Dog Observation

On 10/03/17, at approximately 7:35am, I Deputy Warden N. Christian with Franklin County Animal Care and Control (FCACC) was dispatched to the area of 5232 Freedom Ridge Drive on a dog at large, patrol only. I arrived in the area and saw a pit bull (brown/white) matching the description of the dog running loose at the above listed address. I stopped my vehicle and proceeded to check the address where the dog was at. The pit bull was tied up at that location. At that moment a unknown female came outside and headed towards her car. I pulled up and asked if the pit bull belong to her. She stated that her son who resides at that location is holding the pit bull for a friend, but that the friend left without indicating what to do with the pit

One of the biggest dog busts of the century was in 2007. The man in charge’s name was Michael Vick, a quarterback football player in the NFL. Under the name “Bad Newz Kennels”, dogs were beaten, murdered, and gambled on. The dogs found alive were some of the most damaged possible. Missing parts of their jaws, lost eyesight, or non existent limbs, one would wonder why they kept going, striving for acceptance from their owner. These dogs, to the public seemed dangerous, after all they had killed their entire lives. However, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary was willing to take up the task of these gorgeous animals, ultimately saving their lives. The sanctuary took in 22 dogs, 10 of them, now adopted and living in homes of their own.Through rehabilitation the dogs were taught how to trust, interact and most importantly what love truly is with different trainers daily. Even the dogs who can not be adopted out are by any means not dangerous. Meryl, had been one of the dogs found who was deemed dangerous by the state, meaning she could not be adopted out to a home. Nonetheless, when walking into her kennel, dangerous is the last word you would use to describe her. One of her trainers remarks, "She really doesn't mind new people…. She's very happy and loving. I feel totally comfortable with her. I can grab and kiss her." As she embraces Meryl, "I am building a relationship, ...She needed to see that when

Dogs are known as man’s best friend. Despite lacking the ability to talk, we understand them well. Buddyfruit, also known as “B-Fruit”, is a five-year-old male Pointer with a heart of gold. His family, the Whitfield family, brought him into their home almost three years ago. Cooper is a three-year-old male Golden Retriever with sad eyes and a joyful soul. His family, the Ruiz family, welcomed him into their family roughly a year and a half ago. From physical features, to aspects of personality, to history and background, every individual dog shares similarities and differences.

I’ll be getting an autism service dog soon, and I’m really looking forward to it. I think the dog will be a great help to me as I finish up high school and prepare for college. Recently, I was telling my friend about my dog, andshe wasn’t sure how my service dog would be different from a regular dog.I realized that many people probably don’t know much about them.

For millions of years dogs have remained a constant companion of man. Bred from the aggressive and formidable Gray Wolf tens of thousands of years ago the domestic dog now lives in many homes across the world. Where in the far distant past the domestic dog was bred as a guard animal, a beast of burden, and even a food source the dogs of today are bred for a far more endearing purpose-companionship and love. Finding a pet dog that is more of a joy than a chore is necessary when asking: How much is that puppy in the window?

The nature of the project prevented me from including cute pictures of dogs or videos of dogs being sweet. Since I could not include other media to make a empathetic connection I had to get creative. Ms. Virginia Morell used a personal narrative in her article for national geographic "How Orcas Work Together to Whip Up a Meal" (Morell). This personal narrative successfully created a empathetic connection between the Orcas and the audience. I decided to try the same technique, except from the dog's perspective. This created a personal connection as any human could have those same thoughts the dog had when observing other people. If I saw someone else act non-cooperatively I would not want to be friends with them, that’s just not nice. The audience might realize the answer to the "why does it matter" question. Dogs think like we do, and this was a very effective way of communicating

I have seen your posting on the Nextdoor neighborhood web site indicating you do the pet sitting. We are in Mount Prospect and are interested in your service for our two years old dog.

Dogs are not just cute and fuzzy friends. Since it has been thousands of years that dogs have been trained to do things for humans, we can now count on dogs to do very specific jobs. For example, the article from the U.S. Department of Justice says, “Service animals are defined as dogs that are

Introduction: I. Many people in our community own or have owned a dog in the past. II. Most people enjoy being around a well behaved dog, rather than around a hound who does not know boundaries, but how do they do it? III. I own an eighty-pound boxer

The play observation that I have decided to focus on was animal play. When I observed play on animals I noticed similarities in both play in animals and humans. I recently observed dogs that were running around at a dog park in the city of Manhattan Beach at Live oak Park, which is primarily a Caucasian community as I begin to observe, I noticed that there were about ten dogs of all shapes and sizes. Some of the dogs I happened to see where primarily three different breeds an American Pit Bull, Siberian husky, and a German Sheppard.

From the small South Asian wolf to the large Newfoundland of North Eastern Canada, dogs have been man’s best friend for approximately 10,000 years (“Domestic Dogs”, National Geographic). As man has evolved and changed, so has their canine companion. About 340 dog breeds have been recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, the world governing of dog breeds (Malina, “The Incredible Explosion of Dog Breeds”). However, man has not treated all of these breeds as their best friend, sometimes going so far as to abuse dogs simply because of their specific breed, such as, the pit bull which is actually an umbrella term used for dogs like the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Due to their history of participating in bull baiting and ratting, where the dogs were bred to attack, people have labeled them as aggressive dogs and believe that no matter the dog, it will be dangerous simply because of its breed.

My community, is in need of a dog play ground. We can all argue that dogs are man best friend. Same as we human have our play ground to play on dogs need theirs too, for exercise, socializing, and play with other dogs. I've a Ratwildder dog name Dave, that love to do daily exercise with me... which is running five miles around the kids park in my community. Dave is a very socialable dog thats always going up to strangers, looking for them to rub him down and and play around with them, or their kids, and other dog too. Whenever Dave see other dogs, he get so excited on run over to them smelling, licking, and barking at them which indicate that he wants to paly with them. satistic such as (ASPCA), show that 65% of dogs that exercise is

This has led to the belief that dogs can provide company, affection and support to people who are going through a difficult time or who feel lonely. Dogs have aided humans in tasks such as hunting, livestock herding, and guarding. However, as society moved from small rural communities to increasingly large metropolitan areas, the dog’s role changed. Throughout the years a more specific type of

When I was in seventh grade I came home from school one day to find a dog in my room. “This is Rico,” my sister, Marissa, said. “Whose dog is this?” I asked with excitement. “He’s our dog now. My friend gave him to me because she is no longer able to take care of him,” she explained. Is this really happening? I have a dog? I began to approach him to pet him and he immediately began to bark.

So, now you have an arsenal of the most important tools to keep your dog from becoming aggressive and attacking other people and other dogs. Getting attacked by a dog is a really scary event because their bites can cause serious injuries or death. It is important to always protect yourself by carrying a dog repellent spray on your keychain for when an unexpected event happens.