Sentences with phrase «as hitting the dog»

A study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior concluded that confrontational training methods such as hitting dogs, intimidating them with punitive force and using techniques of restraint like the «alpha roll» actually do very little to correct dogs» behavior and in fact increase the likelihood that they will be fearful and aggressive.

Not exact matches

But that's also why dog poisonings by chocolate hit their highest mark on during the holiday season, as noted by a new study by U.K. researchers.

Now as then, most of the time for me gratitude is a rush of relief that I dodged a bullet — the highway patrol guy didn't notice me speed by or the dog didn't get hit by someone else speeding by.

National Deli hits a grand slam when its hot dogs are being served in New York City's Madison Square Garden and Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves, as well as being the official hot dog of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Gwinnett Braves, the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.

This video of a dog called Purin playing as a goalkeeper has unsurprisingly proven a big hit on the internet today — watch below as the adorable Beagle shows off her skills!

It's a game that can be going out with a few friends to play as many holes before dark on a crusty dog track course that has no flags on the greens (if this seems specific, it's because I played this way down here this week and it was a fantastic evening chasing the sun — just hit it and hope the hole is near where your ball landed).

When I do follow through on that «amazingly simple» recipe for corn dog muffins, and end up nearly catching the oven on fire, my confidence as a mom, wife, and aspiring chef all take a hit.

The public reeled in astonishment at tales of threats, a dog — alas, poor Rinka - shot «as warning», and a bungling hit man who confused Dunstable with Barnstaple.

This may help: hard - core protesters plan to dog Trump's every step, using his businesses as a proxy to hit hit him where it hurts (his ego and his wallet).

But taking to the stage as «Politician of the Year» the PM hit back saying: «Boris, the dog was put down... when its master decided it wasn't needed any more.»

It started with dogs barking and people chatting as they traipsed through the forest slashing at foliage, and continued with the sounds of machete strikes and a falling tree, complete with the rustle and shake of leaves and the great crash of it hitting the ground.

When a human is bitten by a rabid dog, they may become infected, but as the disease can not transmit from human - to - human, the disease hits a dead end.

She is best known for her role as the star of Animal Planet's hit TV series It's Me or the Dog, through which she is able to share her insight and passion for positive - reinforcement dog training and as a judge on CBS's Greatest American DDog, through which she is able to share her insight and passion for positive - reinforcement dog training and as a judge on CBS's Greatest American Ddog training and as a judge on CBS's Greatest American DogDog.

She also slipped into a white Agent Provocateur lingerie set and hit New York City's Dog Pound gym for day thirteen of Love «s annual advent calendar, showing off her sex appeal and strength as part of the magazine's «#StayStrong» theme.

That fall, she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live but exited before the conclusion of the season, publicly disheartened by the show's increasing drop - off in quality.After signing on as a correspondent on Michael Moore's news magazine TV Nation and hosting Comedy Product, a standup showcase on the Comedy Central cable network, Garofalo began work on her breakthrough role, co-starring with Uma Thurman in the 1996 romantic comedy hit The Truth About Cats and Dogs.

Seventeen years after The Shaggy Dog became one of Disney's biggest live action hits, the studio ushered into theaters a sequel, titled The Shaggy D.A., as its major Christmas 1976 release.

Current generation console gamers get a chance to catch up with one of the more under appreciated games of last gen, as Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition hits digital and retail stores today for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

My Life as a Dog: Criterion Collection Unrated Available on DVD and Blu - ray Swedish with English Subtitles Before cranking out hit films like The Cider House Rules and Chocolat, Swedish director Lasse Holstrom hit the scene big - time with this little indie about a boy who goes on a journey of discovery when he is sent away to give his dying mother some rest.

The Glorious Bullshit of Reservoir Dogs, 25 Years Later Tom Shone The New Yorker «Tarantino's influence became so wide that it influences the very notion of influence: What had hitherto been an unconscious borrowing or homage was now flushed out into the open and worn as a badge of one's pop - cultural savvy — intertextuality hits the multiplex.

With plenty of dumb puns, the straight - line story barely ever hits a plot point in a movie that coasts on its primary conceit of watching dogs talk and interact as if they had a frontal lobe.

Directed by Kriv Stenders (Red Dog), the crime caper stars Simon Pegg as a hit man and Alice Braga as his intended target.

Whether it's a long tracking shot of a steaming dog - diarrhea trail soundtracked by Debussy's «Clair de Lune», or a surreal, gut - wrenching hallucination suffered by the lonely old widow of the final story (Ellen Burstyn)-- in which her multiple past selves visit her as a reminder of her failures and missed opportunities — these expressionistic touches, rather than dreamlike whimsy, hit deeper disappointments and realities.

When snout - fever, a.k.a. dog flu, hits the metropolis, a fear - mongering Mayor Kobayashi (voiced by co-writer Nomura and carved to recall Toshiro Mifune in Seven Samurai) uses the pandemic as an excuse to deport all dogs.

In a film year marked by gothic imagery, twisted interpretations of classic myth, and send - ups of modern art, who'd expect all three from the sequel to John Wick, the surrealist action movie par excellence that cast Keanu Reeves as a hit man out to avenge his dog?

Whether you know him from 2011's smash hit Red Dog, or last year's critically lauded mini-series The Principal, or his 2005 debut The Illustrated Family Doctor, or 2014's Simon Pegg - as - hitman action - comedy Kill Me Three Times, or 2007's criminally underrated Boxing Day, you've certainly seen at least one thing he's made.

