Responsible Stereotypes That Our Beloved Pets

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Pets provide a sense of comfort and purpose in their owner’s life (Bennett). Humans have the basic need to touch, thus, when a person strokes an animal, blood pressure lowers and leaves that person feeling more calmed and less stressed (Robinson and Segal), though researchers believe that cats have a more calming effect on people than other animals do (WebMD). Giving a child a pet is very effective in helping them develop basic motor and social skills, a sense of responsibility, compassion, empathy, stimulate imagination, creativity, curiosity, and even make them feel better about themselves. Furthermore, both children and adults alike become more active when having a pet for a companion (Robinson and Segal). “Horseback riding gives stretching exercise, and helps at regaining balance and building core strength” (WebMD). While multiple studies have shown that walking one’s dog, grooming, and even petting boosts fitness, also counting as weight-loss, strengthens the heart, muscles, immune system, and bones, while improving blood circulation, boosting energy, and slowing the loss of bone tissue (WebMD; Robinson and Segal; Humane Society of the United States) “People who have pets tend to have better levels of cholesterol, cortisol, and triglyceride” (WebMD), moreover, “playing with a dog or cat can elevate levels serotonin and dopamine, which calm and relax” (Robinson and Segal). “In 2001, a study

My location at the mall began with me watching people behaving in manors that catch the attention of other in both negative and positive ways. The groups that draw the most attention are normally the teens with who are the loudest. The teens are most likely to be on their phone and taking pictures with one another. Now that the app Pokémon Go is has be released there are now people that walk around aimlessly from ages five to mid-twenties all on their phones. They all somewhat revolve around their phones even the smaller children. The adults are normally alone on their phones or out with the family and friends but check their phones occasionally. A number of adults were their children and the children were playing their parent phones. The only time I found that children were not worried about the phone was when they want some type of sweet or toy.

Scientists have shown that pet ownership can have demonstrably positive effects on human health. "A 10-month prospective study was carried out which examined changes in behaviour and health status in 71 adult subjects following the acquisition of a new pet (either dogs or cats). A group of 26 subjects without pets served as a comparison over the same period. Both pet-owning groups reported a highly significant reduction in minor health problems during the first month following pet acquisition, and this effect was sustained in dog owners through to 10 months" (Serpell 1991). Dog owners in particular benefited from

The animal commercial elicits viewers’ pity and sympathy because abused animals are exhibited. Three legged dogs, blind cats, and caged animals are shown in the commercial to convince viewers about how much the animals have suffered. This emotional appeal would convince viewers to donate money in order to save the animals, since the money would be used to rescue more abused animals. Because the ad generates pity for the animals, it is effective in persuading the viewers to donate to the cause.

It’s Nusbaum’s brainchild and her facility is Central Texas’ only center that offers fitness classes for owners and their dogs together. Currently, she is the only physical trainer certified to teach the class. “The program is designed to create a safe and fun environment for you and your canine companion to get fit and healthy,” said Naubaum.. During the 45-minute class, the owners with their dogs went through a series of exercises starting with a warm-up. The paced increased as the they rotated among four stations, one included free weights for people to use, while another had a balance ball for the owner and dog. When the owners squatted or did planks, they received wet kisses and wagging tails, but the dogs behaved welled and worked out just as hard. Nusbaum mentioned that a goal is to build relationships with veterinarian clinics to help their pet clients that also have weight and medical issues. Dexter, a mutt, lacked some social skills with the other dogs, but his energy surprised his owner. “He did better than I thought he would do,” said Marlys Smith, who is taking training with Nusbaum for her back pain. Fiesty Tina, a terrier and Chihuahua mix, seemed to bark out commands to her owner Alysia Perkins to keep up the pace. “I enjoyed it and I think she did too because it’s hard to get home after work to play with her,” said Perkins, a personal trainer. “It was a good bonding time,” she said. As the

As people learn more about prior art, we learn about different cultures, their life, thoughts, and spirituality and how our ancestors helped our modern society flourish. It is interesting that it took humans 100,000 years to start creating pictures (Spivey, 12:55). Initially, it was thought that these depictions of animals were of them hunting, but that has been proven wrong. After digging up bones, they never recovered the bones of the animals depicted because they were not eating what they painted or drew (Spivey, 15:47). After looking into these cultures, like the Sands people, drawing these animals it was learned that it was more likely to be depictions of their

In both Sleeping Dogs and Grand Theft Auto Series, buying from prostitutes for sex provides the player with power ups or health regeneration which means that these women operates basically the same as the beverages which the player can buy from vending machines in games. This is a textbook example of how women are represented as objects since these women serve as “resources” rather than human like characters.

