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Loyal and Fearless: World Celebrates International Dog Day

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The hottest period of the summer may be behind us, but it's time to mark a different dog day! On August 26, people are celebrating their canine friends, who are smart, loyal, mischievous, brave, and goofy - and they are always ready to come to our rescue.
There are a lot of dogs who save lives and help people, and some of them are great companions, happy to cheer you up at any moment. So if you got a pooch, give it a treat - because canines definitely deserve that!
© AFP 2023 / Stephen ShaverA member of the Hong Kong police dog unit poses for local photographers 05 September near the new Convention Center extension during a security sweep exercise prior to the opening of the IMF/World Bank meeting this month. As with the incredibly tight security during the handover ceremonies earlier this summer, police and security units are combing the meeting site for explosives.
Сотрудник кинологического подразделения полиции Гонконга позирует местным фотографам возле здания Конференц-центра - Sputnik International
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A member of the Hong Kong police dog unit poses for local photographers 05 September near the new Convention Center extension during a security sweep exercise prior to the opening of the IMF/World Bank meeting this month. As with the incredibly tight security during the handover ceremonies earlier this summer, police and security units are combing the meeting site for explosives.
© AFP 2023 / Bob WildauA young Vietnamese boy holds a dog in his arms on the streets of Kuong Tung, Vietnam, during the Vietnam War in 1967.
Мальчик с собакой на улице Кванг-Тунга во время войны во Вьетнаме, 1967 год - Sputnik International
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A young Vietnamese boy holds a dog in his arms on the streets of Kuong Tung, Vietnam, during the Vietnam War in 1967.
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Soviet specialists and their dogs searching for mines at a plant in Budapest, Hungary.

Soviet specialists and their dogs searching for mines at a plant in Budapest, Hungary. - Sputnik International
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Soviet specialists and their dogs searching for mines at a plant in Budapest, Hungary.

© AP Photo / Mary AltafferGuemart Limited Edition, a Yorkshire Terrier from Mexico City, is groomed by Jesus Guerrero backstage prior to competition in the 131st Westminster dog show Monday Feb.12, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. 2,628 dogs are entered for competition in the Westminster Kennel Club show which runs through Tuesday.
Йоркширский терьер за кулисами 131-й Вестминстерской выставки собак - Sputnik International
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Guemart Limited Edition, a Yorkshire Terrier from Mexico City, is groomed by Jesus Guerrero backstage prior to competition in the 131st Westminster dog show Monday Feb.12, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. 2,628 dogs are entered for competition in the Westminster Kennel Club show which runs through Tuesday.
© AFP 2023 / Brian BahrLiz Rice escapes from the heat with Jack, whom she adopted from the Anti-Cruelty Society, by taking a swim at the dog beach on Lake Michigan in Chicago 29 July. A heat emergency has been called for Chicago 30 July with the heat index expected to rise around 105 degrees Farenheit (36 Celsius).
Лиз Райс со своим псом Джеком, которого она взяла из приюта Общества борьбы с жестокостью, купаются на собачьем пляже на озере Мичиган в Чикаго - Sputnik International
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Liz Rice escapes from the heat with Jack, whom she adopted from the Anti-Cruelty Society, by taking a swim at the dog beach on Lake Michigan in Chicago 29 July. A heat emergency has been called for Chicago 30 July with the heat index expected to rise around 105 degrees Farenheit (36 Celsius).
© AFP 2023British soldiers with rescue dogs search for victims amongst a ruined building after an air raid on London during The Blitz in 1941.
Британские солдаты со спасательными собаками ищут жертв среди разрушенного здания после авианалета на Лондон во время Блица в 1941 году - Sputnik International
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British soldiers with rescue dogs search for victims amongst a ruined building after an air raid on London during The Blitz in 1941.
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A motorcycle driver and his eye-goggled-dog race past the chapel where Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is set to marry country music star Keith Urban in Sydney on June 25, 2006. Several thousand people lined the street for a chance to glimpse Kidman and Urban.

