| In my opinion I do not consider basic obedience as working. Advanced level obedience that can be applied outside the ring, Trial level herding, tracking, carting/draft work, SchH, and yes even fetching the newspaper IMO is working. Working is the ability to perform jobs to aid humans. In that vein, pet therapy is work.
One of my dogs is handled by another in herding. She often uses him to do chores as his final "run" of the day. All of my dogs cart. I have used them to haul in their crates and show equipment. I have used that ability to pull small stumps and broken fence posts out of the ground. Years ago my bitch was started in SAR work. One of the "games" was to find things with human scent. Earlier this year I had her with me when I was out training my puppy in tracking. My tracking partner was so excited when her dog found the glove, she forgot to pick it up. I sent Misty out in a 4 acre area to find it. She found it in just a few minutes- six years after we stopped playing that "game". BTW I wasn't the one that laid the track.
Just my 2 cents
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Francis
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