Not exact matches
While shelter law enforcement entities do rescue some
dogs (American Pit Bull Terriers and other
breeds alike)
from bad situations, they
tend to be the exception, not the rule for animal intake.
Among purebred
dogs, those
from a reputable breeder that considers the health and vitality of the parent
dogs before
breeding tend to be far healthier overall than those that are
bred by puppy mills or backyard breeders that don't consider the health of the parent
dogs.
More ppl are bitten by small
dogs than big ones the problem is down to not being reported getting nipped of a small
dog happens more but isn't reported larger
dogs tend to leave or do more damage But this is the fault of the owner not knowing how to train a big
dog u have to break the
dog early then they see u as the alpha male then u can bend the
dog to our will I've just had two
dogs non pit bull taken
from me by a copper who hasn't started shaving yet who said they look like pit bulls one was twelve week old the other two yr old they haven't stopped growing yet how the fuck can this nimrod have the ability to tell
breeds are one thing or another b4 their full grown this is state sanctioned destruction of life
Longer nosed
dogs tend to live longer than the shorter nosed
breeds and many of the shorter nosed ones might have passed away
from other health problems before their hearts gave out.
Basically, many
dogs originate
from a single geological location, and this
tends to increase the chances of inbreeding to create the
breed.
The ASPCA notes most small -
breed dogs do well free - feeding; they
tend to develop good eating habits and avoid getting too chubby
from overeating.
Likewise,
dogs of
breeds with physical characteristics that have been fundamentally altered
tend to have a shorter life expectancy, often stemming
from health problems associated with abnormal physical traits.
With their short muzzles and smaller upper jaws, flat - faced
dogs — known as brachycephalic
breeds, and including bulldogs, Boston terriers, pugs and French bulldogs —
tend to have particular health issues,
from breathing noisily to overheating and allergies.
Rat Terriers
tend to be pretty healthy little
dogs, for the most part — though, like any other
breed, they can get sick and deal with health problems
from time to time.
Adoptable greyhounds
tend to be
dogs who are retired
from racing or
breeding, and once they become accustomed to life indoors and to having kind people to care for them, their main purpose in life seems to be to find a soft spot, such as your couch, to curl up on and rest.
My
dog has a heart murmur and a luxating patella, I do not intend to
breed my
dog but
from a lot of research and a lot of observations in small
dogs, they
tend to get obese when they are older, also a vet is not going to tell you that your
dog most likely got hypothyroidism, diabetes or heart disease and weight gain because it's been spayed they will tell you it's just the way it is.
Large
breed dogs such as Great Danes and German Shepherds
tend to suffer
from joint and hip problems.
For most
breeds of
dogs, they
tend to suffer
from this disease when they are old or when they are in a degenerative condition.
First you have to track your bitch's cycle, then carefully
tend to your
dogs while they
breed so they don't hurt each other (you know, the ever popular «rape stand» you see floating around on the hate pages - while not actually nearly as popular as people like to think, some breeders are more comfortable using these stands because they prevent the bitch
from running off and seriously injuring the male).
The frequency of IVDD in certain
breeds (especially Dachshunds), makes it even more important if one owns such a
breed, to be ever vigilant to the warning signs of an impending problem and do one's best to keep that
dog from doing any movements which
tend to aggrevate the situation.
As with many ancient working
breeds, there is little direct evidence in word or picture to prove how the Corgi came to be; unlike the pets of aristocrats, working
dogs were largely undocumented and
tended to be lumped together as «curs» — not a derogatory term in those times, but simply used to distinguish ordinary canines
from dogs of high
breeding.
Although territorial instincts vary
from breed to
breed, and
from dog to
dog, in general we can say that 1) males
tend to be more territorial than females; 2)
breeds that are traditionally used as guard
dogs are more territorial than others; 3) territorial behavior is more prevalent in animals that have not been neutered or spayed; and 4) territoriality can present or increase as the
dog ages.
Mixed
breed dogs are just as susceptible to poor lower limb structure, but there is little chance that such problems can be corrected because mixed
breed dogs tend to come
from accidental
breedings.
Many of the more active
dog breeds tend to significantly slow down as they age making them much more manageable
from an activity standpoint.
There
tends to be a lot of confusion around this
dog, so, first of all, I'm going to clear up some common questions about where the
breed comes
from, what it was
bred for, and what it's called.