Breed-specific legislation

Katherine Rogers novel “First Friend” discusses the history of dogs and mankind. She paints a visual image of dogs roles throughout human history and why they are so important to us. However despite these wonderful creatures usefulness, we have a notorious history of maltreating them and I personally believe that our prejudice towards dogs is somehow corresponding to the lack of communication we have with them. While it is true that man and dog were able to cooperate with each other for…

“The Danger of a Single Story” Every day the world is faced with the dangers of a single story. In the 2009 TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story, presented by Chimamanda Adichie, she talks about how a peoples’ perception of other people of a foreign country, or even a foreign country as a whole, can be highly influenced by what they read, hear, or see on TV. “I loved those American and British books I read. They stirred my imagination. They opened up new worlds for me. But the unintended…

Basset Hounds have short legs and heavy bones. They have loose skin with a hard, dense coat that comes in several combinations of colors such as white, tan, and black (Gerstenfeld and Schultz 204). The breed is around fourteen inches in height and should weigh anywhere from forty to sixty pounds (Colie 32). Basset Hounds have thick, hanging lips and soft, sad eyes along with ears that hang low to the ground. On its head, there is loosely wrinkled skin and a domed skull that is most clearly seen…

Misunderstood Dogs You walk into a pet adoption store and you see a dog everyone seems to walk past you walk over to it and discover it is a Pit Bull. Pit Bulls seem to be misunderstood but Pit Bulls are very loyal and playful. They are very good dogs but seem to be destroyed by the news and internet. They also love their owners. To begin with, Pit Bulls are loyal and playful. Pit Bulls would do just about anything you told them to do. They are also very playful and love to get your…

How to Properly Leave Your Dog Inside a Car. Interior car temperature may rise up to 20 degrees in the first few minutes and this is fatal to your dog. Without proper ventilation, your dog might be experiencing intense heat. This could result in death or serious illness. It is never advisable to leave your dog inside your car. However, there are instances that you may have to leave your dog inside the car for a few minutes. Before you do so, please make sure that you have followed the steps…

come as a shocker because the breeds that are affiliated with these deaths are the same breed that are abused, forced to fight, attack, and obey the commands of their frightening owners. Victims that survive pit bull mutilation incidents live with grudges towards the breed type itself not giving the group a chance at defense. These victims will never agree that pit bulls are falsely accused of crimes, and that the real criminals are the owners. This breed is not born aggressive their…

Do you think that pitbulls are dangerous or that they are a bad dog?Well you are wrong Pitbulls can be the best dog or any dog can really be the best,It just needs to have a good and fun environment.It also needs to have a good owner.Pitbulls are cute,funny,sweet and loyal dogs.I personally love pitbulls. Talking about Pitbulls they were a popular dog in the 1900s.In one of my sources I read about,the author states that “Pitbulls remained Popular during the 1950s and 60s respected companies…

Pitbulls are good dogs for both pets and protection. When treated well, this breed of dog is a great family dog. It’s when people mistreat the dogs through abuse or dog fighting, the dogs should not be blamed. Though I do not have one of these dogs myself, someday I’d like to have one. I think that they have gotten a bad rap and I’ll support that. Dogs are products of their environment as well as their genetics. (American Pit Bull Foundation – The Pr...)…

When you look at a Pitbull what do you see? A beast, a monster? Or mans best friend?There are many points of view as to how you see a pitbull. But a great majority see them as “viscous” creatures. I claim that not all pitbulls are bad. My main reason is the fact other dogs fight too! It's just that people think of pitbulls by how they are tough but really that is just and image that gets fit right into your head. In fact the pitbull should be admired by the usa. An example is stubby the pitbull…

Pit bulls are a breed of dog that is mixed with a terrier and a bulldog. They originated from the United Kingdom in the 1700s. The pit bull was made for bloodspot , witch is hunting other animals, people, and fighting other dogs. Years later they had to stop the bloodsport, and Great Britain but a dog welfare out, but it didn’t stop them from fighting it just went underground and became a gambling thing. It soon would make its way over to the United States for dog fighting and hunting. So…