email to hifive@tribune.com.pk and let us know!
Not only can you train your dogs to sit, stand and eat but you can also train them to take up different careers. Depending on the characteristics of your dog, you can challenge them to do different jobs. There are specific breeds for every job as mentioned earlier because those particular abilities make the dogs suitable for the assigned job. Once trained at an early age, they learn to channel their natural abilities into doing the job. Training for dogs starts when they are six weeks old and continues throughout their career with most dogs being trained daily or weekly for their jobs. Their career lasts around five to seven years depending on the health of the dog. After the dog’s retirement personal trainers keep the dog with themselves.
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Following the military and the customs, a special unit of sniffer dogs, to help trace terrorists and hidden explosives, has been set up in Karachi under the Sindh police. The police imported 12 dogs, aged between five months to one year, from Germany. The Pakistan Army trained the dogs to sniff explosives and find victims. The special dog unit named K-9 is assisting the Sindh Police. Hotels around Pakistan have also adopted sniffer dogs and are using them as part of their security check. SOURCE: TRIBUNE.COM.PK
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4 Cookie decoration with fondant Fondant is this fun, almost-magical ingredient which helps you be as creative with food, as you are with your crafts! Chef Juhi teaches you how to create your own yummy ‘owl cookie’!
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Rolling pin Plastic sheet Round cutter Brush Cookie Edible glue Dough (white, pink, orange and black)
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Make a ball of white coloured dough for the base of the cookie.
Place the ball of dough inside the plastic sheet and use your rolling pin to flatten it.
Use a cutter to cut a round shape.
Brush edible glue on top of your cookie.
Now place the white base carefully on the cookie.
Use a round cutter which is a size smaller than the base cutter and cut a round shape for the owl’s body. Now cut out two wings with the pink dough and place them on two opposite sides. Then cut two small circles from white dough for eye sockets and place them on the top of the pink circle. Take the orange dough and roll it out. Now cut a small circle and then cut the circle into half to make the owl’s legs. Also, cut a small triangle for the owl’s nose. Place them on the cookie. Your cookie is now ready!
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Flatten the pink dough with the rolling pin as you did earlier with the white dough.
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Cut two black circles from black dough for eyes and glue them on the white sockets.
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Get your weekly dose of the unusual and funny news from across the globe!
That’s long Colonel Meow, the cat with the longest fur on the planet, has had his extraordinary coat of fur recognised by Guinness World Records. The Himalayan-Persian breed was presented with the award for his ‘epic’ 23 cm-long (9in) coat of fur. The two-year-old cat is expected to celebrate his achievement with his owners Anne Marie Avey and Eric Rosario, at their home in Los Angeles. The couple adopted Colonel Meow from a rescue centre and now have to brush his fur two to three times a week. “Everything in the house has hair on it, including us,” Anne says. METRO.CO.UK
Sock it One of the simple facts of life is that socks get eaten by washing machines, lost in dryers and generally go missing. But one man has managed to challenge these sock myths, and claims to have owned a pair for 25 years. Fiftyfive-year-old, Frank Tunbridge, of Gloucester, said he has been wearing the same pair of nylon woolen mix socks for 25 years. He uses the socks, which were bought from a local market stall, whenever he goes out for walks during his hobby as a big cat tracker. Mr Tunbridge, who reports sightings of suspected panthers and other big cats across the country, said he has only recently noticed the first hole appear in his beloved socks. He said: “The funny thing is that I bought another pair of the same socks at the time and they didn’t last anywhere near as long as long as this pair. I don’t know why. I wear these socks every week.” He claims to have walked hundreds of miles in them following big cat trails. “My wife washes them and I wear them when I am looking for big cats, summer or winter. They are very comfortable,” he added. METRO.CO.UK
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Goat on wheels
A paralysed goat has been given the chance to walk again after being fitted with a personalised wheelchair. The special wheelchair was made by a zoo in Tianjin Municipality, China, for the animal after it was left disabled when it was bitten on the spine by a pony. “Due to the spine injuries, she couldn’t stand up again and was paralysed. She could only crawl on the ground,” said one of its keepers, Wang Donghao. The animal can now be seen walking along in the zoo in China. The female goat was born alongside a twin but suffered her terrible fate when she was just four days old. The zoo hasn’t said whether it plans to keep the modified wheelchair long term or whether it is a permanent solution in the future. METRO.CO.UK
Drop it from the top Acrophobics — that’s those with a fear of heights — will most likely be found anywhere but at the top of this frightening ride. An amusement park in America is developing the world’s biggest drop ride and at 415ft tall, it’ll take some guts to have a go. ‘Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom’ is expected to open next year in New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure park, and will lift riders to a stomach-curdling height before dropping them back down to earth again at a speed on 90mph. Riders will experience a free-fall sensation while sitting in one of the three floorless gondolas with seven other people. Ride it for the thrill of your life, but if you have a fear of heights it is best to keep away. METRO.CO.UK
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Word Origins DEER ‘Deer’ can be traced back to the Old English word ‘deor’, but the word’s use in Old English was somewhat different. A ‘deor’ was not necessarily the gentle, forest creature signified by the modern deer, but the word could be used for any untamed, four-legged animal, including fabulous beasts of legend. The word carried a meaning of wildness and ferocity, not something we associate with Bambi, the harmless creature.
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Cool facts A snail can sleep for three years straight. China has more English speakers than the United States due to its huge population. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar, a part of East Africa, and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. If you yelled for eight years, seven months and six days continuously, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair and fingernails. The trickiest tongue twister in the English language is “Sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick”. Give it a try and see for yourself! Butterflies taste food by standing on top of it! Their taste receptors are in their feet unlike humans who have most on their tongue.
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How carefully did you read this week’s issue of HiFive? If you think you are upto the task, try to solve our special crossword. The answers are all over HiFive! Put on your thinking caps, it is time to put the old noggin to work!
Across 2. Just like humans, dogs can have ---------— too and ones that play an important role in our lives. 4. Training for dogs starts when they are -----— weeks old and continues throughout their career. 5. The German Shepherd is a ---------— runner and a ferocious dog. 10. Some dogs are specially trained to move ------------— from one place to another. 12. Dalmatians have been assisting the --------— service department for years. 14. A --------— can sleep for 3 years straight. 15. Depending on the situation, many dogs are known to be helpful in times of an -----------------. 16. Some dogs are trained to ----------— survivors of natural disasters and calamities. 18. --------— dogs provide assistance to people with either physical or mental disabilities.
Down 1. ---------------- and valiant, Dalmatians lead the way for firefighters and also rescue trapped firefighters or victims. 3. Many dogs are specifically trained to ---------------- with hunting. 6. Tracking dogs help the police find ---------------- and victims as well as other objects that they may be looking for. 7. A dragonfly has a ----------— of 24 hours. 8. Some dogs are trained specifically to locate people or objects through the object’s ----------. 9. Labradors are ----------— and loyal as well as intelligent and quick to learn. 11. Hunting dogs are categorised into scent, sight and tracking dogs as they sight, locate and ----------— prey. 13. ----------— dogs make sure the livestock stays in a group and lead the livestock’s movement. 17. If you yelled for eight years, seven months and six days continuously, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of -------------.
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