...Dogs are wonderful companions; they love unconditionally and bring joy to the people around them. The energy and enthusiasm they exhibit help keep people moving and interested. The differences in breeds allow you to select the size, temperament and level of security you desire. I am going to adopt a dog as a companion for my dog Jake and myself. I think it’s time you looked into adopting a dog yourself. Adopting a dog would be good for you because it will provide company for you, be beneficial to your exercise program and overall health, as well as alert you when visitors come to your home. The friendliness and loyalty of a dog is a special relationship. You see their exuberance when you take them out to play and every time you return home; whether it is from running quick errands or being at work all day. Jake greets me at the door every evening. He brings joy and laughter into life daily. He can simultaneously give and seek attention; tossing one of his toys to get you to play with him and at the same time looking at you with the quintessential puppy dog eyes to make sure you notice his antics. He stays fit chasing deer off and patrolling the property. Jake is playful and attentive to our five grandchildren when they come to visit. He has experienced them all from babies; the twelve-year-old back when he was young to the one year old he met earlier this year. . One of the first things we noticed after adopting our dog, Jake, thirteen years ago was we were going for walks...
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...a service dog. My family has struggled with poor eyesight so I would like to help by adopting a Golden Retriever and train him or her to assist someone either within my family or outside of my family. The target group for my project will be the disabled and handicap. More specifically, these people will be struggling with eyesight issues. Many people have poor eyesight or another form of a disability, making my target group many people. My hope is that this service dog will be able to work well as a seeing eye dog. There are a large amount of people that I personally know that are in need of a seeing eye dog. This dog will go to someone that has poor eyesight and help them perform their day to day actions. Fortunately, I have the support of my family to adopt and train a dog to change someone's life for the...
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...Why You Should Adopt a Dog Throughout history, we have found evidence that dogs played a very special role in the lives of their human companions. Dogs have left their paw prints throughout time, even in ancient civilizations. Artists have displayed paintings and drawings, showing the bond of man and his oldest companion, the dog. Ancient burial sites displayed evidence of human love for their dogs. Canine skeletal remains, were often seen with their human remains. Many ancient graves were found to have dogs buried alongside their human, with treats, providing them with a little something to snack on in the afterlife. This evidence proves man’s best friend is not a 20th century ideal, but can be traced back thousands of years. (Lobell, J. A., & Powell, E. 2010) I have such a love for dogs, and am the proud owner of 6 rescue dogs, ages one to seventeen. I had a dog as a child, and she started the love story that I have today with my canine partners. I believe this is God’s second best creation, (behind man) and at times, I feel they are His best. I adopted my first dog from the ASPCA in New York City. Micky was an abused Poodle mix, and became my first dogs as an adult. I always loved dogs, but after adopting Micky, I became an advocate for rescue, and adoption. My life was forever changed. The sad statistics show close to 2.7million cats and dogs are killed each year in our animal shelters across the US. Many people have found it necessary to surrender their pets when...
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...decision to adopt a dog, the first of which is that one gets to save a life by choosing to adopt a dog. In the United States of America only, more than two million dogs are available for adoption on a yearly basis. The main reason why so many dogs are available for adoption is there are many individuals who give up their pets to animal shelters, and the number of individuals who go to shelters to adopt a dog is small. Unfortunately, many animal shelters do not have enough space to house the pets comfortably and sometimes do not even have enough resources to take care of the pets. These reasons sometimes push animal shelters to tight corners and cause them to eliminate some of the pets that have not been adopted. If more people came up and adopted the dogs, fewer animals would be eliminated or tortured by those who adopt them for weird reasons. The other reason why one should adopt a dog is that when one adopts a dog from an animal shelter, he or she not only gets to save money but also gets to adopt healthy dogs. There is a common misconception that animals found in animal shelters usually have something wrong with them. The fact is there are numerous reasons that may make one give up a pet to an animal shelter. However, this is not necessarily because the animal is injured or has a certain fault. Animal rescue centers usually concentrate on bringing up animals in the healthiest way that they can to make it easy for one to adopt a dog, should one choose to take the dog home. The...
