Dog breeds

Most dog owners and lovers would agree that pets are like family. Each animal with their own personality, responses, and personal temperament. It is nearly impossible to create broad generalizations based solely on breed. Breed specific legislation, or breed banning, is an ordinance passed by local government basically outlawing a specific breed or group of breeds of dogs that are considered dangerous. Breed specific legislation is not an effective method for keeping the public safe from dog…

Pit bulls have attacked the most people compared to other dog breeds, and are banned in multiple cities. People are tired of the dog attacks, and are blaming pit bulls for all of them. People believe that by eliminating them, it will end the dog attacks. Will banning pit bulls everywhere in Canada stop dog attacks? Census data proves that it is not just pit bulls that have attacked humans, concluding that banning pit bulls will not stop dog attacks. In addition, many of the pit bulls that have…

Every year over one point two million dogs are euthanized in America alone. A startling forty percent of those dogs are pit bulls. That means that every year over half a million pit bulls are euthanized in America. This number has risen so high over the years because of the poor name and stereotypes that have been placed on pit bulls. Pit bulls have been labeled as mean and aggressive dogs for many reasons. One is due to their history of being in dog fights. This became very well known due…

Feet Shapes Your dog groomer can shape your dogs foot either in an oval, a cat-like or a hare-footed shape. Which one to choose will depend on the breeds standard and the original purpose for that breed. Generally the cat-like foot is found on breeds where endurance is needed. The oval foot is a combination of the cat-like and the hare foot, and can be found on breeds where both endurance and speed are important. Large feet were developed by breeders for travelling in snow or sand or for…

Many home owners own dogs, and consider their dog a part of their family. The governments of some states are trying to force some of dogs to be euthanized because they are a “dangerous dog” breed, and pit bulls are considered the worst of them. However, pit bulls are a loyal breed and they definitely should not be banned from society, when they are simply mistreated and given a bad stigma. This bad stigma is that pit bulls are an aggressive dog breed due to the sudden negative media attention…

hatred; they are unpredictable, dangerous, and vicious. Pit Bulls were originally breed to take down large animals, bulls in particular. When bull baiting became, illegal people turned to dog fighting, that is where Pit Bulls reputation came from. Before the stereotypes, Pit Bulls were considered All American Dog, known for being friendly, brave, loyally, and companions. Pit Bulls were even nicknamed the “nanny dog” because they were gentle and…

Introduction The Dangerous Dogs Act inhibits the ownership of 4 certain dog breeds in the UK. The legislation came into force in 1991. It was written because there was an increasing number of dog attacks resulting in serious injury or death, this caused the public to be concerned by dogs that weren’t under control and aggressive. There are 9 sections to the Dangerous Dogs Act. Section One of the DDA Section 1 tells you the dog breeds that are banned in the UK. These 4 breeds are: Japanese Tosa,…

When the topic of the Pit Bull breed comes up there are two very common opinions made. It might be said that the breed is vicious and dangerous or loving and kind. People have minds of their own, own opinions, especially when it come to this particular topic. Pit Bulls, just like humans, react to whatever kind of environment they are in. “Pit Bulls have great physical and mental characteristics that make them excellent partners for responsible, active, and caring owners (Villaobos)” . A…

how these attitudes had an effect on people’s lives (or animal lives). I am going to use the example of breed discrimination against the Pit Bull Terrier. Just about any situation involving the Pit Bull Terrier has been full of biases and assumptions. I have had Pit Bulls as pets my whole life; therefore, I am no stranger to these biases. I have heard just about every argument involving this breed, including arguments as to why they should be euthanized and so on. I obviously disagree, because I…

evolution is dog breeding. Through the years, we have heard of people paying a lot of money for a very specific breed of dog. This is called artificial selection, where we as humans direct the trait that gets passed down to a future generation of a dog. Sometimes that is taking characteristics of one breed and mixing it with another breed that also has certain characteristics that are appreciated. There are not any new breeds of dogs (golden retrievers and poodles can still breed, for…