According to the author Alexandra Horowitz in her book titled, “Our Dogs, Ourselves” she says, “Part of what we love about the dogs who occupy the exalted, final position is that they are unlike the rest of our family (5).” Pets can offer us unconditional love that none of our family can provide, and they can be a big part of us if we learn to interact with them, how to handle, and treat them as our own. They can bring incredible and astonishing benefits to our well-being. When I was still living in the Philippines, back in 2013, I felt sorry for this female Aspin puppy because she’s the only pup left in the shelter. No one wants to take her because of her scattered spots of black, white, dark gray and dark brown fur. So, I adopted her and named her …show more content…
Two years later, I adopted another Aspin puppy. A male pup with thick, brown fur, and I called him Chow-chow. I named him after the large dog breed called Chow-chow, who has thick fur and a cute face. Because of them, I feel satisfied and happy even though I am away from my sisters, who are already here in the US. They became my family, and we have this feeling of companionship, and a sense of connection, which is caring and looking after one another (Oxtoby 379). We have our routine to walk in the neighborhood at 7 o’clock in the evening every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. On Fridays, we go uphill, climbing the mountainside until we reach the house of my cousin, then go back downhill again to our house. However, on my working days, I had to leave them at home with my aunt from 7 o’clock in the morning until 5 o’clock in the evening. They usually do a crying bark when I open the door to leave. They may be saying, “Don’t leave us here, please”. Take us with you.” Oh no, please, those eyes are so pleasing. My dogs like cuddling, so every time I come home from work, I give them a lot of hugs, and they greet me with plenty of
On June 20, Charlotte Alter posted an article on TIME website titled, “The Problem with Pit Bulls”. In her article she starts with an event that happened to a three year old little girl that was attacked by three Pit Bulls. The little girl and her family were in KFC and one of the employees asked her to leave because her face was “disrupting their customers”. Half of the little girl’s face is now paralyzed and she has also lost her vision in one of her eyes because of the three Pit Bulls that attacked her. Her grandfather killed the three Pit bulls that attacked her; however her grandfather is now facing charges of child-endangerment. KFC was so generous to donated money to the family to help with her medical bills. But yet the rant is more
Richard Russo's "Dog" and Amy Tan's "Two Kinds" are stories that illustrate the negative impacts parents sometimes have on their children and the unintended consequences that occur as a result of their parenting. In "Dog," Henry Devereaux grows into an adult who has difficulty connecting emotionally with others, a man who is not easy, and though entertaining, is not comforting. In "Two Kinds," Jing-mei was a failure many times over in her mother's eyes, finally dropping out of college and only accepting of herself later in life.
Feelings are the most significant part of human’s creature, but what if it comes to the goal that one’s life is based on? Would it still be that important? In the article, “Dog Lab”, Claire McCarthy discusses her own experiences as a medical student at Harvard school. McCarthy was born in 1963. She did her residency at Boston’s Children’s Hospital and she is now working as a pediatrician at the Martha Eliot Health Center in the Jamaica Plains. During college, she used to keep a journal with her that provided the outline of her writings which she referred to for her books such as Learning How the Heart Beats: The making of a Pediatrician and Everyone's Children : A Pediatrician's Story of an Inner City Practice. In addition to McCarthy being
Are these dogs misunderstood? In reality a dog is a reflection of its human, they see you as a pack leader they are who you raise them to be no matter the breed. If you neglect your puppy by chaining them up outside their whole life or keep them in
In the short story The Dog Who Wanted to Die by Colleen Archer the protagonist, David, persecutes and desecrates his neighbor's dog for a long time for no justifiable reason; until one day he undergoes a very dangerous situation and it is saved by the same dog he victimized, Monty. Since David’s father left he has shown to be a troubled kid, on the matters of being desensitized and careless. As The Claphams had just moved in with an obese and sorrowful dog, the timing made it perfect for David to excruciate the hopeless dog. The day after David’s father left “he picked up a stone and raised his arm. Then David, who had never deliberately hurt a living thing before, bounced the stone right off the fat dog’s head”. Explicitly, it is atypical for someone who never hurt a living thing to stone a dog’s head, certainly David has some anger issues given the whole situation.
In the short story “The Last Dog” by Katharine Patterson, a young teen named Brock lived inside of a dome. He was told his whole life that the outside world is contaminated with some sort of disease. He wanted to go out so he put on a suit that kept him safe and he went to explore. He found something and brought it back and the people of the dome wanted to test on it. He wouldn’t let them take it away from him so he left the dome and found something even more interesting. He knew not to trust the people of the dome.