Greta Gerwig and Tilda Swinton hold hands as they hit the red carpet at the world premiere of Isle of Dogs held during the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival at Berlinale Palace on Thursday (February 15) in Berlin, Germany.

4:00 p.m., Indigo Ballroom — «Wilfred» FX «s cult hit starring Elijah Wood as a man who imagines his dog is his malevolent best friend, is quietly becoming one of the smartest and darkest comedies on TV, and Wood will be there with his co-stars and creative team to discuss the show, as well as preview an upcoming episode.

Although its criticisms of Wall Street aren't quite as hard - hitting as intended, «Money Monster» is a really well - acted and well - paced thriller that fans of classic movies like «Network» and «Dog Day Afternoon» will enjoy.

Nonetheless, Dog Boy finds its strength in Hornung's attention to descriptive detail... [and] the ending of the novel is strong as well; Hornung delicately weaves a thread of modernity (and the complexities that it brings) into the age - old questions about human nature, and it seems a shame that the book ends shortly after it hits its stride.

It was hard for Austin to believe such a noise could come from this beautiful creature, but come it did, over and over, until he could stand it no more, and slammed on the brakes as part of an elaborate plan to avoid hitting a non-existent dog crossing the highway.

Her first thought is about her dog — you and me both, Nora — and as she's slowly coming to, she hears her boyfriend, an ER doc named Bobby, hitting on a nurse.

The bigger insult would be if Bezos finally tired of Will's spewing diatribe in the future when the issue hits closer to home, such as dogging Amazon directly or making near - hate speech remarks about Cubans (Jeff was reportedly adopted by his Cuban stepfather as a child).

Letting the tax tail wag the investment dog cost me probably $ 30,000 as the stock never hit that high again and when the whole British Telecom / WorldCom merger craziness hit the fan, I left the company losing the options.

Be sure to hit all animal - based business such as pet supply stores, training schools, dog daycares, boarding kennels, etc..

Ms. Stilwell is a world - renowned dog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV series It's Me or the Ddog trainer best known as the star of the international hit TV series It's Me or the DogDog.

But as a veterinarian, I've seen enough cats hit by cars, attacked by dogs or coyotes, or poisoned — accidentally and intentionally — to know that when you let your cat roam, you're likely shortening his life.

Dogs kick their legs when you hit that sweet spot due to something known as the scratch reflex, an involuntary reaction.

Sometimes this is a sudden loss, as when a dog gets hit by a car.

The vaccinated dogs in this study were literally destroying their own collagen (as well as their own DNA and other important substances), and nobody thought «aha, maybe this is why our dogs are being hit so hard with joint disease and we can't breed it out of them.»

Separation anxiety can be caused by a nervous disposition, a scary experience when left alone (such as a house burglary or taunting by construction workers), moving, re-homing, changes in the family (the loss or exit of a family member, for example), a particularly traumatizing experience (for example, a dog attack, or being hit by a car), or regular, overlong absences.

Whether it's hitting, tapping, or bopping a dog on the nose as means of discipline, this aversive technique still falls short of the success found with using reward - based or positive training.

Along with her rescue dog Parker, Lisa donated her time and hosted Animal League America's 2015 Get Your Rescue On Gala, performed a comedy skit at Animal League America's 2016 Gala, donated clothing and accessories for Animal League America's web thrift store, as well as hosted a mobile adoption event outside her hit off - Broadway show Stuffed.

If the product hits these values on the nose, it may still qualify as a 4 - star dog food but you'll have to take a look at the ingredients list to be sure.

Along with her rescue dog Parker, Lisa donated her time and hosted Animal League America's 2015 Get Your Rescue On Gala, performed a comedy skit at Animal League America's 2016 Gala, donated clothing and accessories for Animal League America's web thrift store, as well as hosted a mobile adoption event outside her hit off - Broadway show

As I write this, we're just four days away from publication — and I'm busy packing and spending extra time with my own dogs as I prepare to hit the roaAs I write this, we're just four days away from publication — and I'm busy packing and spending extra time with my own dogs as I prepare to hit the roaas I prepare to hit the road.

Never ever put the dogs nose into his urine, so many people do this thinking it is a good way for the dog to learn his lesson but in actual fact all you are doing is burning the animals nose, this is equally as bad as hitting.

«One expert referred to these dogs as «pancake dogs,» because they would just hit the floor and try to get as flat as they could, not move, and sadly don't even move to eat or go to the bathroom if there's too much going on.»

When sneezing and sniffling hit you during cold season, chances are the rhinovirus, or cold virus, is responsible for your symptoms and you may worry you could make your dog sick as well.

Command - Response - Reward is a vital technique for nearly all behavior problems: instead of yelling or hitting the dog, interrupt the bad behavior by giving a command (possibly so simple as «sit»), and then once the response is obtained, the dog is rewarded with a treat or lavish praise.

I have had Cane Corso's for almost 10 yrs The first one I got had her ears cropped I admit I like the look but I will not put a dog through an Unnecessary surgery just to get a look I have had 3 dogs with ears intake for 6 yrs and I haven't had ear infections I clean my dogs ears on a regular basis Gook in ears are diet related Usually related to grain found in crappy dog food Like corn & wheat And yes cropped ears need to be cleaned too Also dogs with cropped ears hate the rain as it Gets in their ears easily I do believe in tail cropping if it's done before day 3 These dogs never stop wagging their tails & it really hurts when they hit you There was a reason the Italians did tails & ears It was to protect the dogs from the wild boar they were hunting Today it purely «the Look»