Who said dog is mans best friend

Well, if the animal's popularity is anything to go by, perhaps that's true; according to the American Kennel Club, there are more pet dogs in the USA than there are people in Britain. However, the affection for dogs felt by many these days is a fairly recent development. How we used to think about dogs can be judged by looking at how they have been portrayed in language over the centuries.

The first linguistic oddity to do with dogs concerns the origin of the word 'dog'. The name was preceded by the perfectly good Anglo-Saxon word 'hound', which was also used in other European languages. Prior to the 18th century dogs were kept for hunting and defence and not as pets.

The only deviation from that rule was that of the derided 'lap-dog', which John Evelyn recorded in his Diary , circa , as a dog fit only for ladies:. Those Lap-dogs had so in delicijs [ delight ] by the Ladies - are a pigmie sort of Spaniels. Lap-dogs apart, the phrases used to refer to dogs in the 16th and 17th centuries indicate their image to be of vicious and disease-ridden animals:.

Hair of the dog that bit you , first used in as a reference to rabies Cast someone to the dogs, Dog in the manger , If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas, The dogs of war , Go to the dogs, At first the neighbor said that it was in self-defense, but Burden discovered that he was lying and sued him. During the trial, the lawyer George Graham Vest gave a speech and everyone was moved.

His own son or daughter, whom he raised with love and infinite attention, can show him ingratitude. Those who are closest to our heart, those to whom we entrust our happiness and good name, can become traitors.

The money that a man can have can also be lost when he needs it most. And when the last act comes, and death makes its appearance and the body is buried in the cold earth, it does not matter that all the friends have departed. According to the American Kennel Club, a comprehensive review of studies published between and found that people who owned dogs had a lower risk of cardiac-related deaths. Conclusively, as we continue to live in a world with extraordinary circumstances bearing uncontrollable stress in our lives, adopting a dog will help us overcome loneliness and become mentally healthy.

Additionally, though the financial arrangement of acquiring a dog may be initially expensive, the mental remuneration of a well-trained pup will be priceless in preventing cardiac diseases.

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