Sentences with phrase «gdv than mixed breed dogs»

Many people suggest that purebred dogs are more prone to genetic disorders than mixed breed dogs.

This is a term that was developed by hobby breeders hoping to drive up the price of puppies that are technically nothing more than mixed breed dogs (also known as mutts).

«Cavashons», «Cavapoos» or «Cockaliers» are nothing more than mixed breed dogs and expensive mongrels.

Although purebred dogs do have a higher incidence of some inherited disorders, they are no more likely to develop many serious health conditions, such as cancer, heart disorders and endocrine disorders, than mixed breed dogs.

More than 47 percent of the 4582 stray dogs were purebred, but they were reclaimed at a higher rate and with fewer days in the shelter than mixed breed dogs.

Portosystemic shunts occur more often in pure breed than mixed breed dogs — but both are occasionally born with them.

Mutts tend to live a little longer than mixed breed dogs.

Purebred dogs have no more intrinsic value to pet owners than mixed breed dogs.

«Goldendoodles» are nothing more than mixed breed dogs.

Not exact matches

«The probability of it being a mixed breed dog is higher than anything else.»

Even Tilda Swinton «s TV - obsessed pug - mix, Oracle, draws more laughs from her silences and stoicism than her status as the film's sole small dog breed.

Whether it is because far more dogs are purchased overall than cats, or that mixed breed cats carry less stigma than their canine brethren, the discussion of mass production of companion animals usually centers on dogs.

Purebred dogs and cats are not smarter, healthier or more even tempered than canines and felines of mixed breeding.

Mixed breed dogs are known to live longer and end up having healthier lives than their purebred counterparts.

Since the mix breed dogs are usually more manageable than their parents, these dogs also are more flexible.

There are some theories that suggest that mix breed dogs are healthier than purebreds.

Therefore, mix - breed dogs are much less susceptible than highly bred dogs.

Although purebred dogs are sometimes denigrated as harboring all sorts of genetic abnormalities and mixed breed dogs are sometimes claimed to be healthier than their purebred cousins, the truth is that all dog have the same range of health problems.

Some people prefer pure bred dogs than mixed bred ones.

Only one disorder — cranial cruciate ligament rupture — was more likely in mixed - breed dogs than purebred dogs.

Generally, large dogs (roughly > 50 lbs) are more likely to develop hip dysplasia than small dogs (say < 20 lbs), regardless of being a pure or mixed breed.

These media reports are very influential in making citizens believe that certain types of dogs are more aggressive than others — even if in reality the dogs are often mixes of other breeds or completely different breeds altogether.

The city of San Francisco may have a larger percentage of mixed bred dogs than the reported estimate of nearly 40 % of the dog population in veterinary caseload studies (4, 8).

Unfortunately many of the pit bulls and pit bull mixes you would come across in city shelters or similar locations, have been bred, kept and trained as fighting dogs, or were kept as guard dogs by drug dealers to be aggressive to any humans other than their owners.

Several studies have shown that mixed breed mutts live longer than pure breeds and the female dog has a greater life expectancy than its male counterpart.

In the early days, it was the imported Siberian sled - dogs, sometimes referred to as Siberian rats because of their lighter body structure and smaller size than the Malamutes and mixed breeds traditionally used in Alaska, that soon won fame and success - not only as very fast competitors in the grand sled - dog races of the gold - rush era, but also as couriers of mail, and even of vaccines which saved human lives (one very famous instance of which, is remembered through the classic Iditarod race).

Though some say that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than pure breeds simply because they have a larger gene pool, if both parent breeds are prone to the same diseases a mixed breed will have a higher risk for getting those diseases.

These new dogs were considerably faster than the larger slower Eskimo dogs and other large mixed breed dogs in use at the time.

Some breeders who consider the Goldendoodle to be a «designer dog» will sell their puppies for much higher prices than a breeder who considers the Goldendoodle to be a mixed breed.

Much of the press coverage (and, indeed, the press release from UC Davis itself) suggested that the study found that mixed breed dogs were not healthier than purebred dogs, as campaigners often maintain.

, there are much fewer purebreds than we anticipated, most dogs have more than two breeds in their breed heritage and correctly identifying the breeds of a mixed breed dog via visual identification alone is an extremely difficult task.

Some experts believe in hybrid vigor — the idea that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than purebred dogs because they have a lower risk for inherited health problems.

What stood out in the results was that bracheocephalic breeds — the ones with short noses and bulging eyes - had more health issues than breeds with longer noses and mix - breed dogs.

All kinds of dogs — purebred, crossbred, and mixed — but the risk of health problems occurring in a purebred dog is higher than in a crossbreed or mixed breed.

Studies have shown that MPL occurs in 83 % to 95 % of all dogs diagnosed with PL, 10,11 whereas LPL is more common in large - and giant - breed dogs than in small - breed dogs, with a prevalence up to 33 % in giant breeds.1 However, PL is most commonly diagnosed in toy and miniature breed dogs, including Chihuahuas, Maltese, miniature poodles, Pekingese, Pomeranians, and Yorkshire terriers, as well as mixed breeds5, 9,12,13 and Labrador retrievers.7

For one thing, more mixed breeds are on the planet than any other type of dog, yet each one is special.There are some good reasons to own a mixed breed dog.

Granted we have more pit bulls and pit mixes, and Labs and Lab mixes, than toy breeds passing through our foster homes, but we DO get small dogs.

These ten hypoallergenic breeds will be more compatible with dog owners suffering from allergy symptoms than other breeds or mixes.

Google any mix on Google and it will show you funny and yet plausible pictures of different mixed - breed dogs who are no bigger than a traditional Chihuahua.

Shelters are full of homeless animals, including mixed - breed and purebred dogs and puppies, who want nothing more than to have a loving home.

This notion is supported by the fact that several pet insurance companies charge lower medical premiums for mixed breed dogs than purebreds.

Today there are 3.7 million pit bulls in the U.S., who have killed more than 400 Americans since 1982 (57 % of the total); 2.5 million dogs of other «bully» breeds, who have killed more than 160 Americans; and as many as 1.3 million Rottweilers and Rottweiler mixes, who have killed more than 100 Americans.

For one thing, more mixed breeds are on the planet than any other type of dog, yet each one is special.

These dogs may have more than two breeds in their makeup, or they may be an unusual combination (such as a papillon / dachshund mix).

These mixed breed dogs are typically a little smaller than guide dogs and are often rescued from animal shelters.

Mixed breed dogs, often referred to as «mutts,» are dogs who have genes from more than one type of purebred dog.

Even though mixed breeds tend to be hardier than purebred dogs, without knowing what breeds are in your dog's makeup, you can't know what diseases to which he might be genetically predisposed.

Many experts believe that mixed - breed dogs end up with fewer health problems than purebred dogs.

You should also be aware that your puppy might grow up to be different than you expected, especially if you adopt a mixed - breed dog.

The Shar - Poo is a Designer Dog so likely dates back to the 1980s or 1990s when breeders first began mixing 2 different pure - bred dogs to produce puppies with the ideal traits of the parent breeds such as smaller, hypo - allergenic, gentler and often healthier than the parent breeds.