Sentences with phrase «because dogs and wolves»

That's because all dogs and wolves possess internal glands called anal sacs.

Not exact matches

Topher we have modern day dogs because people bred wolves with traits they wanted for a long time, and now their are dogs.

That's because the breeds — Portugal's Cão de Gado Transmontano, Bulgaria's Karakachan, and Turkey's Kangal — did better than local dogs at deterring wolves and coyotes on western U.S. ranches during the 4 - year, still - unpublished study.

Because the dogs roam far and wide, dog vaccination programs didn't reach enough animals to generate prolonged protection and prevent outbreaks in wolves.

Skull morphology is key to the domestication debate because it's where the physical difference between modern wolves and modern dogs is most pronounced.

Dogs aren't just friendly wolves; they think differently, they see the world differently, and they have a new kind of mind because they hang with humans.

«Because they are slow moving and not terribly well armed with claws, teeth, brains, or agility, opossums will be killed by nearly every type of predator — owls, coyotes, wolves, feral dogs, cougars, bobcats...» Austad wrote in his 1997 book Why We Age.

«It's an interesting time, because the technology is moving faster than our ability to ask questions of it,» Greger Larson, an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Oxford who studies ancient dogs and wolves, told Nature in June.

Because, you know, the kidneys of dogs, close relative of the carnivorous wolf, are unable to process all that meat and protein.

Until recent discoveries in molecular genetics, it has often been the belief that the domestic dog was descended from the wolf, because of a long prehistory where domestic dogs and the gray wolf were not all that different in outward physical characteristics.

This concept should not be that hard to understand, but again and again I come across people who tell me they are treating their dog in a certain manner because dogs are just like wolves.

But we do take them to dog parks, and they DO live with their «parent alpha» until they die, both things are unnatural, so once again, we do have to see how they behave in this captivity or domesticated state and take note on how to handle it better because this is in fact how dogs live with us in reality, just like those wolves in captivity.

Dogs and wolves are classified as the same species because they are genetically identical.

Swedish Vallhunds were the dogs of ancient Vikings over 1,000 years ago, and they are commonly referred to as «wolf corgis» because of their short limbs, big ears, and wolfish coat.

Because your dog is so cute and cuddly and lovable and loyal, it is easy to forget all about the canine's ancient ferocious wild wolf ancestors.

Since dogs have been classified as a sub-species of the wolf (Canis lupis familiaris), and because their digestive anatomy and physiology are identical to that of the wolf, prey model raw - feeders feed their dogs as wolves.

Alpha is one of those fun words that stick, maybe because it sounds good on tv and makes a fun story in print where we really get to be in control that has nothing to do in fact with how wolves or dogs live.

You will find other varieties of dog that may definitely survive within the wild and are much more similar to coyotes as well as wolves, nevertheless this dog has arrived into existence solely simply because they've been carefully bred by individuals and they would not stand a opportunity within the wild.

If you need a tough livestock guard because you still have wolves and bears running around your property, and don't mind whatever else your dog might kill, this is a great choice.

Food requirement of dogs and wolves are similar, because they're relatives.

We have to live with the uncertainty that our dogs might be eating grass to puke, because his wolf - brain tells him to, or just because he likes the taste and enjoys when you pull grass from his ass.

Owners love Solid Gold Wolf King with Bison because their dogs eat well on it and don't need as much to get full, since this brand has better ingredients.

This second theory, however, is controversial not only because of the speculative geography, but also because if you push the connection between dogs and wolves too far nowadays trainers get all in an uproar.

A wolfdog, or what I call the incredible wolf - dog hybrid (because I just adore wolves and dogs), is the result of a wolf and dog mix and as a matter of fact, the domestic dog has been re-categorized...

In general, we do have to be cautious about drawing parallels between the social behavior of wolves and other wild canids vs. dogs, because we know that there are important genetic behavioral differences — for example, feral dogs live in much looser social groups than wolves with members coming and going frequently, and do not have a strictly defined social hierarchy.

Yes — fearfulness has been shown to be a very heritable trait in dogs, probably because it's a trait that has a lot of survival value for dogs that aren't fortunate enough to live as protected pets (as well as related wild canids, like foxes and wolves).

Origins from a Genetic Perspective Until recent discoveries in molecular genetics, it has often been the belief that the domestic dog was descended from the wolf, because of a long prehistory where domestic dogs and the gray wolf were not all that different in outward physical characteristics.

when driving becomes difficult because you can't see clearly, when, as the old saying went, you can't distinguish between a dog and a wolf.