The SMC has helped me learn about the problems facing your species, and solutions that have been offered because it broke my questions down into manageable and organized steps. I started by doing research on what issues play a big role in a dog's everyday life. When I looked at this I found pages and pages of studies on dog’s behavioral patterns. A list of some problems I found in my species include: behavior of dogs after castration, fear and anxiety related problems, separation-related issues, and fluctuation in behavioral patterns. I think the most important problem is the behavioral patterns dogs demonstrate. This is an important problem because it can cause a major change in their temperament as well as seeing what kind of risk they may pose to others around them. A study that develops research in this area is an article called, “Risk factors associated with behavioral problems in dogs” by Ángela González Martínez, which defines certain acts that dogs do that are considered undesirable by humans/ their owners. A couple solutions I found for this include the sex of the dog and the dog’s morphotype. The ones that seem most effective and efficient are morphotype because it so heavily influences their environment. This solution seems most logical or feasible because it is the easiest to alter and the biggest role player in their behavioral upbringing and understanding.
I learned about the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). They are trying to determine the correct process in order to test a dog's temperament and behavior. I can definitely use something from their website especially when they talk about the steps they took in order to create a test to assess dogs.
These are my favorite tweets from this week because these were my most helpful articles/journals.
The video analysis we did this week not only exposed me to different scholars, but it also exposed my to different ways I could discuss my topic. Obviously, I probably won't be going with the casualty of Yourofsky, but I did like how passionate his was. I like how the other two video with Ryder and Singer felt more formal but not as a space of attack but as a space to challenge thinking, and state what you want to get across multiple times. I am going to try and implement some of the ethos and pathos that they use because it is so passionate and dedicated to animal rights. I will use ethos, pathos, and logos throughout my writing whether this be while explaining a study or giving authors I cite some credibility. I might quote something from Dr. Richard Ryder because he mentions something about behavioral evolution which is something I am looking into.
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