Comparing My Dogs

               I have two dogs as I have mentioned before. I figured I would compare the two dogs to see their similarities and differences. What I've noticed from Dakota (the dog I'm observing)  is that she is a lot more friendly then my other dog Noah. Noah is the same type of dog as Dakota, and they're relatively the same age. Dakota interacts with people like they gave her some amazing dessert. She wags her tail all around, grabs a toy and tries to play with people, and she always rubs up against people. My other dog isn't anything like that. He doesn't enjoy people at all. My dog Noah is actually scared of people and is a lot more shy. When he sees people he barks and runs in the opposite direction. I tried to figure out why this is. Was it that they had separate personalities that totally differed, or was it something different? I knew that we got both Dakota and Noah from the same place. So I knew that wasn't the answer. The next day I asked my mom, "why do our dogs act so different?" She said that Noah was abused before we got him. She also said that we got Dakota at a much younger age than Noah so she grew up with us unlike Noah. This is when I came to understand why he's scared of other humans and is always shy. Noah is scared that somebody is going to hurt him because of his past, whereas Dakota doesn't know anything better so she's always happy.
                  I tried to see if i could make Noah less shy and interact with people more like Dakota. Since Noah is always scared I would try to see if he would get excited or happy if I played with him. After about five minutes of getting Noah to be calm and comfortable around me I tried playing with him. He eventually did play tug of war with me, smiled, and wagged his tail when I was petting him. He got excited and wanted to keep playing. I determined that he just has to get comfortable with you before he can act like my other dog. My other dog Dakota grew up being comfortable with people which is why she interacts with everyone.
                  From the last paragraph I determined that dogs are really smart and things that happened to them in the past can affect how they act in the future, such as how Noah acts around people. This could be why Dakota acts like both a human and a dog. Her experiences have determined her personality and she is intelligent enough to make her own decisions based on those experiences. Every human that is around her loves playing with her and petting her. That is why Dakota loves people, because she knows that it will be another person to play with her.
 

Keeping Up With My Dog

                           

                          My dog can also be very boring. After observing her I realized that she gets tired very easily. When I come home after school from soccer practice I noticed that most of the time she's asleep. I decided I would try and figure out why she's always tired by observing her during the day on the weekends. I noticed that during the day she runs a lot.
                         My dog Dakota loves to interact with my other dog named Noah. Dakota loves to play tug of war with Noah. Dakota and Noah love to play this game that can be described as tag. Dakota will touch Noah and then try to run from him . Noah chases after her with all his speed. When he finally touches her he'll run from her and she'll chase after him. After they've played a lot, they both eventually go to sleep. They get tired at around the time I come back from practice. From this, I found my answer as to why when I come home Dakota is always sleeping. She plays so much during the day that at night when I come home she is exhausted.  

Introduction

                 My dog has a mind of a human and a dog. My dogs name is Dakota, and she is a girl. She really enjoys sleeping on a bed or couch. She takes up the whole bed by laying all spread out. When I first observed this I noticed that she was acting like a human. Most human girls love to take up the whole bed. Another thing I noticed about my dog, is that when I take her on walk she doesn't notice or care about other people or dogs. She ignores them and just keeps doing her thing. I don't even have to keep her on a leash, because she doesn't wander anywhere. She stays by my side and stops when I tell her to stop. Dakota also gets really excited when someone knocks on the door. She jumps up and doesn't bark. Most dogs that I've observed bark when they hear a knock or doorbell. Dakota is completely different. She jumps up all excited, even if there is a stranger at the door. My dog also has an obsession with T.V. Most dogs don't watch it, but my dog does. She loves to watch it especially when there is dogs on it.
                 My dog also has traits that most dogs have as well. My dog loves to play tug of war and doesn't do much. I have decided that she is a unique kind of dog. She doesn't act just like a human or just like a dog. My dogs name is Dakota, and she has a mind of both a human and a dog.