A Dog's Jealousy

People typically have misunderstandings about dogs because they treat them like humans, which is unnatural in the dog world. However, there is nothing wrong with loving your pet. The problem is that the owners will let bad behavior fester and eventually get out of control. There are even some owners who will take the dog’s side above their kid’s because

A Shih Tzu is generally affectionate, happy and loving, but they tend to be jealous too. Whether with kids or other pets, a Shih Tzu can turn into a green-eyed monster, unless you do something to ensure jealousy doesn't rear its ugly head in your household.

This has led to the belief that dogs can provide company, affection and support to people who are going through a difficult time or who feel lonely. Dogs have aided humans in tasks such as hunting, livestock herding, and guarding. However, as society moved from small rural communities to increasingly large metropolitan areas, the dog’s role changed. Throughout the years a more specific type of

Although Dominance Theory training is based on an understanding of an animal’s social dynamics and is still in use, most popularly dogs and horses, the observations it is based on are often misunderstood and misapplied, so its use has led to ethically questionable training methods today.

Many Americans view animals as their pets and have experinced some of the situations used, such as an animal getting anxious after looking at the owners tensed face, or the issue of too many people treating their animals and humans, but not disciplining them as kids. The article may not be universal from it pertaining to the nonverbal communication between a dog and their pet owner, however most cultures don't view animal as pets. In addition, the other included an interesting point that one of the smartest and most closely linked to us animal, the chimp, could not communicate nonverbally like the dog, so not all animals can be put in place of the dogs reactions in each example. Lastly, the majority of the paper is well written, but on page ten, the last word to a paragraph was found in the next paragraph, which could make the article come off as rushed and not thoroughly

Jealousy, it is one of the most complex human emotions. Everyone experiences jealousy, but each person reacts upon it differently. In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene is envious toward his lifelong friend Finny. The article “Jealousy: Love’s Destroyer” by Hara Marano, jealousy is perceived as a survival instrument. The video “Ode to Envy” by Parul Sehgal, jealousy can be seen as natural. All three sources identify how each person acts differently in a situation that revolves around envy. In the novel A Separate Piece, by John Knowles, the article “Jealousy: Love’s Destroyer”, by Hara Estroff Marano, and the video “Ode to Envy”, by Parul Sehgal, each author shows that jealousy causes each individual to react differently.

The effects of pet ownership have been shown to be beneficial for humans as well as animals in need of a home. People purchase pets for a variety of reasons, spanning from a need to get more exercise, a desire for companionship, to a desire for unconditional love. Other people simply just love animals and their lives feel complete without a furry friend. However, not all of the causes of pet ownership are positive. Some people purchase a pet because they think the animal looks cute but abandon the pet after they discover the hard work it requires to train it and keep it healthy. Other people do so out of ego, such as purchasing a large, vicious pet they hope will intimidate others and later find they cannot control. The motivational causes of owning a pet will determine the eventual effects of ownership.

author explains that because of dogs dominating places like the office and the gym, people feel

Dogs love to play. There is no doubt about that. If one has ever visited a dog park, one must have seen a vibrant scene of playing dogs jumping at each other, howling in the occasion, and even biting each other. Is this behavior aggressive? Functional? Or is it just something dogs do for fun. In Alexandra Horowitz and Leslie Irvine’s books, they note that play of dogs is an important activity that will even be carried into their adulthood, and they both recognize that play is a complex social activity beyond simple fun. Horowitz relates playing behavior of dogs’ to their theory of mind, which is the ability to think about what others are thinking (Horowitz,191) and Irvine discusses the self of dogs through intersubjectivity, the ability to intentionally initiate communication. In this essay, I will compare how Horowitz and Irvine explain mind and self through the behavior of the play and their difference in making their argument.

Hypotheses: In Hororwitz’s (2009) article, she discusses how many people view animals, namely dogs, in an anthropomorphic sense, where they see dogs as having the same emotions and thoughts a person might. Horowitz and her team conducted a test to measure why dogs give certain reactions, “the guilty look”, when they have done something wrong. They started with two major hypotheses. The first one stated that dogs give a “guilty look” because of how their owner acted towards them, such as being scolded or greeted (Horowitz, 2009).

Later researchers analysed the dogs’ behavior. They checked their aggression, attention seeking, and/or interest in the owner or object.

The name of this is “Jealousy in Dogs” and was written Christine R. Harris and Caroline Prouvost. It was published in the Public Library of Science (PLOS) on July 23, 2014. The paper covers a the topic animal behavior. It was focused the emotions that dogs could feel, specifically jealousy. This is an important topic because this does not just apply to dogs. It can apply to other mammals. It shows the possibility that other animals have a higher cognitive function. My group was interested in this because it was relatable to all of this. My groups members and I have dogs. We also have seen our dogs display some kind of emotion. After reading this paper we were actually see the science behind how they think.

A study conducted by a child psychologist in New Mexico, exploring the relationship between pets and children, was published in 2000. This study specifically looked at the effect that dog ownership had on 10 to 12 years old children. The researcher, Robert E. Bierer, Ph.D., was surprised at the difference in empathy and self-esteem between preadolescents who owned a dog and those who did not. Bierer 's conclusions indicate that pet ownership has a statistically significant impact on self-esteem and sensitivity towards others. He noted that teachers, parents, and other children have expectations for a child to fulfill. A pet has no such measures of success or failure; acceptance is total, which provides a sense of self worth. Furthermore, raising pets lets kids be more sensitive to observe other’s subtle feelings. They start to develop a sense of feel towards other people around them and they are more apt to seeing if they are sad or happy. In this way, kids are likely to become more considerate and caring.

Nevertheless, John admitted that teaching the “master-beast” basics to the dog was necessary in their relationship. Reading the book, I understood how it’s hard to have patience when a dog doesn’t obey the master’s commands. On the other hand, if a person loves dogs, he will forgive the chewed leather shoes and shredded furniture.

In life we all have something that has changed the way we perceive things. Most things that change a person’s perception happens to be an experience that they have gone thru and learned from. In my case it wasn’t necessarily an experience, it was a dog that changed my perception on life. My mind and heart was opened in a whole new way. I never thought I could love an animal just as much as I loved the people in my life. I always thought it was strange that pet owners loved and treated their pets the same way they treated their children. My perception on dogs or pets in general definitely changed. Throughout this paper you will see why I am a totally different person because of a dog that entered my life.