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...to adopt other pets, and never opt to go a pet-dog. Many have associated their preference to the easiness in training the pet as well as the difficulties experienced when outsourcing for the same. Personally I feel that a dog would make an excellent pet on my side. In fact, dogs are indeed the best pets one would wish to have as they provide the desired companionship and support to the owner. Adopting a dog is in itself fulfilling since I will deliberately take care of the pet while providing the necessary care and amenities. Majority of dogs up for adoption are pure breeds, thus possess excellent agility and obedience levels (Banks, 2006). Dogs are beneficial pets especially because of the endless options which a dog can undertake. There are competitions available for the pet dogs for instance they can be useful for therapy purposes or even security services. Such competition avenues are not available to other pets like cats and lizards. As long as the dogs are spayed and neutered on regular basis, most illnesses which affect them will be put at-bay. Thus expensive medications due to illnesses like hip dysplasia, cancer or chronic seizures will not be undertaken translating to a lot of savings. Other dogs are already trained on commands and obedience thus bonding becomes easy. This is not the case with other pets like bird or even lizard where the adopter has to engage in serious training prior to familiarizing with the pets behavior. More often than not, you adopt a dog is...
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...figure out the objects of our company. But the point we need to mention is that the aim of our company is to encourage customer to adopt a puppy instead of buying one. Our business focuses on the gathering information of different organizations. We compare and find the best puppy to fit customer’s requirements. In other words, we act as the intermediary between customers and various organizations. Besides offering information to customers, we can also evaluate the qualification of the customers for adoption. The statement of the specific objectives of our website offers the information of puppies to customers and gathers information of customers to organizations. The website is the most important part to our business. We act as the intermediary between customers and various organizations. So the website is the critical part to gather and offer information. As well, our website is a platform to communicate between customers and us. Our website should include introduction of each dog, the information of being a qualified adopters, the application form for customers, the sales of accessories, tips of raising a dog, and question-answer sections. We will illustrate the information of each dog including age, breed, color, temperatament, gender, weight and even the history of the dog. In this section, we want to try our best to list all details about dogs. The second section is the information of being qualified adopters. In this part, we offer the customers the information about the...
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... Now is how you will adopt a new member of you family. B. There is one question left you ask you need to ask yourself. What do you expect from your dog? C. If companionship is all you need consider adopting from a shelter. If you’re seeking health, performance, and other things adopt from a reputable breeder. These should be the only two options when adopting a dog as state in Purebreed rescue dog adoption rewards and realities. II. In Shelter dogs If you live in America you should realize that sheltering dogs is a big problem. III. The number 1 reason for shelters pets is, irresponsible owners. It’s not the fault of the dogs themselves. IV. A story called Seconds chance: inspiring stories of dog adoption says Dogs in shelters and rescues are harder to train because of their past experiences and training. With a little love and attention, any shelter dog can be turned into the one you want. V. Today I would like to inform you about on how you can adopt a dog yourself. (Transition: Lets start by looking at the options we have to adopt.) Body I. The local shelter or pound is an excellent place to seek mixed breed dogs of any age. A. The shelter may receive pure breeds occasionally. You have to wait a little bit before the right dog comes. 1. Patience is the key into finding the right one. It will always be worth it, found in The lucky dog matchmaking service. 2. You can buy dogs from many places such...
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...Why are pit bulls a good pet to adopt? Some are saying they are and others are saying they are not. Unfortunately, people are making negative comments about pit bulls, but they are good pets to have or adopt. The fact about pit bulls is that pit bulls are one of the misunderstood dog breeds in the world. Another fact is pit bull puppies are adorable. The myths about them are: they do not have locking jaws and they are not all inherently vicious. Pit bulls are not aggressive towards other dogs and they are not aggressive towards humans. Pit bulls that have an unknown history and parentage from rescue or shelter are not dangerous to adopt, rather than buying a pit bull from a breeder . The last myth is that: it is not better to adopt a pit bull puppy instead of an adult. There is a little history to pit...
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...Society has often viewed pets, whether it is a dog or a cat, as part of the family and they often get treated like a member of the family. Unfortunately, not all pets arrive at a family’s house under the same circumstances. Many families decide that they want to purchase their pet via a breeder because they feel like they want a purebred dog, as opposed to the dogs that are sitting in shelters for months to even years at a time. Society needs to adjust, as purebred animals will still have a high chance at being bought, but shelter animals have a chance to spend a large chunk of their lives living in hopes that someone will come by and adopt them. Society has long preferred the purchasing of purebred dogs over shelter dogs and for various reasons. The first reason is the predictability of the physical traits in a purebred dog. By breeding two of the same dogs together, it uses a very similar set of genes which means that the traits that are common amongst the parents are going to be common amongst the offspring that they give birth too. A second reason is that people will buy their purebred dogs for the intent to run the dogs through dog shows. Purebred animals are the only kind of animals allowed in dog shows, so therefore by adopting a non-purebred dog; it eliminates all possibility of entering into dog shows. A third reason is that some temperamental traits are predictable in the offspring of purebred dogs. If the parents have similar temperamental behaviors (ex. biting,...
