c. 1950: “Sugaring” with a Collie dog, Shurtleff Farm, North Bridgewater, Vermont.
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Through the years, people in Vermont have relied on dogs to assist and accompany them in their everyday lives.
While dogs continue to serve in many of their traditional functions, they have also taken on new and unique tasks that enhance the lives of their owners and the community. Therapy, medical assistance, and search and rescue are only a few of the many services dogs provide to the people of Vermont.
Today, dogs contribute more to the welfare of individuals and society than perhaps any other time in the history of the human-dog bond. Additionally, over the past three decades, increased awareness of the importance of humane care and control of dogs, the enactment and enforcement of leash laws, and dog bite prevention education, have all been instrumental in drastically lowering the number of reported dog-related injuries nationwide.
National Canine Research Council