Sentences with phrase «most dog owners spend»

Depending on the size and quality, most dog owners spend $ 20 - 50 per year on leashes and collars.

Most dog owners spend way to much time correcting behaviors they perceive as wrong and far too little time teaching the puppy what they want it to do instead.

Additionally, most dog owners spend a lot more time outside with their pets as the weather warms.

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Unfortunately, his previous owners paid him little attention and he rarely had interactions with other dogs or played with many toys, spending most of his days locked in a crate.

Often owners think that a change of job requiring more working hours isn't fair to the dog, but quite honestly, most of the time people spend at home with their pets is spent doing something other than fawning on the pet every minute and the actual attention the dog receives is far less than the owner thinks.

Although most people who want family dogs don't mind spending lots of time bonding with their pets, it should be said that the Goldens absolutely love spending time with their owners, so frequent pettings and walks are a must if you're thinking of getting this breed.

«Since we spent the most time diagnosing and specifying treatments for dog - related emergencies, we've broken them down and produced a «top ten list» designed to educate dog owners and provide veterinarians with the latest facts and statistics.»

And when I contacted the auction's owner to ask for an interview, he was welcoming and spent an entire day with me, talking openly about his personal history, his current business practices and even taking me to meet the types of breeders he respects — breeders whose dogs, when I got to their commercial - scale farms, were running and playing in spaces as big as many suburban backyards and even ballfields, dogs who came up to me to say hello and, in most cases, seemed just as happy and normal and healthy as my own two spoiled mutts at home.

Real dogs not only must be housetrained - most owners are aware of that need; they also must be taught not to chew the furniture, taught not to jump on their owners, taught not to play - bite, taught not to bowl over the toddler, taught not to dig holes in the yard, taught to come when they are called, taught not to eat the homework or the woodwork, taught not to swipe food off the table, taught not to growl at strangers or bark at the mail carrier, taught to walk on a leash without dragging their owner down the block, taught to allow their toenails to be cut and their coats to be groomed without biting the groomer, taught not to shred feather pillows and down comforters, taught not to steal the baby's toys, taught not to growl at their owner's mother - in - law, taught to sit, stay, and to lay down when and where the owner tells them to, and to wait there until the owner says they may get up (absolutely essential commands for the dog's own safety), taught not to escape out the front door or out of the yard or out of the car when the owner looks away for just a second... all of these things and many more are not «natural» canine behaviors; they must be taught by owners who are willing to spend the time and the effort doing so.

All dog and cat owners want to make the most out of the time they get to spend with their furry friends.

Most dogs spend a lot of time indoors while their owners are at work.

The reasons owners enter dog shows vary, Peterson said, but most enjoy spending time with their pets.

Modern hunting dogs spend most of their time in the house, sharing the same creature comforts as their owners.

The Survey shows more than one - half of all pet owners report having purchased a gift for their pets in the past 12 months, with Christmas remaining as the most popular gift giving holiday.Pet owners also shell out the big bucks on Easter, Halloween, Valentine's Day and Hanukkah.According to The Survey, dog owners are likely to buy up to seven gifts per year, as owners of other pets purchase about four gifts per year.Regardless of species, on average more than $ 10 is spent on each gift.

These dogs love their owners, and when living with a family they tend to create a special bond with one of the members, usually the one who spends the most time with them.

I can't tell you how often a dog owner tells me that they don't need to worry about housebreaking because Rover spends most of his time in their yard.

While they are one of the most friendly dog breeds, they aren't the best option for dog owners who don't have a lot of time to spend with their canine companion.

Most helpful dog owner's review (read the full Amazon review): «It sure is a good thing I checked amazon.com for dog creates before spending almost twice as much at a major pet store!

While most cats and dogs live to snuggle with and please their owners, many exotic species, while affectionate, live more independently and don't spend all of their time with their human family members, as cats and dogs often do.

In the case of licking and repetitive pacing, the owners reported only the time spend for that specific activity for each dog, and therefore most of these individuals with rather high frequencies can not be directly categorized as being compulsive lickers or pacers.