Can dogs have OCD?

Some people might think that only humans can have OCD(Obbsessive compulsive disorder), but that's not true.

Even dogs can have OCD. Suprising? It suprised me too.

Some things that dogs can have OCD about are taking walks at certain times and if they dont go at that time, they get aggressive.

As you may know, OCD is usually caused by Stress.
So if your dog, or a dog you know has OCD, you may want to take them to the vet and see whats wrong and why theyre stressed, it would help if you made a video of your dog so you can show the vet (the dog may not have ocd when theyre at the vet and the vet may not believe you).

If you go to this website http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-magazines/dogfancy/dog-channel-exclusive/dog-fancy-exclusive-0712/rate-your-dogs-ocd.aspx, you can rate your dog's ocd habits.

Want to adopt a dog?

There are many places that you can go to adopt a pet.

1.) MSPCA
2.) Adoptapet.com
3.) Petfinder.com
4.) Petadoptions.org
5.) Adoptions.petsmart.com
6.) Puppiessale.org/Puppies_for_adoption

There are many. You have to find which one is right for you and which one takes care of their dogs well and feeds them properly. IF they dont feed them properly, they wont have good eating habits. And then they wont be healthy.

Police dogs

Police officers use dogs for certain things.

There are a few different types of dogs that are used, usually they are Dalmations and German Shepards. And sometimes there are Labs, like Black Labs.

German shepards are used to protect the officer and CAN attack.
Black labs are usually used to sniff out dogs and drugs.

The only way that police dogs can stop being a "police dog" is if they become pregnant and have to raise puppies. Other than that, they always stay a police dog. I think that they should have time off because if they get tired, they wont work their hardest.

How do they train drug dogs?
Well, usually, they use a white towel, they make sure that there is no scent of anything on it. And then they roll up a bag of marijuana in it. After playing with the towel for a while, the dog will get used to the scent.

Also, they use the same technique for bombs/explosives.

Search and rescue dogs-
Theyre used to find missing people. They can also locate cadavers after earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanoes.

Avalanche dogs-
Used to locate humans under many and many feet of snow.

Guide dogs-
Assist the blind and hearing impaired people.