Retriever

morning to sit in the deer stand with him that we had set up in the deep, swampy woods behind our houses. This was a normal occurrence of his, seeing as nobody locked their doors in this little hicktown, especially not my mother. Sully the Golden Retriever was on the ground sniffing for deer that might have passed by the corn pile that Johnny set under the stand. Despite being a birddog, Johnny insisted on training Sully to run deer like one of his hound dogs. I could have sniffed out deer…

with time. You cannot now realize that you will ever feel better and yet you are sure to be happy again.” What Lincoln described was what happened to me when Baxter, my dog, died. On a Sunday afternoon, I was with Baxter, a beautiful, active Golden Retriever. Usually, we spent our time at the park together, playing frisbee. Since Baxter was so active, I always threw the frisbee for him, and he came whisking back to me with the frisbee in his mouth. Today, however, was unusual. Unwittingly, my…

Henry Lawson creates powerful images by employing distinctive visual elements of the outback that enables the responder to feel the hardship of others in an unforgiving and harsh environment. The apparent use of visual detail and descriptions heighten the responder’s sensory engagement with the narrative. These distinctively visual images are evidently reinforced in the concept of mateship in Henry Lawson short stories “ The Loaded dog” and “ The Bush undertaker” which influences the responder…

At some point in all of our lives whether we are the ones asking or hearing the request, the question, “Can we please get a dog?” seems to be reoccurring. The nagging would usually continue until our parents gave in or they just chose to give the silent treatment. But as a parent if you do give in, how do you know what type of dog to get? Seeing as how there are approximately 400 breeds of dogs, where would a person even think to begin? By asking yourself a couple key questions the answer will…

Beginning at the start of human civilization with the Ancient Egyptians, humans started to deliberately breed dogs to help with everyday tasks. The tasks Egyptians used dogs for included hunting and guarding. Thus, traits for strength and swiftness were selected for breeding so they were strong but fast. This allowed them the ability to catch prey and thieves. This act of choosing certain traits to enhance a dog’s ability to perform a set task is known as artificial selection. Charles Darwin…

patrol, and Luke being the one to run across the border with the opposing teams flag. However, in the movie, Clarisse is completely erased, Annabeth is on the other team and had the flag right across the creek marking the border, and Percy as the retriever of the…

My family has two places where we live, each one on opposite sides of the Golden Gate Bridge. While I like to say that I love each of them equally, I find myself often having a favorite. They have been in my family since before I was born. Even though I spend the majority of my time in San Francisco, my house in Petaluma will always be my home. Somehow my family always gets more familiar with each other once we pass Novato. Our shoulders relax and we push the stress from the city off for a…

(fa-nom-a-nin) is called a parhelion, or sun dog. By night, it is called a paraselene (para-se-lenie) or moon dog. You will be able to see a moon dog when you see high, thin, cirrus (ci-rr-us) clouds near the moon. While some people may think of golden retrievers or dachshund…

should not be a law because it is discrimination against certain dog breeds. The reasons why Breed Specific Legislation should not exist a dog labeled as “aggressive” or have been known to bite people aren't always the breeds you think. A Labrador retriever has a 13.3% with the most common dog attacks. While a pitbull has a 8.4% chance of attacking according to Chicago injury center. Most dogs are well behaved and a dog may appear dangerous and it is a stereotype. My evidence here shows why…

Pit bulls when first bred were intended to be a family dog. Then someone who thought that they should use this breed in dogfighting, creating the stereotype we know today. There is a big argument about pit bulls and if they are dangerous to the public. Many say that they should be band everyone to own a pit bull. Then on the other side of the argument, people say they are loyal and super friendly. It is a controversial subject among certain groups of people. Pit bulls have many likable traits…