When we hear of horror stories in the media our minds are made up for us without having an informed argument from both sides of the Pit Bull debate. Maligned and legislated against, these dogs need to reclaim their position of trusted symbol of American fidelity. Astonishingly, for most of our history, America’s nickname for Pit Bulls used to be “The Nanny Dog” (Lockport 2011). For many generations, if you had children and wanted to keep them safe you required a pit bull. The Pit Bull was thought of as the most reliable of any breed with children and adults.
Michelle Buchanan Dr. Melinda McBee English 1301.004 13 April 2010 Buchanan, Michelle L. “Special Kind of Dogs.” Abstract With previous experience I have come to find myself very close to pit bulls. I have a special place in my heart for all these dogs because they don’t get treated right or they get raised to think that fighting is the key. Pit bulls may seem like mean dogs, but it is all in how you raise them. These dogs only show what they have been taught and if they have been taught to fight then they will fight. If you teach them that all people are nice and you teach them to be nice, then you will have a really well mannered dog.
The age range of having this dog is about 15 and up. People say the reason of having this dog is for protection. Many say they are against dog fighting but it’s still quite much saying they like it. From surveying this a lot of people showing Pit-bulls are one of the most popular dogs they are. These are the percentages a got for the survey I’ve passed around: Breed of dogs: Ethincity: Gender: People with Pit-bulls: Yorkie: 4% Black: 76% Male: 77% Yes: 91% Pit-bull: 33% White: 14% Female: 33% No:9% Chihuahua: 7% Hispanic: 5% Mixed: 33% Mixed: 5% Beagle:4% Rottwieller:4% Bishon: 4% Poodle: 4% German Sheppherd: 7% Status symbol behind owning a Pit-bull: Education: Yes: 52% 9th: 16% No: 48% 10th: 21% 11th: 26% 12th: 26% College: 11% Age: 14: 5% 15: 10% 16: 24% 17: 27% 18: 24% 40:
Even though these dogs had some pretty horrible times; they started to come up in the world and some people were realizing how great this breed really could be. In the opinion of many breeders, “pit bulls can be excellent companion dogs if they're properly trained and socialized with other dogs
Doggles encourage an active life style, and can ensure that no eyes will be harmed in the process. It is a sad day when a dog goes blind due to cataracts, so we make it our mission to get a pair of Doggles on every dog’s face, because no dog deserves to lose out on this fashionable eye wear. Doggles Target Market The ideal target market for doggles is dog owners, men
Old Yeller Thoughts Throughout Old Yeller I have noticed how truly lucky Travis is. The book describes the relationship between Travis and the dog. It shows how Old Yeller helps Travis correct many of his mistakes. Old Yeller came to Travis right after his dad told him he needs a dog. After the dog came Travis tried to push the dog away, but Old Yeller was to smart for him.
Tania Mesa. ENGL 135 Research paper A Research paper: The Pit Bull A General Framework Since I have memory, my father has love dogs, and to be more specific Pit Bulls. He has told me many tails about this amazing dog. Over the years, I have learned to understand and also love Pits. The Pit Bull is a dog that generates huge controversies, on the one hand, their popularity is constantly increasing, perhaps more than they really deserve their own characteristics, and secondly, his reputation as a killer, infuse fear in the great majority of the people.
I’m here to set the record straight and show you it’s not the breed it’s the way they are raised. So the question is who should own this loyal breed, what rules need to be followed, and steps that should be taken to show that this breed can be rehabilitated. Let’s start with a little background information on the breed we call a “Pit Bull” also called the American Staffordshire terrier. The breed is originally used for baiting dogs in England. Back then they had the utmost respect from people and a lot of people in England owned a Staffordshire terrier.
CCI determined that Astro’s temperament was best suited to work in a public setting and placed him at the Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center to work as a facility dog. He usually makes the visit to the advocacy center or the courthouse a pleasant experience. Astro’s greatest strength is his ability to calm and comfort others in stressful situations. Astro provides emotional support to all those involved in the criminal justice system.” Argument # 2) dogs might effects juries in the courtroom * Defense lawyers argue that dogs my unfairly have some effects with their cuteness and empathy, and dogs might have an effect in the juries emotions. Juries are highly educated and are professional people’s to be emotional in their judgment.
Not just of the breeding dogs in the farm but most of their puppies as well. As cute as the puppy in the pet shop may seem you should always buy from a proper breeder or an animal shelter this way you will know that you are not contributing towards puppy mills and killing innocent dogs. This is one dog that was lucky enough to be saved from a puppy