Essays Tagged: "American Kennel Club"

Class Discussion on Evolution, Biology 101 - College Level

a means of survival. Take for example the domesticated, run of the mill, average household dog. The American Kennel Club believes that it has mastered the standard of household animals and takes great ...

(2 pages) 173 3 4.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Analysis of "Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Measuring Behavior and Temperament Traits in Pet Dogs"

ognized as having behavioral problems. The second group consisted of 2,700 dogs registered with the American Kennel Club. The surveys were sent to 300 members of each of 9 breed clubs. The final (cont ...

(6 pages) 79 0 4.3 May/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Dogs

to define what a breed should look like. A standard exists for each of the breeds recognized by The American Kennel Club (AKC) and is the standard each breed is mentally measured against. Throughout t ...

(3 pages) 27 1 4.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Cropping Boxers

h of the time. Consequently, the dog we see fitting the classic mold outline in the American Kennel Club (AKC) Boxer breed standard is a bit different from the portrait we would see if ... world seems to be going the way of prohibiting cropping, and in some cases docking, and though many American Boxer breeds believe America will eventually follow suit, stubborn Americans refuse to embr ...

(5 pages) 3 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Animal Abuse

lion shelter dogs and cats are killed.80 Percent of Puppies: Most pet store puppies (and 80% of the American Kennel Club's business) come from puppy mills, mass-breeding operations in which ill, suffe ...

(17 pages) 27 0 5.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Animal Testing