Dogs Essay

DOGS

Dogs are the best pet that you can have because they are the most loyal creature of the universe, are obedient (most of the time) and very good companions. I have a big love of dogs especially my dogs Max and Napoleon are an important part of my family. Dogs truly are mans best friend and they enrich and benefit our lives in many ways.

There are many reasons why most people choose pet dogs, some use them to protect their homes, are also used to help blind people, the cops and firefighters used them too, and many more. In my own case, I have dogs for companionship and my aunt who is a clinical psychologist told my mother that are like therapy to help relieve stress and also learn the responsibility to feed them, bath them, clean up their mess, that is why I have dogs from little girl but I have always loved.

I saw on discovery channel that Chihuahuas help people who suffer from asthma and respiratory problems, other races also help you detect diseases like cancer, that incredible and indicate the companionship of a dog can enhance human physical health and psychological wellbeing. Also there is a TV show on national geographic channel that talks about the maximization of human senses; this happens during long term relationship whit their pets, very often triggers the left side of the brain resulting on being more sensitive.

Something very important that dogs have is their intelligence to learn, certain breeds, such as "Border Collies" and "Golden Retrievers", are usually easier to train compared to other dogs as hunting and sled, although there are exceptions. Research has shown that dogs are capable of interpreting subtle social cues, and appear to recognize when a human or dog's attention is focused on them. To test this, researchers devised a task in which a reward was hidden underneath one of two buckets. The experimenter then attempted to communicate with the dog to indicate the location of the reward by using a wide range of signals: tapping the bucket, pointing to the bucket, nodding to the bucket, or simply looking at the bucket. The results showed that domestic dogs were better than chimpanzees, wolves, and human infants at this task, and even young puppies with limited exposure to humans performed well (Wikipedia contributors, 2011).

According to the statistics published by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association in the National Pet Owner Survey in 2009–2010, it is estimated there are 77.5 million dog owners in the United States. The same survey shows nearly 40% of American households own at least one dog, of which 67% own just one dog, 25% two dogs and nearly 9% more than two dogs (Wikipedia contributors, 2011). It is also said that people who have dogs do more exercise than others who have cats or any pets, because by taking them to walk every day, they do exercise and do not even realize it, is a cheap and easy way that will benefit

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