Persuasive Essay About English Bulldogs

Consider, for a moment you are outside with your bulldog, and it has a heat stroke. You and your family would be tore apart because your dog just died. In Scope Magazine page twenty it states, “A face so flat that it has difficulty breathing.” That is just one of the many problems bulldogs have.

In over 700 cities across the U.S. the pit bull has been outlawed, such as the city of Denver, where the Pit Bull has been vilified since 1989. Many other major cities across the United States have also fallen into the banning of breed specific dogs such as Miami, Fl, New York City, and Seattle. Every military installation across the country also prohibits Pit Bulls and strictly enforces these laws. In cities where the Pit Bull isn’t outlawed there are usually still strict regulations to owning a pit bull such as liability insurance, sterilizations, and extreme measures of containment to keep these dogs from escaping their homes. Per the American Temperance Testing Society (ATTS) “Among all of the breeds ATTS tested – over 30,000 dogs through May 2011, 83 percent passed the test. How did Pit Bulls do? They showed an above average temperament, with 86 percent making the grade.” In conjunction with the ATTS, the American Veterinary Medicine Association also states that “controlled studies have not identified this breed group as disproportionately dangerous.” Much like many other natural laws such as Darwin’s Law of Evolution and Murphy’s Law ,the debate of Nature vs. Nurture should also be brought into account when talking about dog breeds and their “innate ability of aggression” because while it is true that every dog have certain characteristics and personality traits, it’s a strong accusation to say that Rex the Pit Bull is more prone to biting or injuring someone more so than Trixie the Toy Poodle. Either one of those dogs can be raised by their respective owners to have very different personalities and Trixie is just as capable of biting someone as Rex. A common place for misconception is that breeds like the Pit Bull are a popular choice for criminals and criminal activity such as

Thesis statement: One should educated themselves on the pit-bull breed to eliminate the restrictions and/or elimination of pitbulls in today’s society by the breed-discrimination legislation.

For the past couple centuries, dogs have been a large part of human everyday life. We use them as pets, friends, helping hands (paws), etc.; they’ve become an essential part of our lives and we don’t mind that. With a total of 525 million dogs in the world (as of 2012), people have responsibilities of caring for another living creature everywhere. When it comes to picking one of these companions that we know will only be around for a little over a decade (about a tenth of our lives!), people can get very curious about the differences between mixed dog breeds and purebred dogs. While there are quite a number of differences between mixed and purebred, it’s up to dog owners to care accordingly and know what these differences truly mean.

Everyone has heard of the bulldog. There are English bulldogs, French bulldogs, and many more. What if someone were to tell you that because of selective breeding, your precious pooch may be in danger. Selective breeding is something that breeders do to get the best looking dogs. Breeders do this for show dogs and for sport dogs but in the the bulldogs case it is very dangerous. Bulldogs are now faced with a decreased lifespan, more health problems, and is leading to less of a species variety. Even though selective breeding is great to keep certain traits out of the way, in the bulldogs case, it could be disastrous.

For being man’s supposed best friend, humans too often make choices to benefit themselves instead of dogs. People decide what traits make a dog cute and disregard what traits make them healthy. Dog breeding is a harmful practice for dogs both biologically and culturally due to superficial standards. These dogs are bred to be cute, but that cuteness can inadvertently carry a gene that can lead to disease, or even the cuteness itself could be debilitating, such as with the poster pug’s flat face makes breathing significantly more difficult. Dogs are living, breathing creatures and the standards set for their reproduction should factor their well-being into the standard of the dog.

A quote once said by Frederick the Great states; “A dog is a man’s best friend.” There are millions of dog lovers across the world, I’m speaking to many in this class right now, so dog lovers, have you ever thought about this? Imagine walking into a pet store and looking around at all the different kinds of animals, and then your eyes are set on the dogs. You just can’t decide what one you want. One of the main key facts about choosing the right dog is considering where it is raised and many dog owners don’t. Some of the dogs could have been raised in a puppy mill. Puppy mills are a problem in the U.S today. And the problem with puppy mills is the effect they have on the dog itself and even the owner.

