...The unaware person may never know how many puppies are dying in puppy mills. Millions of dogs are bred and crammed together, and millions more are shot or drowned every year. These puppy mills are buildings where dogs are kept in inhumane conditions, packed together by the hundreds, with no good food or water. They pass as ordinary breeders who sell puppies to pet stores, and the unlucky person who purchases the sick dog may have it die on them, or it will live in fear and anxiety (ASPCA). With the many problems they bring upon society, people can stop puppy mills by taking a stand in their community, donating to foundations, and making adoption the first option. Background information In this case, puppy mills are keeping dogs in inhuman conditions. Puppy mills are crowded, have almost no food or water, and give little-to-no veterinary care. These dogs are susceptible to blood and respiratory disorders, and multiple behavior problems (ASPCA). To emphasize, people do not know these dogs are being treated terribly, and they continue to let breeders bring living and breathing creatures into these areas. To add to that, dogs in puppy mills are...
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...I am sure most of you have at one time or another crossed a pet store with cute little, happy puppies staring at you through the glass windows. Animals bring such joy and wonder into our lives. What can be more exciting than sharing your life with a young puppy as it grows; watching it develop its own personality, and experiencing the unconditional love that is given by our furry, four-legged friends? As any devoted pet owner can tell you, proper care and nutrition can help establish a foundation of good health and ensures a long, happy life for your pet. Unfortunately, many consumers are unaware that the sweet little puppy that peered hopefully at them from the pet store window or the enticing advertisement in the newspaper that offered a pure bred puppy for such a bargain often comes with a hidden catch – these puppies, and their abundance of health problems, may be coming from a puppy mill. Puppy mills are either operated in private homes, farms or underground run organizations where they are not easily monitored by animal control units. It’s a large-scale commercial, outside, breeding facility with many different breeds of dogs. Dogs are forced to breed continuously without any rest between cycles. Starting six months after the birth of a female dog, she is bred every heat cycle. Could you imagine being six months old and being forced to have babies?! Female dogs are constantly pregnant, and due to lack of veterinary care they become extremely weak, malnourished and...
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...a crossbreed of the two to assist children and adults with disabilities other than blindness for free. One may assist the organization through various methods, which include sponsorship, tributes, monthly gifts, and one-time donations. CCI operates training centers in many different states in the United States, including, but not limited to California, Florida, and New York. CCI has a proud tradition of volunteer support. The trainers and participants volunteer their services for breeding and puppy raising programs. It is not uncommon for one to be put on a waiting list to become puppy raisers. Breeder dogs and their puppies are the basis of the foundation. To be selected for the breeder program, the dogs must endure an intensive evaluation process. The process includes examining the dogs’ temperament, trainability, health, physical attributes, litter mate trends, and the production history of the dam and sire. All CCI animals begin their training in the homes of “puppy raisers”, which teach them the basic of being obedient and understanding commands. Between the age of 14-17 months old, the dogs begin...
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...very creative to draw a desired image on a block of wood, and creating all sorts of works of art with it. The earliest surviving woodcut image was made in China in 868 C.E. which portrayed Buddha preaching at the Diamond Sutra (Getlein 8.2). From the Sculpture media, my favorite is material is blocks of material and cuts used for carving. Tilman Riemenschneider uses this when he carved Virgin and Child on the Crescent Moon (Getlein 11.8). Jeff Koons is an American artist who is well known for his reproductions of banal objects. He is from Pennsylvania, but lives and works in New York City. In 1992, he was commissioned by three art dealers to create a piece for Arolsen Castle in Bad Arolson, Germany. This is when he created Puppy. It is a 43 ft. tall sculpture of a West Highland White Terrier puppy. It is made with a variety of flowers on a transparent colour-coated chrome stainless steel substructure. It has been installed around the world, not just in Germany. Other places include Australia, the United States and now it is...
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...being encouraged or not being encouraged to continue with the behavior. Take for example getting a new puppy. When you bring in a new puppy into the house you have to teach them to go outside to use the bathroom instead of using where they want to go which is the house. So, one thing you can do is start putting puppy pads down in front of the door and any other areas that they may be using the bathroom at. If the puppy starts using the bathroom on the puppy pad then you can praise them to let them know that is acceptable behavior. Occasionally they may have an accident and you can let them know that is bad behavior and take them either to the pad or even outside to let them know this is where you go to the restroom at. I just received a new German Shepard puppy and I am the process of training him. Eventually, if you continue to praise them for good behavior they will recognize this and will catch on to the idea that they would get a treat if he goes outside to use the bathroom. I am in the process now to opening the door and asking my dogs including the puppy who wants to go outside and they all run outside and use the bathroom and I let them all know good boy and good girls. When they come inside I then give them a treat for going outside. You don’t necessarily have to give them a treat every time they do something good, you can also just let them know they were good. You don’t want them to get in a habit of getting something every time they do something...
