Thursday, June 11, 2009

5,4,3,2,1 pgs. 44-81

5 comments
  • People need to understand that getting a dog from animal rescue its not going to fit in right away and it might also have a horrible background so give it time to adjust to the new home before making a decision.
  • She has pictures of herself with her dogs growing up and i thought it was a good addition to the book.
  • Each chapter of the book is written to help you to over come problems that you and your dog are facing at home like nervous dogs, barking dogs, jumping dogs and a few other problems.
  • Having an alpha dog isn't good because they feel they need to protect their pack and if one of their pack members dies they feel its there fault.
  • Dogs are kind of like humans just a little different because when they loose someone their close to you can see their upset about it just like humans get.

4 questions

  • Are all dogs able to be taught or do some just have it stuck in their mind that they wont learn?
  • Why when adopting dogs do people just see the cute face but not the problems the dogs been through just like people and they need time to get over it?
  • Do people who adopt dogs get checked if their living situations are appropriate for dogs because some dogs get abandoned or mistreated?
  • Are there dogs that have had a horrible past but push it aside then it all catches up with them at once?

3 vocabulary

  • emaciated: abnormally lean /thin from wasting away of flesh
  • queue: people waiting their turn
  • vicinity: fact of being near

2 literary

  • "a golden rule had begun to emerge" (pg. 45)
  • "rooted in their belief" (pg. 53)

1 overview

  • She talked about her experience with adopting a dog who had a terrible background and it took it some time to adjust to a new house and new people taking care of it.

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