Culture-specific syndromes

Hello compadres, Sam here. It might surprise you to hear this, but living with a dog is not all fun and games. No matter how cute our four-legged friends are, sometimes it’s necessary to correct their behavior. But, what is the right way to discipline your dog? Some people think that punishing a dog is the only way to get them to behave, while others propose a positive reinforcement method, where your pooch learns through a reward-based system. Now I will say that this is completely my opinion…

we as citizens are voting to kill thousands of innocent animals just because of the way they look. Although there is a small group of people dedicated to destroying this section of legislation it continues to be an issue. BLS stands for breed specific legislation and refers to any law that outlaws or restricts certain dogs based on how they look. This legislation affects any breed of dogs that are deemed dangerous and a threat to society which are referred to as “bully breeds” and gives…

Breed –Specific Legislation, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and Springfield, Missouri to site a few. A breed ban usually requires that all dogs of a certain appearance (“targeted breed”) be removed from…

How would you feel if your pet was banned? Pit bulls are a type of dog, that could be banned. Pit bulls are known to be a dangerous breed of dogs. Many people are afraid of Pit-bulls,on the contrary some people think that pit bulls are an excellent breed of dogs. Pit-bulls should not be banned. One reason pit bulls should not be banned is that they are not that threatening. An example of this is that Pit-bull attacks are sometimes over reported by the media. In The Media and the Pit-bull the…

The ban of pitbulls clearly has two defined sides; to be banned or not. People promoting the ban of pit bulls often rely on statistics or ideas created by others to conceive their opinion. In contrast, there is actually a lot of falsity to these ideas, and make pit bulls seem a lot worse and more dangerous. There are many myths about pit bulls or preconceived ideas, this is an essay that undermines those and details the truth about pit bulls and why they should not be banned. To begin, years…

What if you had a dog that had a bad rep like a pit bull. Pit Bulls should be banned because they are dangerous and could injure a person or another dog, possibly kill one of them. Pit Bulls should be banned. One reason pit bulls should be banned is that a pit bull has dangerous characteristics, but one that can be dangerous and possibly deadly is that when pit bulls bite they don’t let go. According to the text,” I am not convinced that a ‘Pit bull’ is a safe animal to have around. The Pit Bull…

Imagine you are walking down the street seeing pit bulls abandoned, sick and weak. Pit bulls should be allowed as pets. According to the articles, pit bulls are trained in many ways, protective and loving, and mistreated by people. Pit bulls are trained in many ways. They are used as working dogs, military, and guardians. They were brought from the English and Irish immigrants to be trained to fight in the Civil War. As the author stated in source 3 “As working dogs…

The idea of Pit Bulls being good pets is a controversial topic. Many people have their own opinions on the topic. In my opinion, they make good pets because they are loving, they can protect you, and they have their own personalities. To start with, Pit Bulls are loving. Many people believe that Pit Bulls are hostile, vicious, and dangerous dogs. This mainly comes from what the media puts out about them. As it is stated in, "The Media and the Pit Bull," by James Cross, 'the media…

Abstract for Michael Gladwell, "Troublemakers," Pit bulls are descended from bulldogs used in the nineteenth century for bull baiting and dogfighting. Pit bulls have been bred over the centuries for lower aggression with only some success. Most dogs will only fight if cornered and have no choice but to fight. Pit Bulls are different and will fight with little to no provocation. Pit Bulls are nocuous for biting. But not all Pit Bulls are dangerous, and most don’t bite. When we say Pit…

Jaylyn Cha #4 Pit Bulls Do you think Pitbulls are vicious or threatening? Apparently many people do. Lately, a ban has been placed, forbidding Pit Bulls to be kept as pets. True, there has been attacks involving them, but not all Pit Bulls are bad. They were once a very respected and admired breed, being the face of America. Despite this, Pit Bulls now have a poor reputation because of the media, which makes them seem more violent than they really are. Because of that numerous people have…