Canines: Faithful Companions
For thousands of years, dogs have been viewed as loyal companions, but for some they mean much more. Whether they are genetically born to hunt, herd, or protect inside they have an overwhelming sense of feeling that most people do not believe is there. A feeling of compassion for other animals and humans. No matter if they were never trained or have months of training, they know when a good cuddle is needed.
Many will argue, but in my opinion and experience dogs are really man’s ultimate best friend. Though no one knows exactly how they were domesticated, but more of a “mutual domestication” perhaps. It may even be possible that they chose man (Smith 2, 3). For centuries canines have been in a wide array of history. …show more content…
Mark’s story “Dogs in the Ancient World”, he wrote “Socrates claims that the dog is a true philosopher and concludes that dogs must be lovers of learning because they determine what they like and what they do not based upon knowledge of truth.” Which is true in many ways, the more we work with our canine counterparts the more they are willing to do for us. For instance, most canines, like the German Shepherd or Belgian Malinois, are trained for security, protection, or drug and bomb detection. They spend months training and for these dogs, their reward is the find or capture of the object they are …show more content…
In Dawn A. Marcus’ “The Power of Wagging Tails”, she says “Petting a dog can offer some of the support and caring usually given by a helpful nurse” (4). Then Dawn describes how a group of children ages 7-11 were put in a dentist’s office, half were placed with a therapy dog and half were without one. After the procedure was completed the researchers found that the half with the therapy dog by their side made them feel more at ease and not as upset. Yet the ones without were the complete
For thousands of years, dogs have been viewed as loyal companions, but for some they mean much more. Whether they are genetically born to hunt, herd, or protect inside they have an overwhelming sense of feeling that most people do not believe is there. A feeling of compassion for other animals and humans. No matter if they were never trained or have months of training, they know when a good cuddle is needed.
Many will argue, but in my opinion and experience dogs are really man’s ultimate best friend. Though no one knows exactly how they were domesticated, but more of a “mutual domestication” perhaps. It may even be possible that they chose man (Smith 2, 3). For centuries canines have been in a wide array of history. …show more content…
Mark’s story “Dogs in the Ancient World”, he wrote “Socrates claims that the dog is a true philosopher and concludes that dogs must be lovers of learning because they determine what they like and what they do not based upon knowledge of truth.” Which is true in many ways, the more we work with our canine counterparts the more they are willing to do for us. For instance, most canines, like the German Shepherd or Belgian Malinois, are trained for security, protection, or drug and bomb detection. They spend months training and for these dogs, their reward is the find or capture of the object they are …show more content…
In Dawn A. Marcus’ “The Power of Wagging Tails”, she says “Petting a dog can offer some of the support and caring usually given by a helpful nurse” (4). Then Dawn describes how a group of children ages 7-11 were put in a dentist’s office, half were placed with a therapy dog and half were without one. After the procedure was completed the researchers found that the half with the therapy dog by their side made them feel more at ease and not as upset. Yet the ones without were the complete