Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Two years ago, my now nine-year-old daughter decided that she, too, wants in on the American dream. A family without a dog is incomplete, so the dominant narrative around us seems to dictate – and that narrative was readily picked up by my daughter and, subsequently, by her younger sister as well. The pressure is now fully on for us to “adopt” a dog who would fill our days with laughter and fun. A dog who would make us belong. Despite my initial urge to satisfy my daughters’ passionate desire, I cannot help but to contemplate the broader role of urban and suburban pets in the contemporary United States and, specifically, the capitalist foundations of the making and keeping of dogs in the American city.
Publication Title
Squaderno
First Page
51
Last Page
55
Recommended Citation
Irus Braverman,
The Pet Keeping Industry in the American City,
42
Squaderno
51
(2016).
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https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/journal_articles/334