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...Dogs are classified as seniors once they turn seven. Shelters are filled with loving senior dogs who are looking for a good home. Below is a list of benefits that can be reaped from adopting a senior dog: Save A Life Many shelters today are overcrowded. Euthanasia is often used to eliminate the problem of shelter crowding. Unfortunately, older dogs are the first ones to be euthanized. That is why you can potentially save a life by adopting an older dog. Your Dog May Already Be Trained Many people get frustrated with puppies and younger dogs because they can sometimes be difficult to train. However, most senior dogs have already received training and understand basic commands. They may also be potty-trained. That is why you can save a lot...
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...Comparing Commercials One advertisement I chose to consider is the puppy monkey baby commercial that aired during super bowl 50. This advertisement was for Mountain Dew. I was horrified by this commercial. Another advertisement I chose to consider is an ad for Nissan. In the commercial they are advertising the Nissan Rogue. This commercial really grabbed my attention. I had actually said in the past that this was my favorite commercial because now-a-days most commercials are just ridiculous. Because it was such a good advertisement, it affected me in a good way as I still remember it since it last aired in 2015. In the Mountain Dew commercial, there is a hybrid which consists of a pug head, a monkey’s body, and a baby’s legs. The hybrid enters the room with a bucket of Mountain Dew’s new drink, kick start. The hybrid then starts dancing and handing out the drinks to three teenagers sitting on the couch. It seems as if they are targeting the younger generation. This commercial does not use logos to persuade the audience. The puppy monkey baby is not logical or realistic. This commercial does not use ethos to persuade the audience either. I did not get the impression the person behind the commercial had any good sense because I don’t believe there is such a thing as the puppy monkey baby. This commercial does use pathos to persuade the audience. If I had to guess, they are trying to appeal to the audience’s sense of humor. Perhaps I didn’t find it funny because I was not...
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...store for lunch my parents had asked a waiter if they knew where a big field was by ash creek. The waiter who went by Ash said she is a cousin who owns that property. She had wondered why we wanted to go out there and my parent whispered something in her ear, she lit up with joy when they said it and she would be happy to take us there. When it was her break, we got in OUR car and followed her to the same shady old barn and as I walked by her she whispered good luck to me. I started what was happening, I was frightened at first and then started to be fine when a found out was in the old creaky barn. When I finally had walked into the barn that smelt pretty bad all around in pens I saw little Jack russel puppies there were at least twenty-five pens with about ten to fifteen puppies in each pen. My parent, sisters, and I looked at each puppy for about ten minutes for each puppy. When my parent told me to go wonder around and look for a female wired hair jack russel. I was wondering around and i came across a small little puppy cold and curled up in a corner all by herself. She was long and short to the ground, her face was a mix of white, brown,and black. When i first saw her right away i knew she...
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...said " I save the best for last". I was confused, what could be better than a cute rabbit. He took me into the back where only workers were allowed. There in rather large pin were 7 adorable, yellow puppys. They...
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...Lost and Found I remember reading something that said “The value of friendship is seldom known until it is lost". Wow! That statement is so true; I feel it in my gut. When you have someone in your life you just expect them to be there forever. That is not often the case, people and things have a way of disappearing. You must remember to treasure the good times because you can never get those times back. I am personally talking about pets, but it could be for anyone. I was just thinking about my dog that I have lost; it hurt so bad I felt like I would never recover. You may feel empty and so depleted of emotion but then something comes into your life that makes you light up. It happened to me and I hope it happens for everyone else who has faced a loss of some kind. About six years ago I had a beautiful dog named Bear; he was very furry and had the cutest squirrel like tail. I loved him tremendously; he was my playmate, and my best friend. Unfortunately Bear was an older dog and passed away over night which still shocked my whole family because he played like a puppy the night before I went to sleep. I was so devastated and could not stop crying, I told my mom through streaming tears that I never want another dog again. I was so distraught that I actually thought I would never again be able to love another dog. After a few months of grieving the loss of my wonderful dog Bear, I asked my mom if we could get another. I was shocked I felt this way but was pretty...
