Mixed-breed dog

While I love the stray, mixed breed dog (always appreciative of what you offer them in a home) as well as the pure breed dogs I have owned such as Poodles, German Shepherds, Pekingese, and Yorkshire Terriers, it is the SHIH TZU (pronounced SHEET-sue) that has made the biggest impression on me; an impression that guarantees that I will always maintain at least one of this breed in my home at all times. If there is a more adorable puppy body on the planet than the Shih Tzu, I have not seen it. Golden

Dogs were probably the first tame animals (Wikipedia). They have accompanied humans for approximately for about 10,000 years. They are the most adopted pets worldwide. They have lived and worked with humans in so many roles that they have earned the unique nickname, "man's best friend". They have been bred for herding livestock, hunting, guarding, helping fishermen with nets, and pulling loads, in addition to their role as companions. Dogs included in human activities in terms of helping out humans

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

Take a moment and picture a dog in your head. What do you see? You may see many different things depending on your own personal encounters with the species. There are many types of dogs out there. Some small, some large, long-haired or short-haired. There are many variances in what a dog can look like. One thing that does not change, or should not change, is the importance for every dog in this world to be given love and affection, no matter its characteristics. This is what leads me to believe that

given to dogs, we are predisposing them to genetic disorders that would have never had the possibility of showing up. Charles Darwin coined the term "artificial selection," to describe how humans were influencing inherited traits in other species, effectively replacing the naturally occurring mechanisms that select for genetic fitness. Some of the traits that are continually being bred into

disease( defects that develops before birth), and infectious causes. Older dogs, however, especially those older than ten, are more likely to die from cancer. Crossbred dogs are prone to many diseases and disorders. Crossbreeding is the act of breeding two different breeds of the same species(an organism that shares characteristics.) Crossbreeding dogs can alter the puppies’ genetic deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) because every dog is different. So, the offspring could inherit a number of different traits

that experts and breeders have been juggling for decades: Are mixed-breed dogs better than purebreds? I believe they are because of a couple different factors. Mixed-breed dogs have many fantastic qualities and advantages. First, you would be adopting an animal that truly appreciates and needs a home. Approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal mixed-breeds nationwide every year. Of those, approximately 3.9 million are dogs and 3.4 million are cats. Second, you can rest easy knowing

Society is responsible for cruelty to dogs due to ignorance of a painful truth. Purebred dogs are riddled with disease and their lives are just unnatural. This act of breeding dogs to achieve a certain look creates cancerous problems, abuses dogs, and cannot continue (Collegehumor). Dog breeds have increased dramatically. In fact, 90% of these breeds were created in the past 100 years (Collegehumor). This is due to genetic manipulation caused by humans trying to achieve a certain look or certain

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

As long as dogs are being selectively bred for aesthetic and physical characteristics, they will continue to suffer. Selective breeding is the process in which human beings breed animals to produce desired traits in the offspring. Eventually dogs were being bred less for the ability to work and more for how the animals looked. Selective breeding does have its own benefits. The clubs keep track of the dogs and their lineage, which is helpful for telling if the dog has any family history of disease