A motorcycle driver and his eye-goggled-dog race past the chapel where Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is set to marry country music star Keith Urban in Sydney on June 25, 2006. Several thousand people lined the street for a chance to glimpse Kidman and Urban. - Sputnik International
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A motorcycle driver and his eye-goggled-dog race past the chapel where Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman is set to marry country music star Keith Urban in Sydney on June 25, 2006. Several thousand people lined the street for a chance to glimpse Kidman and Urban.

© AFP 2023 / Francois Guillot

An educator from the French Federation of Guide Dog Associations for the Blind (FFAC) walks with a guide dog in Paris, September 07, 2011.

An educator from the French Federation of Guide Dog Associations for the Blind (FFAC) walks with a guide dog in Paris, September 07, 2011. - Sputnik International
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An educator from the French Federation of Guide Dog Associations for the Blind (FFAC) walks with a guide dog in Paris, September 07, 2011.

© AFP 2023A baby looks at puppies on August 21, 1949 at the dogs and cats market of the Porte Brancion in Paris, as a baby looks on.
Младенец в коляске с щенком, Париж, 1949 год - Sputnik International
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A baby looks at puppies on August 21, 1949 at the dogs and cats market of the Porte Brancion in Paris, as a baby looks on.
© AP Photo / Ian Stewart

A government soldier befriends a stray puppy before heading into battle against resistance fighters loyal to Cambodia's ousted co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997 near Khtum, close to Cambodian northern border with Thailand.

A government soldier befriends a stray puppy before heading into battle against resistance fighters loyal to Cambodia's ousted co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997 near Khtum, close to Cambodian northern border with Thailand.  - Sputnik International
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A government soldier befriends a stray puppy before heading into battle against resistance fighters loyal to Cambodia's ousted co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997 near Khtum, close to Cambodian northern border with Thailand.

© AFP 2023 / Choo Youn-KongA small South Korean girl reaches fearlessly for one of two huge British bull dogs at a dog show-cum-auction in a department store in Seoul's upscale southern suburbs 23 October.
Маленькая южнокорейская девочка бесстрашно тянется к одному из двух огромных английских бульдогов на выставке-аукционе собак в универмаге в престижном южном пригороде Сеула - Sputnik International
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A small South Korean girl reaches fearlessly for one of two huge British bull dogs at a dog show-cum-auction in a department store in Seoul's upscale southern suburbs 23 October.
© AFP 2023 / Raymond Roig

An avalanche rescue dog discovers a person buried under the snow on January 22, 2009, during a training session at the Peak of Puigmal at the Spain-France border.

An avalanche rescue dog discovers a person buried under the snow on January 22, 2009, during a training session at the Peak of Puigmal at the Spain-France border. - Sputnik International
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An avalanche rescue dog discovers a person buried under the snow on January 22, 2009, during a training session at the Peak of Puigmal at the Spain-France border.

© Sputnik / Vyacheslav Kiselev

A Soviet soldier bids farewell to a service dog amid the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan.

A Soviet soldier bids farewell to a service dog amid the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. - Sputnik International
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A Soviet soldier bids farewell to a service dog amid the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan.

© AP Photo / David GoldmanLeanna Arcila, 7, is licked by Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Dr. Eugenio Fernandez at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, R.I., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Even as the U.S. reaches a COVID-19 milestone of roughly 200 million fully-vaccinated people, infections and hospitalizations are spiking, including in highly-vaccinated pockets of the country like New England.
Собака-терапевт Уотсон из полицейского управления Потакета помогает девочке вытерпеть прививку от COVID-19 в начальной школе Натанаэля Грина в Потакете, США - Sputnik International
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Leanna Arcila, 7, is licked by Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Dr. Eugenio Fernandez at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, R.I., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Even as the U.S. reaches a COVID-19 milestone of roughly 200 million fully-vaccinated people, infections and hospitalizations are spiking, including in highly-vaccinated pockets of the country like New England.
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A 1961 photo shows a boy looking at a dog sticking its head out from the fence.

A 1961 photo shows a boy looking at a dog sticking its head out from the fence. - Sputnik International
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A 1961 photo shows a boy looking at a dog sticking its head out from the fence.

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