I. Opening

• Ask how many people have dogs.
• Talk about my experience with my dog

II. Body

A.  History about dogs

• Dogs have different meanings across cultures
• Uses of dogs
• Symbolizes in dogs breeds
• When people think about dogs today they tend to symbolize loyalty and friendship.

B. The Sense of Responsibility we feel towards dogs

• We don’t let them starve.
• We take them into homes and expect them to do nothing and basically be a parasite but they are cute and lovable so it’s okay.
• We create whole parks for them.

C. Dogs are civic

• service dogs
  • Uses for Service dogs
• Creating communities around dogs
  • Dog parks
  • Personal experience
  • Obedience classes

III. Conclusion

• Dogs today represent friendship and unbreakable bonds.
• Summary of statements
• “I love my dog”

Note I intend to have a picture or pictures of my dog present.