A Dog's Life: Relationships Between Dogs, Owners Fall Into Three Categories

-Dog's circumstances can change depending on their owner's life course and experiences.
-Dog ownership attitudes fell into three categories: Humanist, where dogs were highly valued and considered close companions, like pseudo people; protectionists might be vegetarians and they greatly valued animals in general, not just as pets; dominionists saw animals as separate and less important than people
-Distinct orientations toward animals were informed by multiple, competing cultural logics
-People learn how animals should be treated.

Reflection: At the very beginning of the year we learned about the concept of artificial selection. It is interesting to know that dogs are the way they are because we made them so. This kind of represents our dominance in nature. Different dogs are bread for different activities for human use. Some people use this as a reason to treat dogs a lot worse than people, because they see dogs as worse than people. People I think that is wrong, but that is because ( like the article stated) the way I was raised. In my house my dog is treated like part of our family. He eats around the same time as us, sleeps in a bed, and is frequently walked. I'm not really sure how dogs our treated in other parts of the world, but it would be interesting to see the difference.

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810025813.htm

Picture: http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/softcoatedwheatenterriers/softcoatedwheatenterrier_andrews.jpg

Citation: Indiana University. "A Dog's Life: Relationships Between Dogs, Owners Fall Into Three Categories." ScienceDaily 19 August 2009. 17 May 2010 .