Sentences with phrase «become urban dog»

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Shelters that become over-crowded then have «sales» or give these unsuitable dogs away for free which is, in my opinion, more dangerous than releasing mosquitos with the zika virus into an urban population or sarin gas into a subway.

The disease is becoming less common due to regular preventatives, however foxes and stray dogs can carry heartworms and act as a reservoir for the disease on the fringes of urban areas.

Borador's Bamboo was a great dog, especially at my school, where he became the resident therapy dog - mostly therapy for me, as those were the years of desegregation and times were tough in a big urban school district.

With the rise of urban areas and increase of the city - dwelling population, small breed dogs have become more popular than ever before.

Canine influenza is highly contagious, so visiting places where dogs socialize or congregate, such as doggie day cares, dog parks, boarding facilities and urban locations, places dogs at higher risk for becoming infected.

Popularity was immediate, and the little varmint dogs became the darling of urban society as well.

In the dense urban environment we live in - typically with small apartments and few yards - it's easy for common dog behaviors to quickly become problem behaviors.

As veterinary medicine continued to evolve and the human population moved from rural communities to urban and suburban ones, cats and dogs became more popular as household pets.

Many spitz breeds, like the Akita and Chow Chow, retain wolf - like characteristics like independence, suspiciousness, and aggression towards unfamiliar humans and other dogs, and they require much training and socialization when they are puppies before they become manageable in an urban environment.

Fleeing the sweltering, cement jungles of many urban centers during the dog days of summer is going to become even more critical in coming years as temperatures continue to rise.

Photo: Donna Griffith 4 As dogs are becoming more popular than ever in urban areas, so are off - leash areas, parks, and fenced - in dog runs.