A wolf pack is, at its foundation, simply a family, with the parents (alphas) guiding the activities of the group. Hence, it is easy to believe that dogs are able to bond with human families, especially when the alphas are already parents. The parents view the dog as one of their children, one who remains dependent and will never leave or criticize them (Rogers 1), and in the same manner, the dog views the human parents as if they were his actual parents and as a result, loves and trusts them with his life gladly following them, not once questioning their decisions or actions. For these reasons, humans have found release in the company of dogs because dogs do not judge. By way of example, Sigmund Freud was notably a bad singer and as a result, never sang in public, however he often hummed an aria while petting his dog (Rogers 2). In the presence of dogs, our need to self-censor our words and actions vanishes (Rogers 2). Ultimately, dogs and human beings are able to form such strong emotional bonds through love and
There are no perfect dogs in the world but only the most suitable dogs in our family. If we love our most faithful friends, we should not bring pain to them. If we love purebred dogs, we should take good care of them. If we do not excessive pursue purebred, there will be less genetic problems in purebred dogs. Don’t make more purebred dogs cry; don’t make more purebred puppies suffer more genetic diseases, don’t make more homeless purebred dogs, don’t make more purebred dogs die in the shelters. They have already devoted too much for us, so now, it is time for us to do something for them.
Whether one would like to admit it or not, change is a difficult and not to mention uncomfortable experience which we all must endure at one point in our lives. A concept that everyone must understand is that change does not occur immediately, for it happens overtime. It is necessary for time to pass in order for a change to occur, be it days, weeks, months, or even years. The main character, who is also the narrator of “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”, realizing that “things felt less foreign in the dark” (Russell 225), knows that she will be subject to change very soon. The author makes it evident to readers that the narrator is in a brand new environment as the story begins. This strange short story about girls raised by wolves being trained by nuns to be more human in character is a symbol for immigration, as the girls are forced to make major changes in their lives in order to fit in with their new environment and adapt to a new culture.
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 7.6 million companion pets enter animal shelters across the United States each year, nearly evenly disrupted between dogs and cats . These animals are abandoned for reasons including families no longer being able to care for them (sickness/death of an owner), to families not wanting them (the novelty wearing of the animal wearing off), to the animals being born into puppy mills to finally animals that are loved being lost from their owners. These animals do not understand what is happening to them and rely on the kindness of humans to provide for them in shelters until their forever home can be found.
Dogs are wonderful creatures. They are loyal, dependable companions if given the opportunity. In recent years I have come to the opinion that we could learn something from these animals. We should also take a look at the manner in which they are being treated. Abandonment, irresponsible breeding, and neglect are only some of the ways that humans are failing the canine species.
As a kid, I fell in love with the idea of getting a puppy for Christmas. Wrapped in a small box with a bow on top sitting under the tree just like the movies and tv shows I had seen. I can remember making a Christmas list of all the things I wanted that year, and every year the same thing that I wanted had said “puppy” with it underlined so that my mother knew which was my favorite on the list. Every year no surprise, I didn’t find a dog. I never understood why I never received one. When the kids at school talked about the few dogs they had at home made me so jealous, but I hoped that one day it would be me to have my own best friend at home.
Are we taking it too far for our so called “children”? As April writes her story it can go from Master-dog all the way Worshiper-God. It has many different levels. Dogs have been around for so many years, we have domesticated them, we have adopted them, trained them; we have taken it to so many levels it is unbelievable. Some people treat dogs like their own children because they are passionate for living things like that.
Have you ever wondered what dogs can do? Dogs come in all sorts and sizes because they don’t all want to be the same to be the same and if they were we wouldn’t know who's dog is who's. Dogs are also very good protectors when you are about to get hurt or if something happened or is about to happen they can help you. Dogs are normally good supporters too they can help you when you are sad or upset or they can also calm you down sometimes when you are angry. Dogs are easy to train too well sometimes but it still takes a while.
My mom’s job is a dog sitter; therefore, my dogs get joyfully excited when new dogs come to our house. They make friends just like humans make friends. Just like people, Cosmo and CJ like certain dogs and humans more than others; and I (like the parents of children) try to teach my dogs that they need to be nice to all of the dogs and guests in our house. My dogs also get excited when they see a dog walking across the street because they want to play with him; just as a human would react if they saw a friend walking across the