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Hardworking pets: dog with training sleeve
LA, training on the sleeve at 11 weeks old. Future champion: LA (Little Asskicker), daughter of the Top Police Dog UK two years in a row, now in Edinburgh training for IPO competitions Photograph: LovehoundsEdin
Hardworking pets: education dog
Maisie the Blue Cross education dog: Maisie is one of a troupe of Blue Cross education dogs who visit schools across the country, teaching youngsters how to look after pets and be safe around dogs Photograph: Blue_Cross
camp bastion cat
Media Ops cat Showqat chilling out in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan: taking a break from his rodent control patrols and demanding food, Showqat stretches out under a bench in Camp Bastion Photograph: gingerclaire78
Hardworking pets: dog chasing ball
Treacle, a working kelpie, practising her herding 'eye' with a ball: Treacle is our one-year-old kelpie pup. She's quick and athletic. As we have no sheep, she focuses fiercely on her ball games Photograph: carucate
Hardworking pets: cat fixing computer
Yasai the IT expert: Yasai loves to help fix computers Photograph: ID7266859
Hardworking pets: dog on laptop
Marley the ferret doing some sewing Photograph: Gemmaferret
Hardworking pets: dog sniffing car
Ralph the crime-fighting star: Ralph was a skinny stray taken in by the Blue Cross. After special training at Wagtail UK, Ralph started a new life with the Irish Revenue's customs service and has since sniffed out drug hauls worth more than £250,000 Photograph: Blue_Cross
Hardworking pets: happy dog on sofa
Dog as therapist: my mother’s beloved companion brings cheer to the ill, bereaved and those in palliative care with home visits – photographed here taking a well-deserved break! Photograph: Lydia Fucsko
Hardworking pets: cat about to pounce
Frogger: Phil (at the back of the photo) kept our garden free of frogs. Unfortunately Photograph: headwrong
Hardworking pets: dog on laptop
Laptop problem: Suzy the mini schnauzer loading 'Nocat' software, to no avail Photograph: Suzysdad
Hardworking pets: dogs gardening
Gardening: preparing newly arrived soil for setting plants Photograph: Janescorror
Hardworking pets: hamster in a bookcase
Molly Hamster tidying the bookcase Photograph: ID2472321
Hardworking pets: cat biting dogs nails
Pedicute: Berlin is giving Bijan a much-needed pedicure. Pharaohs (hounds) are sooo high maintenance! Photograph: Naniece Ibrahim
Hardworking pets: cat asleep on wall
Pako: she makes sure the wall does not move! Photograph: febinga
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