Companion dog

Throughout our lives as adolescents we are asked “what do we want to become?” I have contemplated what I wished to do with my life for quite a while and I was inspired by constants in my life ever since I was little. I remember always having a pet by my side to comfort me when I was unhappy and play with me when I was alone. The catalyst for my decision was whenever I lived on a busy street with cars constantly speeding through every day. One sunny day I went to the car to retrieve something…

when anyone reads The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime written by Mark Haddon. In this book the main protagonist and narrator is, Christopher an autistic child who struggles with social interaction and trust throughout this book. This novel started as a mystery novel quickly turn into a heart-breaking story about Christopher conflicts with trusting the people in his life and social acceptance from others. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Haddon presents animals in…

disregards the old man's orders and carries on. He obviously has lack of experience if he can't tell if it's too cold to take on such a big task. The man wanders out into the great Yukon not knowing the weather conditions and nine hours into the hike the dog breaks into the ice and gets his legs wet as the man pulls…

The Man in "To Build a Fire" By Jack London The main character in the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London is referred to as the man. The man is a chechaquo, which means newcomer. The story describes his travels through extreme weather. As the man walks he has two accidents. He falls through the ice and gets his feet wet. Then, he makes a fire under a tree that is covered in snow. The snow melts and falls in a plop onto his fire putting it out. The weather is extremely cold and…

unwanted pets are euthanized, simply because there is no place for them. Each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals. There is an overpopulation crisis among dogs and cats all over the world. Simply put, there are too many pets, and not enough homes for them. Overpopulation of pets causes many different problems, such as many animals being put to sleep, inbreeding which can cause congenital defects in…

were going to get. It was a hot summer day and I was enjoying swimming in the pool and sitting in the sun. My dog Hans had just gotten out of the pool and was now sitting in the yard. He shook the water off of his fur and then fell to the ground with a whimper. He was unable to stand up and we immediately rushed him to the vet. Being a dachshund we discovered that he, like a lot of other dogs his breed, had gone paralyzed from the middle of his back down. This forced me and my parents to make a…

time later…. a couple days later I want back over to her house ( we would alternate whose house we would play at) and I walked in and all of the sudden I heard a little yapping that sounded like a little dog, I was so confused Reagan did not have a little dog, all she had was a bernese mountain dog, named buddy. I knew that the barking was not coming from Buddy because he didn't…

Rainsford was awoken the next day by a very putrid odor. Rainsford got up to investigate. Many thoughts ran through Rainsford as the odor became richer, “Has someone come to the island...is that waste...the musky water.” Rainsford walked outside to the dog pen and discovered that it was the rotting remains of General Zaroff, who just the night before was fed to the bloodhounds. However at that moment he heard a very outlandish noise. Rainsford went to investigate that piccular noise. As he…

Spiders are the type of bug that a lot of the human population are afraid of. The wolf spider in particular is a type of spider’s species and it’s an interesting spider to learn about, that is why I researched it. Wolf spiders have different names like ground spiders or hunting spider. Wolf spiders are a part of the lycosidae family (family of spiders). A wolf spider’s behavior normally mimics a wolf. They normally live in Europe and North America with 150 known species in North America and 50…

his story idea might pique your interest. Citizens scientists are collecting data critical to understanding pressing environmental questions, a nonprofit organization is here to help. Gregg Treinish had traversed the high Andes and tracked wolverines through the dead of winter in Montana, when he had the following revelation; you don't need specialized training to pick up bear scat or to monitor a stream for toxins. In 2011 Treinish founded the nonprofit Adventurers and Scientists for…