Selective Service System

The French settlers arrived in Louisiana in the 1800s with their dog beauceron. They told of strange looking dogs with haunting glass eyes that were used by the Indians to hunt game in the swamp. It is thought the Beauceron and Red Wolf/war dog were interbred to produce the Catahoula. One theory as to the origins of the breed states that the Catahoula is thought to have descended from "war dogs" (Mastiffs and Greyhounds) brought to Louisiana by Hernando de Soto in the 16th century. Dogs left…

The red fox can be compared to the domestic dog (basenji). The domestic dog and the red fox are around the same weight (15 lbs). The red fox has features of a dog, such as forepaws for speed and agility. Foxes even bark and howl like dogs. Both animals mark their territory by urination and are among the predator family. The brains of the domestic dog and the red fox are similar size. The brains have small prefrontal cortexes, but larger than ones of other animals. The cerebellum for both the fox…

Collie The collie is a herding dog, it is a medium-sized, lightly built , with -a pointed snout. Often have a distinctive white pattern over the shoulders. They are very active and agile, and have a very strong herding instinct. Many collie breeds have been kept as working dogs for herding cattle, sheep and other livestock. others are kept as pets, show dogs or for dog sports, because they display great agility, stamina and trainability. A working member of the collie breed is the Border Collie…

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…

While buying purebred puppies can be a tempting and aesthetically desirable purchase, a majority of puppies bought from pet shops are directly from puppy mills. These puppy mills are known as large-scale commercial dog breeding facilities which give revenue priority over the well-being of the dogs and puppies, ultimately resulting in sickly and unhealthy animals. Due to this, many of the dogs that pet stores carry today have faced a life of malnutrition, disease, and abuse. Despite the immense…

There are many things you should know if you are considering breeding Labradors, especially for a dog show. The goal of breeding Labradors, or any dog, is for the resulting Labrador to posses the ideal characteristics of the Labrador breed. You won't know which dogs to breed if you do not know which characteristics are most favorable in Labradors. Learning these traits will help you to successfully breed your Labradors. It could make the difference in winning that first place ribbon at the dog…

Dogs are a big part of the habitat system. They have been part of it over decades. Dogs and their habitat are specific because they can be domesticated or live out on the streets. Domestic dogs can also survive out in the wild because they have a good instinct from wolfs. The amazing capabilities of dogs as protectors and investigators have been put to the test in countless ways. Dogs have shown that they are a major part of the ecosystem when it comes to the dogs habitat. This is because…

There are many animals that people may assume to be aggressive, but are misunderstood. Many people assume that just because a dog is huge with big teeth it must be dangerous. Many people assume that just because a snake is venomous means its aggressive, or just because a bear is huge that it is very aggressive. What would you say if I told you that was mostly wrong? This article is going to be about those three animals and how they have just been misunderstood. Even though there are many breeds…

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…

Maybe they were saved from dog fighting or maybe they had abusive owners. What I do know is that the shelter that kept them had a visit from someone associated with animal services the day before the little boy’s attack. Animal services had gone to the shelter because they had learned that certain dogs had not had required updates on their rabbi shots. Rabies can be the main cause of vicious outbreaks from any animal. Although it was not specified in…