He’s A Dog-tor: 40+ Cute Images Of Hard-Working Dogs Who Should Get A Round Of A-Paws!

By Farah J

How adorable are dogs? Their mere existence in our world makes this place a whole lot brighter and more peaceful. If you own a pet dog, you would know how precious and helpful these charming little beings are in your daily life.

These fluffy buddies are incredibly loyal, heroic, and smart – almost perfect. But imagine their powers skyrocketing when you train them to do something! Dogs are one of those mighty creatures who don’t hesitate for a second when they are appointed to do a tough job with or for their humans.

All you see is happiness and excitement drooling from their faces when they are given a chance to serve their hoomans. Let’s scroll through these pictures of wonderful dogs with real jobs – police dogs, sniffers, therapy dogs – who must be given treats and bones along with a medal of honor!

Bad boys 

This picture of a K9 dog in sunglasses with his human police partner in similar shades reminds us of Will Smith’s Bad Boys and Men in Black movie series. There’s action and a team of two best friends, saving the world from bad things, not to mention the sass!

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We adore how the police handler and the dog are so trusting and focused on their job; they love their jobs and surely make a great team too! This picture is enough to show that the K9 boi is incredibly good at what it is trained to do. 

Breathe, human

Have you ever been in a situation where something happens, and you don’t know whether you should be offended or amused by it? Especially when your pet does things so genuinely with its big brown puppy eyes looking at you, and you have a hard time deciding how to respond.

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This pretty boy is trained for emergencies and instantly brings his human’s inhaler when he sees them having trouble breathing. But it looks like this person’s laugh was too weird for the dog that he immediately performed his duty. This person sure did something good to deserve this loyalty.

An honor 

Search and rescue operations during disasters are a major sign of courage and bravery. Keeping a strong and focused head and not letting panic take over you is extremely hard in those times. The heroes who fulfill their missions have the utmost respect in our hearts.

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Especially the team of search and rescue dogs. They may be trained, but stepping into real action is a completely different thing. This is the picture of the last dog who served its nation in the 9/11 disaster and died at the age of 16. Thank you for your outstanding service, beautiful.

Bring kid to work 

Humans need emotional support almost all the time. Whether it is in the form of their best friend holding hands with them, their partner comforting them, their therapist easing their pain, or their pet cuddling their legs, emotional support is not a want; it’s a need!

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And what better way than having your therapy dog bring her child to work? Therapy gets way more soothing when the therapy dog is with you; we can’t even begin to express how powerful this little pup’s powers can be in the therapy room. Dogs are healers!

Deputy Gage 

Believe us when we say that this report has us rolling over the floor with tears of laughter in our eyes. The “innocent puppy” dog eyes do not seem to help the matter at all; it is just making us cry with laughter even harder.

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There couldn’t be a better, more hilarious way to describe your crime partner as “the guy at the dumb end of the leash!” Deputy Gage has become our favorite dog officer. The police reports should be written like this from now on!

Snowy snouts 

This is way more fun than playing fetch with your dog; you should try it because we can tell that these police trainers are having the time of their lives while training these good search and rescue boys! If we were offered this job, we would accept it in a flash.

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Imagine burying yourself under snow, hearing them sniffing and panting, trying to find you, and waiting for the fluffy, snowy snouts to appear in front of you – those giddy, excited, proud smiles would melt you right there under that snow. Search and rescue over fetch anytime!

Fluffy heroes 

Remembering the horrific, shocking event of 9/11, our hearts were torn apart by the lives that were lost, the families that were suddenly broken and left empty, and the rescue team of heroes who willingly risked and ended up losing their lives to save others. 

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Including every man, woman, child, and rescue K9 dog, the rescue team of 9/11 takes up a huge amount of space in our hearts, along with our honor and respect. Such bravery of super people and super dogs! Rest in the heavens.

I’m polite, but I can kick your butt!

Dogs training in the field is one amazing thing to witness, and dogs sitting in a classroom at the desks with their human partner taking notes on how to operate in the real game is another amazing thing. Well, it suffices to say that we can’t get enough of either.

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These K9 dogs are giving us a full-blown heart attack with their cuteness. Their heads are in the game, and their focus and attentiveness are incredible – which is so interesting! But their polite little fluffy paws on the desks tell us a different story. We’re here for both.

Officer Max 

Most of us celebrate our pets’ birthdays and special days, even if we don’t remember or celebrate our own. Our pets hold great importance for us in our hearts, and we don’t forget to celebrate their little achievements – their existence, in general.

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These police officers didn’t forget to celebrate their partner in crime’s birthday. It didn’t matter to them that they were at work that day. We adore how they all put in the effort to make their brave pal’s day special for him. The smile on the birthday boy’s face melted us to the core!