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...This summer I read the books Ender’s Game and From Baghdad with Love. The book Ender’s Game is about a six year old kid named Ender Wiggin. In this book Ender is called upon by the army to start training in Battle School. In Battle School Ender has to overcome his age and how he is being treated. Ender embarks on this journey so he could eventually save the human species from an alien attack. The book From Baghdad with Love is about a Lieutenant Colonel named Jay Kopelman. At the beginning of the book Jay Kopelman and his squad find a stray puppy in a abandoned house. They adopt this puppy and name it Lava even though it contradicts the Army’s rules to adopt or keep a puppy. On Jay Kopelman's Journey to get Lava home he faces many obstacles...
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...For example, Dachshunds have been bred to have longer backs leading to a tendency to have ruptured spinal discs which in turn can lead to paralysis or chronic pain. As well as Chihuahuas being bred to have larger heads in relationship to the body resulting to Chihuahua puppies have to be born trough cesareans, because the puppy’s heads are too big for natural birth. There are also instances of open fontanels (“Chihuahua molera”), which is seen as a breed characteristic. When it comes to pure breeding and inbreeding there is many defects that come with it. “Defects include a higher risk of cancer and tumors; eye and heart disease; joint and bone disorders; skin, immune system and neurological diseases; and even epilepsy. There is no need to panic, though. You just need to be aware of the risk of defects in your prospective new purebred puppy, a risk that is much higher than in a mix-breed puppy.” (Problems Common to Purebred Dogs, Petmd) “Constant pain and suffering can be the consequence of deliberately trying to keep and intensify breed characteristics.” (Consequences of irresponsible breeding for dogs, Bert Stoop) According to the Carol Beuchat PhD if you breed purebred dogs, and you don’t want your puppies to have problems you have to understand that: it's not because of environmental toxins, it's not because of vaccines it's not because of...
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...Over the years there has been a constant debate between natures versus nurture. Although the environment in which a child is raised plays a good part in the person that they are going to become, it does not solely decide what kind of human being they are. The way our parents raised us determines what kind of individual we will become. As we grow and mature our decisions and are consequences mold us into responsible adults. Becoming who we are and starts way before we are ever thought of. The way that our parents were raised by their parents plays a huge role in the Way that our parents teach us the rights and wrongs of our lives. When we are created, we each have our own set of genes. Our genes tell us about our Basic outline. Are genes tell...
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...My class has read the novel "Mice and Men". In this book there are tow guys named Lennie and Gorge. They are good friend, Lennie is really strong, but isn't vary smart. Gorge is an average guy, he takes care of Lennie. And were debating if Gorge was doing the right thing by ending Lennie's life. Gorge was wrong for killing Lennie. Lennie was so innocent minded. Therefore he never meant to harm anyone. For an example, when Lennie and Gorge was in Weed Lennie just wanted to touch the women's red dress. Another example would be when Lennie was in the barn, he didn’t mean to kill his puppy. He was trying to pet his dog, but he was being to rough. Some people may say if Gorge didn’t kill Lennie, he would of got in more trouble. My argument...
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...Pit Bull Terriers Bad Dogs or Bad People Pit bull terriers have the reputation of being the most aggressive, and dangerous dogs in the world. Various forms of media displaying injuries to people and animals caused by these canines are common. Sadly, because some of these dogs are aggressive and dangerous, they have all acquired a bad reputation. Those who know them may attribute a Pit bulls aggression to rearing or abuse but because of their reputation, most people think, as I did, that it is just because they are Pit bulls. However, stereotyping a breed is wrong and unfair, but, with all the negative publicity about them, it is an easy trap to fall in. Because of my children's interest, I needed to find out more about them, so I went to the internet, the humane society, and to homes of some of these dogs. There is a lot of negative information, but also many positive and surprising facts. With research and time, I now know them to be loving, loyal, and not aggressive when raised correctly. In the world of canines, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Center for Disease Control, the Humane Society of the United States and the University of Pennsylvania, develop a list from a collaboration of studies that they publish periodically of dog breeds that are considered the most aggressive by nature, in the world. In the past, the study was only for dogs over a certain expected adult weight due to the ability of the dogs to inflict damage because of...
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