Sentences with phrase «because owners»

Any housesoiling or chewing mistake you allow your puppy to make is absolute silliness and absolute seriousness: silliness because you are creating lots of future headaches for yourself, and seriousness because millions of dogs are euthanized each year simply because their owners did not know how to housetrain or chewtoy - train them.

Reports of their quality dropping because some owners had their dogs stop craving for this food;

They were called snap dogs because the owners stood at the finish and urged them on by snapping rags to attract their attention.

Newfie rescue groups are inundated with dogs, some with poor temperament and ill - health because unscrupulous breeders failed to screen for genetic diseases, assess the temperament of their breeding dogs, and socialize their puppies and some because owners weren't prepared for a very big dog that shed, drooled, and took up too much space.

It's uncommon for both breeds to be human aggressive and if they are, it's generally because their owners made them that way.

Far too many greyhounds have died because their owners thought they could be trusted off leash.

Libby, the Australian Cattle Dog from Kenosha, Wisconsin was found because her owners placed a $ 54 ad in their local shopper.

Too many dogs end up in shelters because their owners did not do their homework before picking out a pup.

We hear this question frequently because owners want to give their dogs the fullest life possible, which many assume includes play with other dogs.

Shelter dog breed assignments may be based on what the dogs look like to someone at the shelter or because owners relinquishing their dogs have indentified the dogs as a specific breed.

[That may be because owners are supplementing.]

Some of the worst terrors of the dog world are small breeds who have not had any training because their owners don't think small dogs need rules, and they are overly concerned about «winning» their dogs» love (or having a dog as a fashion accessory).

Small dogs are often super yippy around other animals because we owners sort of flip out when a big dog comes around the corner, and we scoop up the pup to get her out of harm's way.

Most abandoned Cattle Dogs have ended up in shelters because their owners did not know what they were getting into.

Hence, many working breed dogs are funneled into shelters because owners are unaware of their dogs» needs.

Nancy Peterson, cat programs manager at The Humane Society of the United States, explains that cats that suffer from separation anxiety are distressed because their owners are not around.

Sadly, the economic downturn has also led to more animals needing homes because their owners could not afford to keep them.

* Marcia McGovern, a board member of Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida, said her group is seeing about the same number of dogs but more that need complicated medical procedures because their owners couldn't pay vet bills.

«This way, pets don't have to be mistakenly euthanized» because the owners couldn't be located, Shamrock said.

It's also important to know that a significant number of dogs awaiting adoption are surrendered at shelters because their owners did not anticipate the time and effort required to properly care for and train a puppy.

Many dogs freak out when they are approached for nail clipping, which usually occurs because owners rarely touch their feet.

It breaks my heart, but in both my veterinary practice and my communications online, I have seen far too many cats lose their lives because their owners were unable to afford to treat their cats» illnesses.

Most pets are relinquished to shelters because owners were not aware of how to deal with the problem.

As Greece's financial crisis deteriorates there's been a steady rise in the number of animals living in shelters or dumped on the streets because their owners can no longer afford to keep them.

About half of these are euthanized because their owners can not be found.

Many pet budgies have poor diets because their owners feed them pet bird food instead of providing a variety of food that matches what budgies eat in the wild.

The House Rabbit Society often receives calls about rabbits who are being given up because the owners think they are unable to withstand a long move.

Maybe a dog isn't obese, but they could become overweight because they are not getting the exercise; and maybe that exercise is not occurring because their owners refuse to walk them, due to the dog's constant barking or lunging on the leash.

While at a seminar with a dog trainer in Buffalo, we talked about rescue dogs are often given total freedom, mainly because owners feel sorry for them and want to make sure they don't cause more problems for the dog.

These are common occurrences in dog parks simply because owners don't pay attention to their own animals; don't make that mistake.

«Millions of pets are surrendered to shelters each year and euthanized because their owners can't afford to feed them,» he said.

I haven't met one that I didn't like, though I've met a lot that were very bratty because the owners waited too long to begin the training.

Each year, thousands of pets are euthanized because their owners face financial hardships that prevent them from being able to afford emergency and specialty veterinary care.

(Unanticipated problems may occur because owners sometimes omit information when they surrender an animal, and of course we have no information on animals that come in as strays other than what we observe at the Shelter.)

I have had to house train a lot of Toy and Miniature Poodles because the owners didn't get on it right away, and many of these dogs are hand shy because their owners have spanked them.

Many dogs in shelters are there because their owners didn't realize how much time it took to care for them.

I can't tell you how many heartworm positive dogs we have gotten this year, or dogs turned in simply because their owners couldn't pay the vet bill.!

This is because their owners and trainers are knowledgeable of canine behavior, and are perfectly familiar with their particular dogs.

«Stevie is 10 years old and was dumped at the Wake County shelter because his owners no longer wanted him.

«Basenjis have a reputation for being difficult to train in great part because owners don't take the time to build a positive shared language.

Iggies might be given up for adoption because their owners are no longer able to care for their dogs or, as it sometimes happens, for unsuccessful toilet training.

This was at a time when euthanasia for all non-pit bull type dogs was decreasing, yet more than 1100 additional pit bulls lost their lives in the next 3 years mostly because their owners were low income or on fixed incomes and simply unable to comply with the law.

Often animals are put down or suffer needlessly because their owners can not afford expensive surgery or needed medical treatment.

Far too many animals in this country are initially loved and then neglected or abandoned over time because owners decide — too late — that caring for pets is more responsibility than they actually want.

Most of these dogs wound up in rescue because their owners had little idea of the time, commitment and effort it takes to own a dog.

In December, a dog with salmonella had to be euthanized at Thomas Beath because his owners waited 10 days to bring him in out of fear of the costs of treating him, says Beath co-owner Jeanette Allard.

Many dogs are presented to their veterinarians every year not only because their owners see fleas, but because of the secondary flea allergy dermatitis and accompanying itching and hair loss that comes with a flea infestation.

Some are here because their owners simply could no longer care for them.

The Untrained Owner: Dogs usually don't obey, and run off to strangers, because the owners aren't trained.

At last estimate, half a million pets are put to death every year because their owners have passed on or are no longer able to care for them.