A selective snout

Sniffer dogs have an underrated skill: finding treats from areas where no one suspected a single thing was lying there. It is such a fun watch when you see sniffers alert all their fellow police officers, making them think they found drugs somewhere.

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The officers get all “ready, set, and go,” and when they get there, all they find are their sniffers’ favorite treats! This smart sniffer dog fooled his partners by finding sausages instead of drugs, which he was originally trained for. Well, finders, keepers!

A little gamer boi 

We have seen brave police dogs. Now it is time to look at the cute little gamer bois! It is not rare, but it is not unusual to have a dog as a video game developer. Well, the frequency doesn’t matter, either to the human or the dog.

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The giddy excitement on the face of the beautiful dog is an explanation in itself: the dog is living its best life while having his dream job. His happiness is through the roof. He’s dreamed of working with his human and also being a gamer – he’s gotten everything he’s ever wanted!

The paid messenger

In old age, you might have heard that people used pigeons, owls, ravens, crows, etc., to send messages to others by tying a little piece of paper on their legs. They trained their birds as their messengers. But now, pigeon messengers have evolved into dogs. 

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This lawyer brings his pet dog to work every day. He pays his smart, loyal pet with milk bones when he passes on his documents to the other lawyers down the hallway! The dog gets to work with his human and vice versa, and other lawyers’ days are made, too. It’s a win-win for everyone.

It’s not scary at all! 

Hospitals can be scary many times, especially when you are a child; every procedure that you are unaware of scares you! From putting in the IV fluids to getting stitches on your scraped knees, a first-timers’ trip to the hospital is a rough one.

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But what if there was someone to give you a quick demo about what the procedure is going to be like? Well, who better than dogs – a child’s favorite animal! This beautiful, sweet little boy is trained to show kids how harmless and easy some regular procedure is. Lie down and hold mama’s hand, is all!

Lifeguards on alert

One of the most commonly known facts about Labradors is that they love playing and splashing in the water. Making them lifeguards on a beach may seem like they are handed their dream jobs on a platter. They get to swim and save people’s lives every day.

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But if you looked at this picture of Labs as lifeguards on the shore, you would be able to tell how much self-control it is taking all of these beautiful life-savers not to get distracted by water! Look how focused and ready they all are. The job suits the Labs, doesn’t it?

Emotional support in the office 

A 9-to-5 job five to six times a week is one of the worst nightmares, especially when you don’t like the job and it doesn’t pay well. And when your boss is a control freak, there’s an incredible chance of all your self-control going loose and you losing your patience.

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Emotional support is all that is required for you to spend your 9 hours in a closed workspace and remain calm. Who else can offer you superior emotional support than your animal best friend? This little floof is fulfilling his duties coolly by supporting his human throughout the day.

Congratulations, mama bear! 

Who knew that the poop of an animal could be used to see if they were pregnant with a baby? We can’t decide if this fact makes us feel weird or impressed. All we know is that a human isn’t qualified enough to perform this job as accurately as sniffer dogs.

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For example, this sniffer dog specializes in sniffing the poops of a polar bear to confirm its pregnancy. There must be some kind of hormone excreted in the poop that a sniffer can detect. Look at Elvis’s proud face; he should be the one to congratulate the parents!

Official stamp licker 

In case you didn’t know, licking the stamps to stick them on the postcards and letters before mailing them was a common trick in the era of communicating through letters. It is still an ongoing tradition in many parts of the world.

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While people used to lick their stamps with their tongues, this job got officially appointed to dogs in Scotland. Now, in the Scottish post offices, you would find a dog employee attentively waiting for you to bring your stamp and get it licked! No glue is needed.

Storytime 

If there is one job we are dying to get is training therapy pups! So, in this job, these therapy centers adopt a bunch of little pups and train them to support the clients emotionally. They are read stories to, played with, and taught how to calm clients down, among other things.

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For instance, this picture describes perfectly what heaven would be like! Little floof balls gathered around you and listened to your story about how to be a good dog is our dream job. We just hope we make it out alive because this amount of cuteness is too much!

Kisses for the crime partner 

When you are in the police force, you are required to sit in front of the camera and take pictures for the police department yearbook. So, if your partner is a K9 dog, he accompanies you in the photo booth as well to display the powerful duo you are.

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However, this K9 police dog seems to love his partner a little too much that he can’t sit still for a single picture! He loves to show his appreciation for his human by licking and kissing his face. These photos must make it to the yearbook; they are too precious to throw away!

Protector of the bees 

Dogs are the protectors of the planet, and it is not an exaggeration. Whether they’re guard dogs, sniffer dogs, therapy dogs, or even simply pets in the house, they are helping this world in one way or another. They are the mighty heroes that our movies should be based on.

