Introduction to Companion Animals

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Introduction to Companion Animals
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Companion Animals

• How many of you own pets?
• What pets do you own?

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Companion Animals

• What is a companion animal?
• Species that have a special relationship with
  humans, are partially or totally dependent on
  them, live in close proximity with people, and go
  a step further in bonding with their owners

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Companion Animals

• Why do we have pets?

• Where do pets come from?

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Domestication

• an animal selectively bred in captivity and
  modified from its wild ancestors, for use by
  humans who control breeding and feeding
• What is the difference between domesticating an
  animal and taming an animal?

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Tame

• When you tame an animal you work with it to make
  it easier to control

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The Human-Animal Bond

• What is it?

• Why is it important?

Arent we animals? Why are human-human bonds not
enough for many people?
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Human-Animal Bond Assignment

• Each student/pair of students will investigate a
  type of service animal and then present their
  findings to the class. You are the teacher and
  everyone is responsible for the material
  presented!
• Must include, but not limited to
• What are these animals trained to do? Are there
  different types or categories of these animals?
  Why are they used?
• Brief history of these animals.
• How do these animals enhance the human-animal
  bond
• What kinds of humans benefit from this animal and
  how?
• How do the animals benefit from the work they do?
• 3 interesting facts.
• Picture/video
• References
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Service Animal Examples

• Search and Rescue dogs
• Seizure alert/Response dogs
• Bomb sniffing rats, dogs
• Military Animals (past and present)
• Guide dogs, horses
• Therapy Animals
• Law Enforcement Animals
• Other?

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Homework Assignment

• Read and take notes as needed for chapter one
• Anything that you read could be a question on a
  quiz or test