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...before adopting a dog, such as breed, age, space of home and training needs. Thesis Statement: Adopting a dog is a big responsibility, but it can also be an incredibly fun, rewarding experience as long as you consider some important factors Introduction: Attention-Getting Device: Imagine this, you decide to get a puppy so you go into a shelter and see the perfect one. A cute little 9 week old Border collie mix, that they say shouldn’t get over 40 pounds. That’s perfect! Not to big and just so darn cute. Three months later you’re ripping your hair out. Your nice leather couch, destroyed. The legs on your tables look like they’re chew toys, and your neighbors are complaining about the excessive amount barking. Speaker Credibility: I myself own a dog that was once returned to a shelter because the original owners were not educated on her breed and could not handle her energy level. Thesis Statement: There is a lot to consider when adopting a dog, but educating yourself on breeds, age, and training needs will help you make a decision that will result in a special friendship that will last for years to come. Preview Statement: Today I am going to teach you a few thing to consider before adopting your new dog. Being educated on Factors such as age, breed, and training can make all the difference when adopting your new dog. By following these guidelines you can make sure you find exactly the right pet for you and your family. Body: I. When looking to adopt a dog it is important...
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... | |Objectives |Drive and build awareness of abandon dogs through national TV spots | | |Sought Donations and volunteers to support animal shelters and breed rescue organizations. | | |2008, The company have set additional objectives besides the above mentioned : | | |Raise $1 million for the Pedigree Adoption Drive Foundation | | |Increase unaided brand awareness by 2.2% and purchase intent by 3.5% during The Pedigree Adoption Drive period. | |Tools / Media Used |TV commercials portraying the situation of abandon dogs in the country, real life stories of shelter dogs were | | |shown through national TV spots. | | |Prints were run with the same information to enhance the message. | |Descriptions/Execution |Pedigree Adoption Drive used TV commercials and Prints to build awareness of abandon dogs in 2006. With the | | |success, the same tools were used in 2007 to drive donations...
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...Adopt, Don’t Shop People all over buy designer animals from across the world, unaware of the harm they create while doing so. Meanwhile, many animals are waiting in shelters for their forever home right around the corner. You should adopt pets rather than buying them because of puppy mill conditions, that all the animals are all unique and that you will be helping many animals in the process. Approximately 6.5 million animals go to animal shelters in the U.S. alone each year. Of the 6.5 million, 2.9 million are euthanized, that is equivalent to the population of Nevada every year. The amount of animals being sent to shelters are exponential and are rapidly growing. Puppy mills make money by selling animals to the common consumer. However, behind the scenes, these dogs are mistreated and are...
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...Pit bulls being ‘vicious’ but are they really? Between good temperament, performing community acts of animal kindness, and opinions of people working in or adopting from shelters, pit bulls are very kind dogs. Pitbulls are just as or more well tempered than other dog breeds. One such temperament test, performed by the American Temperament Test Society, showed that pit bulls scored an overall 82% on the test which was better than 77% of all the breeds tested. In addition, a pit who is aggressive toward animals is extremely unlikely to attack humans next. Even if they do, it is likely from stress, pain, fear, being mentally or physically ill, or the human that was attacked was hurting someone else....
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...My name is Lindsay, and I am going to talk to you about pet overpopulation. According to dogbreedinfo.com, only one out of ten dogs and one out of 12 cats will find a home. Meaning 800 dogs & cats are KILLED every HOUR. I have four dogs and two cats, all of which were adopted from a shelter or rescue. I want you, as my audience, to realize that by buying an animal from a breeder or pet store you are contributing to the pet overpopulation problem by creating demand for irresponsible breeding. By choosing to adopt, you will not only save a life, but you will also ensure that your adoption fee is going to help the next unwanted pet that comes in the door of that shelter. Another thing you can do to prevent over population is… Spay and Neuter your pets! By doing so you are ensuring that you do not become an “accidental breeder” American humane.org says that in many cases, these people will go on to become repeat offenders, engaging in a continuous cycle of irresponsible breeding or pet acquisition and disposal because they know they can easily find a new home for the animals. Some advantages: Spayed or neutered pets tend to live an average of 2-3 years longer than those that are unaltered. Spaying or neutering protects pets from some types of deadly cancers. It reduces the chance of pets running away or fighting. Dogs who have not been spayed or neutered may be three times more likely to bite. Avoid breeders and pet stores Every puppy or kitten...
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...wonderful pet. They are not any more dangerous than any other dog, they can actually improve your household, Since the 1800s pit bulls have held the name as the most dangerous dog. As the 1930s, they became known as the fighting dog. People would breed the dog intentionally for dog fights. It takes an average dog two and a half weeks to get adopted, for a pitbull it will take an average of seven and a half...
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