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Let’s meet Baz! He is the savior of bees in South Australia, which kept dying of a mysterious disease that humans were not able to detect. This hero, wearing this extremely adorable outfit, sniffs the hives to detect disease before it spreads and saves the bee population!

Little rookie 

Adult-trained dogs are brave and charming in their way. But have you ever seen how these adorable beings start their training? Well, here’s the cutest little demonstration picture for you to drool over! This little rookie is worth everything in this world.

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You better not deny the truth that your heart instantly melted like butter in a desert after seeing this little pup’s first day at work! It is his orientation day, and he looks ready to show his brave, remarkable moves to everyone. Good luck, little fellow!

Nervous Nelly

Do you remember your first day at your very first job? You were probably full of nerves and worried about doing something wrong or getting into trouble. If you can remember that feeling, then you will probably empathize with this little guy.

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He looks so nervous for his first day as a big boy guard dog. He can barely lift his face from the handler’s leg. Don’t worry, little buddy. You’ll get the hang of it soon, and then you will be unstoppable!

Hall Monitor 

When they put dogs as security guards on the gate, people probably weren’t that scared enough to take them seriously. Dogs are just so adorable! You can easily get them on your side: a little treat and you can pass the security.

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Well, maybe that’s why this police department hired another weird “dog” as their security guard. After the hall monitor was switched, there was possibly a huge drop in break-ins at the police department. This security “dog” takes its job more seriously than Labs did.

We need a Biscuit 

Little pups given any job anywhere in the world manage to make it to the peak adorably! No one can handle the position of “staff morale officer” better than this cutest little doggo. We didn’t know this job position could be this dreamy until this happened.

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Whoever appointed Biscuit as a staff morale officer has our utmost respect. We bet this beautiful boi takes his job ever so seriously. The tag is on point: Biscuit has national trust all over! We need ourselves a sweet little Biscuit too!

A proud officer 

You often see Labs or Shepherds as trained K9 dogs in the police department. Even though there are a lot of other smart and courageous breeds out there, for some reason, the police adopt Labs as K9s or sniffers. We were wondering when they would look at others’ potential.

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We are proud to tell you that Pit Bulls are finally being recognized for their prepared and focused nature, not to mention their extraordinary intelligence! Ohio hired a lovely Pit Bull pup as a K9 dog and started its training, which is no different from Labs.

Beautiful stars 

If your parents are police officers, you probably get this yearbook every year with their pictures in it, along with the other officers in the department. But not all yearbooks contain pictures of the brave K9 dog partners who dutifully performed their jobs.

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This police department made the best decision of including their dog officers in the annual yearbook to celebrate and appreciate their victories in keeping the neighborhood safe. How beautiful these proud rangers are! We know we’re not supposed to, but we’d love to pet these babies!

A gold dog-ger 

Truffles are a blessing to our motherland. They are usually the size of a palm, weighing about 1 to 2 ounces. Dogs can sniff truffles and dig them out faster than humans. If you have a pet, get them to bring truffles to you, and you’ll see how quickly they bring you the food.

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This huge doggo sniffed out a huge truffle from the ground! An unusual total of seven ounces! Truffles are sold a little more expensive than the rest of the food items. So, calculatingly, this huge truffle is quite a gold treasure for this family.

I’ve got you! 

We really don’t deserve dogs. Their pureness, the way they care about their humans and serve them in any way possible – what did we do to deserve such treatment? Honestly, we don’t get this kind of rightful treatment from our fellow humans most of the time.

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For instance, this service dog accompanies his human everywhere and helps them stand and balance on their own legs when they are unable to do so. He helped them keep their balance when they had to stand up and browse the book stacks in a library!

Into the future! 

The confident pose of this dog in its futuristic helmet is giving us a boost of serotonin! “I look better and a lot cooler than you, officers. Deal with it“, is what he is trying to telepathically send to his work partners’ minds. Well, he’s not wrong, either.

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This tactical helmet for the brave officer dogs is the future. Not only does it make the dogs look cool, but it also proves to be of huge help in search and rescue missions. This helmet can detect a presence from hundreds of meters away! It helps the dogs locate people more quickly.

Doggo’s dream job 

If we were able to get every stray dog on this planet home, we would do it in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to find dogs living alone by the side of a street, in a dump, under a bridge or carport, or wherever they find shelter almost every day. 

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It fills our hearts with happiness when these poorly-living dogs are given shelter, a little job, a human to stay with – a good life. For example, this doggo went from living a stray life to getting a dream job of tasting dog treats in a company! His happiness is our happiness.

A serving companion 

We pay our respects to this hardworking, brave soul who served humans his entire life in more than one way! From being a sniffer dog to being a head of security to becoming a well-being employee at a family business, his service is undeniably appreciated.

