Owning a Pet Dog

A man's best friend, always the cliché saying about a dog. Many people in today's society own their own pet dog. It can be a very simple task to obtain the ownership of a dog. There are many resources and places to get dogs. Some of these places, including pounds, pet shops, and breeders, sell the dogs off to just anyone who wants one. Sometimes when a person buys a dog, they do not understand the reality of the whole idea. The responsibility of owning a dog is huge and a lot of people are unaware of this and how much of a burden it can actually be. During the process of picking out the perfect dog and yearning for the love of a new companion, someone can be very easily persuaded by all these wonderful thoughts and ideas. When the reality of some people's lives is that they are completely incapable of obtaining a dog in their home. The task of owning a dog can be exceptionally demanding and call for a lot of attention. When a person’s want exceeds their abilities, some difficulties tend to fall into place. For a dog to survive, there are certain things it needs. The continuous feeding and watering routine is a necessity. Sometimes people cannot pull through for their dogs and have nothing to feed them. This falls under their inability to obtain what they want. I feel that someone who wants to own a dog should be able and willing to understand and know the colossal duty. If someone is not capable of owning a dog, then there goes a dog whose life might not be what it deserves.

Topics of Discussion

In this blog, I hope to enlighten my audience with some problems or issues dealing with the dog population in today's society. The issues I will debate are; the relationship between a person owning a pet dog and their actual ability to do so, the relationship between the dog's life and their owner forcing them to breed, the relationship between a dog being spayed or neutered and their own way of living, and the relationship between forced dog fighting and the owner's penalty when caught.

Before I discuss my topics, I want to share my own personal opinions. First, I think owning a dog and caring for it is a very rewarding and wonderful experience. One learns responsibility and the importance of being able to take care of something other than themselves. On the subject of a person owning a dog, I think that there are some people who should be banned from being able to have their own dog. Some people are simply not capable of taking the necessary care of a dog and some just do not care enough. On breeding, I feel that an owner should be certified and have special permission. Having a dog spayed or neutered can be a good thing, I think, because in some cases it saves a lot of hassle for outside dogs and sometimes, I have witnessed the process to go to the extent of "calming" the dog's behavior. Finally, I am completely against the idea of dog fighting. I think that people caught forcing dogs to fight should be sentenced just as if they were doing the same thing to a person. Just because a dog cannot speak for themselves they should still be treated with respect because they are living and breathing, just as people.