Breed-specific legislation

Last year in May I got my first dog, Cato. Cato is miniature Dachshund, or weiner dog, with a black coat and dark tan markings. I got Cato only because after a series of circumstances I became the only person willing to take care of him. I was the only person willing to take care of him because of a few behavioral issues that made him an undesirable pet to most, if not all, other people. He has a few issues and I was often reminded that he’s my, and mine only, responsibility. I got Cato from my…

The day my life changed for the better. I am talking about the day that I got my first puppy. Considering that I have always wanted a puppy so bad, I knew that this day was going to change my life. It all started about a week before when our family was discussing what puppy we should get and how old it should be. This automatically filled me up with excitement and made me realize how much I wanted a dog and for how long. Then I knew that the day was finally going to come. Back and forth,…

My surprise puppy's "Mom!" "Mom!" I and Lucas and Jon David want a dog. We will take good care of it and be really responsible and take it on walks and give it a bath and everything. As we beg our mom to let us have a dog. She is scrambling around the house cleaning and cooking for our grandma that is coming over this evening. She seems like she is not listing, so we keep on being and being until she says if we ask again when we are grounded and she will not even think about. So we kind of…

Happiness with Age Three Messages of Happiness in Three Poems Roman poet and rhetoric teacher, Decimius Magnus Ausonius, once wrote, “Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.” As a person grows older, he or she may not realize the value and beauty life holds. This, of course, is because society has shaped humans to be well trained dogs who continuously follow a set of orders and rules. The rare few who stray from the pack are considered to…

Chapter Five Progress Notes/PawPals Project Duties: Social workers’ perception of community can have complex meanings and are not all the same. For instance, our project: PawPals addresses two needs in the community: the use of therapy dogs to alleviate mental distress and support the need of homeless youth. • (Schyler and Leigh will begin composing a proposal to Covenant House of GA, which will allow therapy dogs on site to engage with homeless youth). Authors: Netting, Kettner, McMurtry, &…

The three advertisements are very much alike. They all contain the three persuasive appeals, pathos, logos, and ethos but in different ways. All the advertisements employed a labrador puppy to help establish the three different appeals. However, each advertisement used the labrador in different ways to appeal to the audience in different ways, either to be informed,persuaded, or entertained. The first advertisement, “2015 Budweiser Super Bowl commercial” attacked the audience with an…

Discussion Since early times human beings have interacted with animals, mainly to use them as driving force, hunt, or to be fed from them. Throughout the time, some of these animals were domesticated, not just as an economic resource, but mainly as human companionship. Domesticated animals called pets, suffer the process of “Humanization” when they become part of the family. Pets fulfill human’s emotional needs even better than people do (Serpell, 1996). The reason why owners have a good…

choice that requires more thought and research before purchasing would be a puppy. Your son wants a big dog and the girls a little one, which do you choose? All puppies are cute, lovable, bundles of fur but the similarities end there. There are many breeds of puppies and each has significant differences. For example the German shepherd and Jack Russell Terrier are both loyal, intelligent and friendly, however the similarities end there. German Shepherds and Jack Russell Terriers are…

The quiet. The beauty. The team dynamics. This is what dog sledding means to me. I've been a member of my dog sled team since I was young and bungee-corded to the seat of the sled with my Dad at the controls. While my classmates were playing with toys, I was learning to manage our sled dogs and the environment. I would never guess that this experience would teach me the skills that I value most. My dogs taught me that we are only as strong as the weakest member of our team. Everyone has to do…

uses. Please note in this article I am not advocating or discouraging any one type of collar and when choosing a collar it should be based on the owners needs as well as the needs of the dog, taking into consideration the dog's size, disposition, breed, medical history and training need. If you are unsure of the proper collar, ask a dog trainer or a knowledgeable sales clerk for assistance to guide you on the proper collar, how it goes on the dog and how to use it correctly. A collar is a…