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The best thing of all: after he retired from all these jobs, he was awarded lots of treats for his marvelous service to his humans, a heated pet bed, and a personal heater in winter. It may not seem much, but he was kept as comfortable and happy as possible in his last days!

A pro-bone-o lawyer 

The grace and elegance radiate off of this snowball. If we ask for a lawyer, just know that we don’t need anyone other than this beauty. And also, because we are sure that we would win our case if he is on our side – no one can refuse to believe him.

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All we know is that no one else can manage to handle this poise and magnificence like this dog. His glasses, the watch, and the tie are well suited to his fur, and his determined face is flawless! No wonder he got the job. He looks like he is ready to become your pro-bone-o lawyer.

Well deserved! 

When someone serves you dutifully and wonderfully, they deserve a huge show of appreciation and gratitude from you. Because if it weren’t for their efforts, you wouldn’t be where you are right now. Plus, they also deserve a treat of their own choice.

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For example, this service dog picked a stuffed panda chew toy from IKEA as his award for the celebration of his service to his humans. Not a single soul can deny that it is well-deserved. This dog knows his worth – we all know it!

A country boy 

So, you’ve seen fluffy city boys saving lives, finding, and fighting criminals. It is time for a change. Meet this handsome country boi selling durian fruits for a living! You don’t see many animals standing by the heap of food, attracting customers to buy it.

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If we were there, we would buy all of it just to see this beautiful, charming boi! His service to his humans is incredible, just like other dogs. He surely is grabbing a whole lot of attraction from the passers-by with his excited smile and precious outfit!

Happy Retirement 

It is a delightful moment every time a spirited and daring dog is retired and awarded for his service to humanity. This special moment of these explosive-detecting dogs getting retired along with their human partners is so wholesome and heartwarming!

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The retiring dog officers can be spotted right away even if we don’t present a description – their enthusiastic, cheerful faces are enough to give you a clue! Their retirement is well-deserved. Goodbye, majors, and welcome, newbies!

Super-dog 

Back in our day, we used to watch superheroes fly on TV screens. There was a Superman, a Batman, a Spider-Man, a Wonder Woman, and a couple more. But we knew we needed to see superhero action in real life.

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Well, here you go. We present to you a super-dog who flies! After a skydive, this courageous boy landed a job in the US Air Force Search and Rescue team! We didn’t know dogs could fly until now. We are glad that we are alive to see this proud moment of a super-dog.

The help is here 

The “seeing eyes” service dogs for people who can’t see well on their own hold a separate corner in our hearts and soul. We have seen these service dogs practically become the second eyes of their humans, taking them and leading them wherever they want to go.

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It is gloriously heartwarming how patient the dogs are with them. They don’t forget to warn their humans about the little obstacles, like a rock in their path or a step. This gorgeous dog has already bonded with his new human; it describes perfectly how magical and uplifting dogs are!

Scientist’s assistant 

Scientists in a lab usually don’t cover their animal assistants with protective gear. They get themselves a pair of goggles, hand gloves, and a protective overall. But their service dogs are usually sitting in the corner without any protection.

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It was heartbreaking until this scientist person decided to break the cycle. He custom-designed his service dog a lab coat, mittens, and goggles to keep him safe in the lab. The dog looks so professional and charming in his assistant outfit, watching his scientist human change the earth.

Stan’s the man! 

Dogs are such wonderful pets that whatever you train them to do, they immediately pick on it. They are smart and are incredibly quick to learn everything. You teach them to fetch them your things, and they do it. You teach them to sniff out truffles for you, and they bring you 3 kg of truffles inside a bag.

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Yes, you got it. This human taught their smarty-pants dog to find truffles. He was an expert in hunting them for his humans. And to his humans’ surprise, after six months of not doing it, he still is just as incredible as he was before! 

The employee of the month

If you are an adult with a job in an office or some workplace, you would know that most companies announce ‘the employee of the month’ based on their efforts. But when you have to compete with a dog employee at work, we bet things get terrifyingly hard for the human employees to win that award.

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This Pets at Home shop owner hired a dog as the employee who stands in the groom room, welcoming the customers to bring in their pets for their usual grooming. This groomed dog’s excitement for this job is through the roof. No wonder he wins the badge of honor every month!

A group of hardworking boys 

Many think that vets spend so much of their time with animals that they don’t feel like keeping pets. Let us tell you: it is a misconception about vets and their interest in animals. Speaking for the vets out there, they can’t get enough of those adorable creations.

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Here is an example for you: this vet owns six Golden Labs and brings them to work almost every day! Imagine entering the vet’s clinic and stumbling upon this heavenly view. The Goldens sure are working hard; we wouldn’t make them work any harder. Sitting among these dogs is a dream!