Fun With Electric Shock Collars
Some of the brightest days in the life of a child come with the addition of a new puppy to the family. With this overwhelming joy, however, comes the difficult task of training the puppy to defecate and urinate outside the house, to keep valuable objects out of his mouth, and to avoid particular “off-limits” areas such as a living room. This last training objective will be the focus of my paper. It is beneficial for the happiness and work of the adults of the household to keep a rambunctious young puppy out of a freshly planted garden or a beautiful landscape. Likewise, it may be advantageous to ensure the puppy’s safety by preventing him from accessing areas riddled with dangerous plants such as cacti and bougainvillea, or reaching the road.
With the use of an electric shock collar and an underground wire, an uncomfortable shock is administered to the puppy whenever she crosses over the unmarked line. This has been done many times by many dog owners across the country. There are two questions that I would like to answer with the proposition of an experiment. First, can dogs be shaped to avoid a particular area with a shock collar, and will this avoidance continue even when the dog has the collar removed? The second question deals with other audible and visual influences that the dog may encounter over the course of the shaping. Will the dog respond better to a visual indication of the barrier, or an audible indication of the barrier? In other words, can the shaping or training be better achieved by visual or auditory indicators?
The experiment will include twenty dogs under the age of two years. My concern is with German Short-Haired Pointers, and so each subject will be of this breed. ...
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... in determining things, and so I believe the visual influence will have less of an effect on the dogs. My prediction is that the dogs would explore the sectioned off area by pushing away the mesh netting and moving in.
The results of this experiment would bring numerous practical applications for dog-owners everywhere. First, if it is determined that audible or visual shaping can occur independent of the location of a particular area, owners can save a great deal of money by buying less underground fencing and shaping the sound before adding the sound to other areas of the yard, without the burial of new electric fencing. Second, dog owners, who are typically sympathetic to their pets, would be happy to know that shaping is more or less permanent, and that the heavy, uncomfortable collar can be removed from the puppy once training has been sufficiently completed.
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Marijuana while illegal on a federal level has been legalized in 18 states and the District of Columbia for medical use and also for personal use for anyone over 21 in Washington and Colorado. 48% of Americans admit to using marijuana according to a 2013 survey conducted by Scientific America. With the change in public opinion concerning marijuana the need to understand the effect and consequences associated with its use are vitally important. What are the effects on the brain and the rest of the body? Does it matter when you start using marijuana? Also what is the effect marijuana use has on a person’s life, to include school, work, family and friends.
The methods of administration and the resulting cognitive and behavioral effects of cannabis are cru...
The main psychoactive component of marijuana is (9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Other prominent cannabinoids include cannabidiol, cannabinol, and (9-tetrahydrocannabinic acid. Together, these compounds contribute to various behavioral and cognitive changes, which can slightly differ based on the route of preparation and administration (Farthing 1992). THC is found in the sticky resin of the cannabis plant, with the highest concentration in the flowering tops (buds) of the female plant. Marijuana is a preparation of the leaves, stems, and buds, while hash is a concentration of the resin. Smoking and oral ingestion are the most common ways of administration and can produce slightly distinct effects due to the different filtering methods of the digestive tract and lungs.
Even though colon cancer is very deadly, when colon cancer is found early there is a high chance that an individual will survive. The rate of surviving drops from 76% to 6% between Stage 1 and Stage 4, a person who has had to go through all these stages and if they survive would have overcome so much. I've learned that smoking, drinking, and being overweight isn't just bad for you, it may even increase the risks of getting cancer. Being adopted, I have no idea of my family history, so I don’t know if I am high cancer risk or not, though, I can never be too careful. I feel much more informed on a topic that was really a mystery to me and I can feel more confident that if my mom were to contract colon cancer, she would have a high chance of surviving, provided that she gets checked by a doctor, regularly.
Memory is also a huge risk factor that someone could lose when someone uses marijuana. Memory is linked right with the brain. Also in the memory category is a person’s thinking, said person’s thinking is greatly affected when someone uses marijuana. The part of the brain that gives a person “good feelings” is greatly affected when the use of mar...
A dog par can be a good experience for dogs because they can feel the relaxing place where they do not have to use leash, so they are free to move wherever they feel like to inside of the park. This situation can be helpful to the people, since they are free of worries of their dogs because a big closed pet-friendly place would give them the confidence that there are no hazards, like vehicles, or any damage to the dog. Also, a dog park in the city would help to create friendship and an identity of community since dog owners do not have to go to other cities to enjoy of these kind of parks. Instead, they can be part of an identity and recognize themselves with their own city.
In this article, Kristen Weir reviews the effects marijuana has on the developing brain. As more states are now legalizing marijuana for not only medical but recreational use, many medical doctors and psychologist fear the long-term effects. Many of marijuana’s long-term effects are still unknown even though it is one of the most widely used illegal substance in the United States. Recreational use in states that marijuana is legalized in only pertains to citizens 21 or older. Even with the age restrictions, some doctors still fear the legalization of marijuana recreational will allow the drug to become more accessible to younger adults or adolescences. Susan Weiss, the director of the division of extramural research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), voiced her concerns on the topic stating, “There are a lot of open questions…. But there 's a growing literature, and it 's all pointing in the same direction: Starting young and using frequently may disrupt brain development." (Weiss). As she acknowledges the fact that there is a “growing literature” when it comes to marijuana use and its effects, she also admits the new research is all leading to the same conclusion, frequent use and starting young may disrupt normal brain development. The government and other private institutions are funding and researching these unknown effects.
We have all heard of Pavlov's Dogs, the experiment where the dogs "drooled" at the sounding of a bell. But, do we know of the details of this infamous experiment? What do we know of the man, beyond that he could ring bells? It is my intention, in this brief dissertation, to shed more light on his life and his experiments.
You will realize that this technique is not favorable for large dogs. This technique normally involves setting up an agility lesson requiring the dog to concur the obstacles in a set time frame. Such obstacles comprise activities such as: jumping over fences, crawling through tunnels, climbing walls and so on. You will realize that the dog owner’s presence is vital. No other help apart from issuing commands should be offered to the dog. Before you commence this training technique, it is important that you offer leasing guidance to your dog. This actually instills a high level of obedience in dogs because they realize the importance of listening to their masters and also teamwork
Canine shock collars allow citizens who have lack knowledge the ability to so call train a dog. The collars basically give the dog sometimes a warnig beep or sound, then if proceeding to do the action an electric shock to the neck. Hunters usually use this device to teach Canines to be aggressive to other animals and as punishment for wrongdoings when hunting. Shock collars can make Canines fearful of other animals, territorial, and also aggressive towards owners (Emmerson). The technology of shock collars allows humans to torture mans best friend, with electric shocks through the neck.
A considerable amount of literature has been published on cannabis specifically marijuana. These studies classify marijuana into three species: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and cannabis ruderalis. In fact, Cannabis sativa is the most widely used and recognized among the other species due to its ability to produce more fiber and oil. For many years, the plant has been used for making clothes as well as lighting and soap. Nevertheless, cannabis is widely used at the present time for intoxication and medical treatments. Marijuana is usually extracted from the flowers of the female plant (Grinspoon & Bakalar, 1993). According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana is well-defined as the “dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa, which contains the psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as other related compounds. This plant material can also be concentrated in a resin called hashish” (NIDA, 2014).