Dogs With Jobs

Turbeaux: Mondio Ringer (New Hampshire) Turbeaux is a Mondio Ring sport champion. He competes in this little-known sport with a cult following. In the field he has to climb walls, jump hurdles, resist distractions and protect his handler from attack. Killu: Catalan Herder (The Pyrenees, Spain) Kilu is a Gos d’atura Catala (or Catalan sheepdog) who herds sheep in the Spanish Pyrenees. He stops sheep from falling off mountainsides and running into cars. Kilu is in training for his first Working Dog Competition, and has to learn to restrain his overzealous corralling behaviour. The Catalan sheepdog is a breed that was verging on extinction and is now thriving. Ruby: Scooter Pro (Seattle, Washington) Ruby, an eight-year-old Rottweiler, is the face of Dog Scootering in Seattle. He helps his owner Daphne Lewis promote the sport as he pulls her around the city. He stops at red lights, maneuvers around pedestrians and avoids crashing.