The 4 Different Dog Owners

Almost everyone in today’s world has a pet, but the most common owned pet is the dog. Owning a dog is almost like raising a child, there are different types of parenting styles, thus, different types of dog owners. I have classified dog owners into four different groups, based on what I have seen in my life. The four different types of dog owners are the “average Joe”, the “neglectful owner”, the “obsessive owner”, and lastly the “extreme dog lovers”. In today’s society there are four different classifications of dog owners.

The first type of dog owner is the “average Joe”. “Average Joe” is the typical dog owner. “Average Joe” is usually married, and has a child. It is very rare for “average Joe” to be single and living alone. “Average Joe” tends to be a male, not a female. This “average Joe” is the person that walks their dog every morning, or evening around the neighborhood. Anyone can easily spot an “average Joe” walking their dog, especially when the weather is nice. Assuming that “average Joe” has a child, “average Joe” can be found walking the dog, while his child rides its bike, or are getting pushed in a stroller. He can usually be spotted at the neighborhood park playing Frisbee, or a good game of fetch with the dog. “Average Joe’s” dog lives in the back yard in the day time, but when “average Joe” gets home he lets the dog in the house for the rest of the day. “Average Joe” takes really good care of his dog. The dog is always caught up on all of its vaccinations, and for the most part is extremely healthy. “Average Joe’s” dog will always have a collar on with an identification tag. “Average Joe” most likely has one of those fancy leashes where the dog can heal by his side, or walk about fifteen to twenty feet in front of him, just by pressing a simple button on the handle of the leash. His dog is always well groomed to, you will never find “average Joe’s” dog smelling like a garbage can. “Average Joe’s” dog can always do basic tricks, such as stay, sit, and shake. Not very hard tricks to teach a dog, yet he is always proud of the fact that he taught his dog those tricks. “Average Joe” is great dog owner.

Secondly is the “neglectful owner”. The “neglectful owner” can be single, married, female, or male. Most of the time the “neglectful owner” only has a dog, just to say that he or she has a dog. The “neglectful owner” does not really care about their dog. “Neglectful owners” do not spay or neuter their dog either, if they cared about their dog, they would. Every day in the United States 10,000 humans are born, and 35,000 puppies are born. These “neglectful owners” are main reason these puppies are born every day, and why animal shelters are so overcrowded. Millions of dogs are euthanized every year because shelters do not have any room for these unwanted dogs. Once the “neglectful owner’s” dog has puppies, the “neglectful owner” can be seen out in front of a Wal*Mart or Target, trying to get rid of these puppies. The “neglectful owner” will have a sign saying “free to a good home”. “Neglectful owner” does have good intentions for these puppies, but the “neglectful owner” does not know who the person adopting the puppy is, or what kind of environment the puppy will be living in. Fifty percent of the time those “free to good home puppies” are either abused, or taken to an animal shelter, where they are usually euthanized later on, because of shelter overcrowding. The “neglectful owner” most likely got their dog from another “neglectful owner” holding a “free to a good home” sign outside of a Wal*Mart or Target as well. The “neglectful owner” never lets the dog inside the house, and rarely plays with the dog. It is not common for the “neglectful owner” to walk their dog; they believe their dog gets plenty of exercise in the backyard. Dogs of the “neglectful owners” sometimes have their own little space in the back yard. Usually a fence separates the dog from the rest of the back yard. The dog is rarely let out of this fenced in area. For a dog to be happy it needs three things, love, attention, and exercise. “Neglectful owner” does not give it any of those things; he or she does not understand the responsibilities of having a dog. If “neglectful owners” dog ever gets out of the back yard, it would be very hard to find the dog, considering it rarely will be wearing a collar or an identification