I entered this course knowing little about Ethiopia other than the stereotypes generated by society. Throughout my first week of class I learned that Ethiopia was the birthplace of coffee. However, since the first phase my knowledge and appreciation of Ethiopia has grown tremendously. Similar to many others in Western society, I saw Ethiopia as the sick African child suffering from famine and disease. Ethiopia was associated with weakness and dependence upon other countries’ support. Through research I learned that this was quite the opposite. Ethiopia is one of only two countries to abstain from true European colonialization. I learned that Ethiopia was once home to a strong empire. I learned that it was not until governmental destabilization

There is no doubt that obesity in pets can be detrimental to their health and shorten their lifespan. Even though dog owners in developed countries have a basic knowledge of what is best for their dogs, obesity in pets is still an epidemic (Corbee, 2012 p. 904). There are many factors that contribute to this epidemic, some can be directly linked to the owner’s bad habits. Human’s bad habits can transfer to their dog such as weight gain as both dog and human tend to share the same lifestyle. For example, factors may be arbitrarily associated with owners not being fully educated on what is the “norm” for their dog’s breed, feeding proportions, types of food, exercise regiments, being neutered, and socioeconomic status of the owner (Degelin and Rock 2012, p. 40).

People flying around the city in their Nissan Leafs like cats water skiing behind F-16 Fighting Falcons. Cats roam the streets as cells roam the blood stream. Homeless with dozens of stray cats feasting On the garbage that the people live in. Cats are the key to our cities: They are the omnipotent leaders of the crime

A giant fluffy dog walks past you as you cross the street on your college campus. You cannot help but notice him smiling up at you with his tongue half hanging out. Although you feel today has been the worst day, you cannot help but feel compelled to respond back with a big grin since he looks so happy. According to Wells (2009), “it is only recently, however, that any scientific attention has been devoted to the relationship between companion animal and physical well-being in humans.” With new information, owning a companion animal has become increasingly more popular for college student to have on their campuses. College campuses can be a hard time for many, and can drive students to be continually stressed, or to fall into depression.

A giant fluffy dog walks past you as you cross the street on your college campus. You cannot help but notice him smiling up at you with his tongue half hanging out. Although you have felt today has been the worst day, you cannot help but feel compelled to respond back with a big grin since he looks so happy. According to Wells (2009), “it is only recently, however, that any scientific attention has been devoted to the relationship between companion animals and physical well-being in humans.” With new information, owning a companion animal has become increasingly more popular for college student to have on their campuses. College campuses can be a hard time for many, and can drive students to be continuously stressed, or to

Many studies were conducted centered around the theory of attachment, they found that human-animal relationships form attachment behaviors, “particularly when the animal serves as a confidant and provides solace during times of stress . . . the aspects of attachment theory that are equally applicable to both human-human attachment and human-animal attachment include an emotional bond, goodness of fit, secure base, seeking proximity, and representational models, a relationship with a companion animal represents one of many potential social bonds,” (Shubert, 2012, p. 24). Many studies were also conducted on Pet ownerships and the effects on physical health, specifically on human-dog relationships, researchers found that the use of dogs enhanced the life expectancy of individuals with cardiovascular disease, as well as contact with a therapy dog reduced anxiety and depression, therefore they concluded that human-dog relationships “meet a large variety of human needs, both physical and emotional,” (Shubert, 2012, p. 25).

Imagine living with an impairment that makes it challenging to function and complete tasks. Anxiety, depression, and paralysis are a few of the impairments that affect today’s population. These disabilities place limitations on potential accomplishments and create an abundance of stress. The comfort of animals, whether common pets, therapy animals, or service animals, has the capacity to alleviate this stress. This knowledge can formulate impactful progress in different areas of therapy, contributing to a less anxious society. Since pets and animals used for support provide companionship and possess characteristics which support the physical and emotional health needs specific to their owner, they should be used to diminish the various stresses of life and assist those with impairments.