Dogs With Jobs

Birba: Truffle Hound (Piemonte Mountains, Italy) Birba the poodle snuffles for truffles at dawn with her owner Sandrino. They’re on the hunt for a truffle that will bring home the prize for the biggest specimen at the local fair. Uga VI: Mascot (Savannah, Georgia) Uga the bulldog is the most famous mascot in North America and an icon of college football. Since 1956, six generations of Ugas, all owned and bred by Sonny and Cecilia Seiler, have delighted fans and led the University of Georgia Bulldogs to victory. Uga’s job is to stand on the sidelines in a custom-made football jersey and look tough, tenacious, and interested in the game. Maggie: Trout Herder (The Catskills, New York) Maggie is a yellow Lab who keeps busy herding and netting trout at a trout farm in New York state.