8 Hardworking Dogs that Have Had Cool Jobs

Humans aren't the only ones who deserve to celebrate their accomplishments on Labor Day - many of our canine friends have had very important vocations too.

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Photo by: Alice van Kempen, Animal Photography
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The ancestors of the loyal Newfoundland, who hails from an eastern Canadian island, worked on land and at sea - pulling carts, swimming lifelines out to shipwreck victims, rescuing children from deep waters, and helping fishermen to haul in heavy nets.

One Newfie named Rigel, who was on the Titanic, swam next to a lifeboat for three hours while looking for his owner. People in the
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Photo by: Alice van Kempen, Animal Photography
Newfoundland

The ancestors of the loyal Newfoundland, who hails from an eastern Canadian island, worked on land and at sea - pulling carts, swimming lifelines out to shipwreck victims, rescuing children from deep waters, and helping fishermen to haul in heavy nets.

One Newfie named Rigel, who was on the Titanic, swam next to a lifeboat for three hours while looking for his owner. People in the boat were nearly run down by a steamship because the crew couldn't hear their weak cries, but Rigel's barks drew notice, saving everyone onboard.

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