Review of Dog Aggression, Training, Causes, and Treatments

There are many different dog breeds and they all have different temperaments, which is partly why many dog lovers are sometimes more particular to one breed than to others. Although not all seemingly unique breed behaviors are breed specific, most importantly aggression. By definition aggression can mean a wide range of behaviors that occur for a large number of reasons under many different circumstances. Just about all wild animals are aggressive when guarding their territories, protecting their offspring and themselves. To say that a dog is “aggressive” can mean many different things as well.

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It would be difficult to provide provisions for such an animal and if one were unsuccessful, they befall a risk of becoming their pet wolf’s next meal. In present day, people adopt canines for numerous reasons. The most common reported reason for acquiring a canine is for companionship, followed by promotion of exercise, proceeded by protection, and finally for breeding or showing (Jagoe & Serpell, 1996). A study performed by Andrew Jagoe and James Serpell (1996) revealed that dogs acqui... ... middle of paper ... ...ell, V. (2008). Inside animal minds.

In conclusion from the information above it is clear that selective dog breeding is a bad thing and if it continues the family pets as we know are being put to higher chances of disease. Also with how much selective breeding is being done over the world, the animals that are in shelters and can’t find homes are being put down to keep up with the over population of dogs. From that information something has to be done about the selective breeding of dogs to help save the lives of many dogs. Laws could be introduced to prevent the overbreeding of dogs and people could be mandated to de sex their pets, therefore, reducing the number of unwanted and defective animals. These laws combined with responsible breeding practices would help this problem from continuing to grow.

However, there are those who still believe genetics play a small role in the aggressive nature of the Pit Bull. These individuals contend that because breeders once bred and used these dogs for fighting, that the whole breed still poses a significant danger to the public and, therefore are not suitable as pets in today’s society (Preis, 2014). On the other hand, there are people like myself, who do actually have experience with these animals, who contend that it is the animal’s environment which includes everything from socialization, training, and the love from their owners, which is what makes an animal good or bad. In addition to this argument, even though some of these poor creatures were originally bred to be killers, responsible owners like mysel... ... middle of paper ... ...ature via Nuture. New York: Harper Collins Press.

The thought of an animal’s prescence being used to help well-being and health has been around for thousands of years. In the 18th century, companion animals were used to aide in the treatment multiple mental and physical needs. (Solomon, 2010) The hypothesis is that those participants who own dogs will report lower overall stress levels than those who do not own dogs as pets. It is the goal of the researcher to compare overall reports of stress between participants who own dogs as compared to those who do not own a dog as a pet. It is thought that those who own dogs will report lower overall stress levels compared to those who do not own dogs as pets.

The early common law distinguished between wild and domesticated animals for purposes of imposing liability on their owners. Owners of fierce or wild animals were absolutely liable for harm caused to others. However, owners of domesticated animals, such as dogs, were liable only if they had scienter; that is, the owners were liable only if they knew of the animal’s dangerous or mischievous propensities. Tort law has traditionally sought to balance the “usefulness” of an animal with the risk it represents to the public. Common law torts is a legal structure that seek to allocate risk among the members of society; the more valuable a particular activity to society, the more willing is the society, through its legal rules, to shift risk of the activity to others.

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.

The American Pit Bull Terrier is loving, sweet, protective animal that needs to be given another chance in society. How can a society truly be free of discrimination of any kind if it is still discriminating dogs that are forced to fight? If the government were to put in more effort to bring the end of dog fighting this stereotype very well could be

In fact the cost of this surgery is less expensive than taking care of four to six puppies plus... ... middle of paper ... ... more common breeders they spend quality time getting to know their animals and who that puppy will be living with for the rest of their life. On the other hand, puppy mill breeders have a mass production of puppies and live in unsanitary areas. Therefore, puppy mills are a crime and it should be animal abuse. (1,419) Works Cited “Puppy Mills.” ASPCA. Jan. 2011.