Annotated bibliography
Christensen, Jen. "Therapy Dogs Help Students across the Country Survive Finals - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, 19 Dec. 2013. Web. 02 May 2015.
At the end of the fall semester, therapy dogs visited the Woodruff Library at Emory University. Students were allotted ten minutes to spend time with the dogs, making it a perfect study break. This article discusses how much of a stress reliever the dogs were during finals.
Courtney. "12 Dogs of Instagram We Wish Were More Famous Than the Kardashians." BarkPost. N.p., 1 May 2014. Web. 02 May 2015.
This article features twelve different dog instagram accounts. There is a wide audience of people who “follow” dogs on social media and are constantly amused by their updates. Modern dog lover culture involves social media accounts to show off their furry friends.
Ellis, Carolyn; Adams, Tony E. & Bochner, Arthur P. (2010). Autoethnography: An Overview [40 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 12(1), Art. 10.
This book explained to me what an autoethnography is. An autoethnography is a form of self-reflection and writing that connects personal experience to cultural meanings. I applied this to my website by tying together my experience with my dogs to the dog lover culture. An autoethnography also focuses on the process, as much as the final result. Through conducting my interviews, I learned so much about my friends’ relationships with their dogs, and engaged in conversations about them beyond my interviews. In addition, an autoethnography uses a personal perspective to analyze a culture while still maintaining a scholarly approach. I talked about many of my experiences with dogs, while backing it up with information that I learned from reading articles.
Graeme, Lennox. "Dogs That Help To Change Lives." Sunday Times, The (2012): 24. Newspaper Source. Web. 2 May 2015.
The life of Kealan Clifford, a six-year-old boy diagnosed with autism, was completely changed after he got a highly trained assistant dog. After getting the dog, he acted more socially acceptable in public, was calmer, and talked more.
Hamrick, Renae. "The Power of Dogs: How Your Dog Can Change Your Life." The Power of Dogs: How Your Dog Can Change Your Life. PetPlace, 10 Dec. 2014. Web. 02 May 2015.
In this article, a dog is compared to a personal trainer, a psychologist, and a doctor to show how beneficial a dog can be to its owner. Dogs are like personal trainers because they motivate you to go on a walk or a run and love to play active games like fetch, tug-of-war and Frisbee. Dogs are like psychologists because they encourage optimism, decrease stress levels, and improves overall mental health. Dogs are like doctors because they encourage exercise and decrease stress levels, and can be trained as therapy dogs.
Parent, Bernie. "There's a Reason We Call Dogs Man's Best Friend." Philly.com. N.p., 14 May 2014. Web. 02 May 2015.
This article discusses the reasons why a dog is a man’s best friend. A dog is happy to see its owner no matter what the situation, lives in the present, doesn’t hold grudges, and offers unconditional love without expecting anything in return.
Schama, Chloe. "The Best Thing You Can Do Before You Have Kids: Get a Dog." New Republic. New Republic, n.d. Web. 02 May 2015.
This article explained the benefits of getting a dog before you have kids. It helps you realize the amount of time and energy you need to devote to your little one and how the tasks will be divided between the parents.
At the end of the fall semester, therapy dogs visited the Woodruff Library at Emory University. Students were allotted ten minutes to spend time with the dogs, making it a perfect study break. This article discusses how much of a stress reliever the dogs were during finals.
Courtney. "12 Dogs of Instagram We Wish Were More Famous Than the Kardashians." BarkPost. N.p., 1 May 2014. Web. 02 May 2015.
This article features twelve different dog instagram accounts. There is a wide audience of people who “follow” dogs on social media and are constantly amused by their updates. Modern dog lover culture involves social media accounts to show off their furry friends.
Ellis, Carolyn; Adams, Tony E. & Bochner, Arthur P. (2010). Autoethnography: An Overview [40 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 12(1), Art. 10.
This book explained to me what an autoethnography is. An autoethnography is a form of self-reflection and writing that connects personal experience to cultural meanings. I applied this to my website by tying together my experience with my dogs to the dog lover culture. An autoethnography also focuses on the process, as much as the final result. Through conducting my interviews, I learned so much about my friends’ relationships with their dogs, and engaged in conversations about them beyond my interviews. In addition, an autoethnography uses a personal perspective to analyze a culture while still maintaining a scholarly approach. I talked about many of my experiences with dogs, while backing it up with information that I learned from reading articles.
Graeme, Lennox. "Dogs That Help To Change Lives." Sunday Times, The (2012): 24. Newspaper Source. Web. 2 May 2015.
The life of Kealan Clifford, a six-year-old boy diagnosed with autism, was completely changed after he got a highly trained assistant dog. After getting the dog, he acted more socially acceptable in public, was calmer, and talked more.
Hamrick, Renae. "The Power of Dogs: How Your Dog Can Change Your Life." The Power of Dogs: How Your Dog Can Change Your Life. PetPlace, 10 Dec. 2014. Web. 02 May 2015.
In this article, a dog is compared to a personal trainer, a psychologist, and a doctor to show how beneficial a dog can be to its owner. Dogs are like personal trainers because they motivate you to go on a walk or a run and love to play active games like fetch, tug-of-war and Frisbee. Dogs are like psychologists because they encourage optimism, decrease stress levels, and improves overall mental health. Dogs are like doctors because they encourage exercise and decrease stress levels, and can be trained as therapy dogs.
Parent, Bernie. "There's a Reason We Call Dogs Man's Best Friend." Philly.com. N.p., 14 May 2014. Web. 02 May 2015.
This article discusses the reasons why a dog is a man’s best friend. A dog is happy to see its owner no matter what the situation, lives in the present, doesn’t hold grudges, and offers unconditional love without expecting anything in return.
Schama, Chloe. "The Best Thing You Can Do Before You Have Kids: Get a Dog." New Republic. New Republic, n.d. Web. 02 May 2015.
This article explained the benefits of getting a dog before you have kids. It helps you realize the amount of time and energy you need to devote to your little one and how the tasks will be divided between the parents.