Are you an ardent pet lover? If your answer is yes, German shepherd is the right kind of pet for you. It is the right breed on which you can rely upon because it is a type of pet that is capable of carrying out multiple tasks given by an owner. You might be wondering why these German shepherds are one of the best dog breeds in the world. The answer is pretty simple they have managed to travel the world over and participated in different complex activities that were not possible to be accomplished by any other dog breed of the world. Thus, they are available in many countries of the world and any individual or a dog lover like you will never be able to find any difficulty in finding German shepherds and their breeders.

English bulldogs are no longer a fit healthy dog, and people are now saying that there is no such thing as a healthy bulldog and their poor health and survival is a result from selective breeding. English bulldogs suffer from almost every possible disease. A 2004 survey by the Kennel Club found that these dogs die on average at an unfortunate age of 6.25 years. Over the years the English bulldog’s physical traits have been breed to the extreme. Their faces have become flatter, the legs have shortened, head is larger and the well-known under bite has grown as seen in Fig.1. Although these traits seem to look ‘cute’ or ‘desirable’ to humans it is having a massive effect on the dog. The shortness and shape of the English bulldog today means that

The interviewee, Prima Balford an avid Pit Bull owner, disclosed that she has owned Pit Bulls all of her life. When asked her why she decided to adopt a Pit Bull, she disclosed that it just kind of happened; her parent’s friends had them and she ended up getting one for free when she was just a child. She said after owning Pit Bulls, she could never imagine having another breed of dog. When asked about her overall experience with Pit Bulls she began talking about her dog Moe. According to her, “Moe thinks he is a giant lap dog and is actually afraid of my cat”. The interviewee also disclosed that she has a young daughter and Moe sleeps outside her door every night. Many of the respondents in the survey also disclosed that their dog is great with their young child. The interviewee said she can understand why Pit Bulls are referred to as the Nanny dog after having her daughter. Balford was also asked about any negative experiences she had as a Pit Bull owner. She said she’s never had any problems with her dogs. Her dog Moe barks when someone comes to the door, but quickly backs off once he sees the person is welcome in the home. While the interviewee said she never planned on having a Pit Bull, she is very glad it ended up happening that way.

The practice of the overbreeding of dogs to sell their puppies for a profit is commonly known as ‘puppy farming’. RSPCA Australia defines puppy farming as an ‘intensive dog breeding facility that is operated under inadequate conditions that fail to meet the dogs’ behavioural, social and/or physiological needs’. Owners of puppy farms, otherwise known as puppy factories or puppy mills, often keep large numbers of animals for excessive breeding. Once the puppies have been born, they are often sold off to unsuspecting clients with no registration, no microchip, no vaccinations and unknown genetically inherited problems. Stakeholders in this issue include the animals, the breeder, any past, present or future clients, the animal welfare officers

For millions of years dogs have remained a constant companion of man. Bred from the aggressive and formidable Gray Wolf tens of thousands of years ago the domestic dog now lives in many homes across the world. Where in the far distant past the domestic dog was bred as a guard animal, a beast of burden, and even a food source the dogs of today are bred for a far more endearing purpose-companionship and love. Finding a pet dog that is more of a joy than a chore is necessary when asking: How much is that puppy in the window?

One of the most meaningful acts a breeder can do is provide their puppies with the best start in life, but it doesn't stop there. As a responsible breeder, your dedication surrounds helping prospective puppy owners raise happy and healthy dogs. As a dog lover, connecting caring, responsible individuals and families with their forever pet is your passion. By encouraging and endorsing products that promote the wholesome development of dogs, particularly during the first year of life, breeders can be a part of ensuring a long and active life for the pups. Breeders hold themselves and their clients to the highest standards and the goal is improving the life of each puppy.

I hope that my speech has shed some light on the bulldog breed. Their history, unique features, and random facts, and I wish that you have all learnt something new about them today. Thankyou for you're time."

As the years have gone on, selective breeding has become much easier than it used to be. With the knowledge that we have now, we can now know whether the two animals we are breeding together; like a munchkin cat with a non-munchkin cat will be successful or not. Because of the research we have today, we can go back in a cat's records from their breeder and find out if the offspring will be successful or not. A way breeders can see if the genes from the cats are compatible, is with a testcross. For this, the breeders will need to know the dominant and recessive genes the parent cats have. If both of the parent cats had a recessive gene in their genotype that was not expressed in its phenotype it would result in the offspring either being born