Sighthound Essays

  • where the red fern grows

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    In the story, Billy was walking home one day when there was a dog fight in the ally and he went to investigate to see what was going on and there was a bunch of dog’s beating up on one dog so he decided to get involved and break it up. They all scattered away when they saw him coming. The dog that was getting beat up and was lying on the ground and it was hurt. He went to the dog and saw it was a beautiful hound dog. He also noticed that the dog wasn’t hurt that bad, just scared. When Billy was a

  • Early Dog Portraits

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    Throughout history portraits of dogs were showing up. People were beginning to see how dogs affected everyday living by showing it in their artwork. I love dogs which is why I chose to do a paper on them. Dogs are loyal, friendly, and good companions when you need them. They are furry friends you can trudge through the snow with you when your friends are sick. They are hamburger snatchers that leave you the bun while they walk off with the meat. They can be your alarm system letting you know someone’s

  • We looked at the poems The Behaviour of Dogs and Flying to Belfast,

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    We looked at the poems The Behaviour of Dogs and Flying to Belfast We looked at the poems The Behaviour of Dogs and Flying to Belfast, 1977 by Craig Raine. In Raine's poem The Behaviour of dogs he describes to us the many different breeds and types of dog that there are in the world and what effect they have on our lives. In the poem Craig Raine describes dogs in a different way than we would normally think of them to make us see them in unfamiliar ways. To make the dogs' actions easier

  • The Rhodesian Ridgeback

    636 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Rhodesian Ridgeback originated in South Africa. He was developed in the 1800s from the crossing of European dogs brought by settlers and native dogs from the Khoi-Khoi tribe. A hundred years later a formidable hunting dog had evolved. One that had the instincts, endurance, intelligence, strength and ferocity to be at home in the hostile jungle environment and hunt big game such as lions, wild boars and baboons. The Rhodesian Ridgeback is not a suitable breed for a novice. They are extremely

  • The Importance Of Hunting In Medieval Times

    1001 Words  | 3 Pages

    During the medieval time period there was a lot going on. One of the things that they did was hunting. Hunting was a thing that most people loved to do. There were laws saying what they could hunt, when they could hunt, and what they could hunt with. Most of these hunters used dogs they had trained. The laws were very strict. If peasants were accused of poaching they were liable for hanging, castration, blinding or being sewn into a deerskin and then hunting down by ferocious dogs. They used their

  • Write An Informative Essay On Greyhound Racing

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    Usually going to a new home through a rescue organization, or being tossed away to a breeding farm or sent to be killed. The origin of greyhound racing takes its roots in coursing, an ancient sport of using sighthounds, dogs that hunt by sight, to hunt animals such as rabbits, hares, foxes, and deer. The very first greyhound races took place on a straight track in 1876 by the Welsh Harp Reservoir in Hendon, England. At that time, the sport didn’t gain much popularity