Loosely defined
the breed labeled as «Pit Bull» was in 5th place, surpassed by the cat, German Shepherd, Chow, and Lab.
Not exact matches
Axiom Zen, which
labels itself
as an «innovation studio,» is one of a new
breed of company, more akin to incubators — organizations that support entrepreneurial ventures
as they grow from concept to a going concern — than traditional businesses.
Breeds such
as Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Bull Mastiffs and Rottweilers are being unfairly vilified and
labelled «dangerous dogs».
Conversely, dogs lacking any genetic evidence of relevant
breeds were
labeled as pit bull - type dogs from 0 to 48 percent of the time, the researchers reported.
But the coercion of mandatory
labeling ought to be reserved for information that is relevant to health, not GMO content, because government - sponsored assessments have repeatedly concluded that approved GMOs are at least
as safe and nutritious
as their conventionally
bred counterparts.
For example, a photo of a dog would be
labeled as animal, canine, domesticated dog, and the
breed of dog.
Online lending is an umbrella term meant to cover the new
breed of digitally focused nonbank lenders, but even that
label has lost some of its meaning
as more banks make loans over the Internet.
So unless the Rescue group is a
breed - specific group that knows its own
breed, you might find a dog
labeled as a Flat - Coat who really isn't.
Therefore, the only solution is to find appropriate dogs from related bull
breeds and allow their
breeding and
labeling as purebred English Bulldogs.
Breed labeling at shelters is notoriously inaccurate — by and large, shelter dogs aren't genetic tested, so the
labels are mere guesses based on what the dog looks like, and are wrong
as often
as not.
In fact, there are no
breeds at all; SVASC has dropped using
breed titles and started
labeling each dog
as an all American shelter dog.
Many vets recommend applying this premise by feeding large
breed puppies puppy food only until 7 months of age, rather than 1 year of age,
as most puppy food
labels recommend.
Yes, mixed
breeds are guesses by the shelter, but if a dog is definitely a purebred, and lets face it, some dogs you can definitely tell are purebreds, then I have no problem
labeling the dog
as such.
This shelter isn't
labeling any dogs
as any particular
breed, but ALL dogs will be
labeled «ALL American Shelter Dog».
The idea is that that
breed labels — inaccurate
as they might be — can end up falsely leading someone to think a dog is a good, or bad, match for their family.
The top 5
breeds of highest intake Looking at our latest data, we again find that dogs
labeled as «pit type» continue to be the
breed or
breed mix of highest intake.
Mix
breeds are often
labeled as pure
breeds, and «pit bull» is often used
as a catch - all category for a dog based off general appearance.
While there are no hard and fast rules to
label any dog
breed as dangerous, it's hard not to take Dobermans,...
It's kind of ironic and sad that the
breed is banned or
labeled as dangerous in some municipalities / countries.
Of the 75
breeds of dog identified in the 435 bite reports, 73 % (289) were
labeled as mixed.
The end goal of this bill and the reason for this measure is to drastically reduce the number of animals sold through both shelters and retail pet stores purchased through mass
breeding operations or
as the media along with the general public
labelling them «puppy mills» or «kitten factories».
The Silky is a small - sized
breed, often
labeled as part of the toy group.
The Center for Disease Control, the Department of Justice, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the National Animal Control Association, and the American Bar Association have all spoken AGAINST
labeling dogs
as «dangerous» or «aggressive» based solely on
breed.
In fact, it is the Tibetans close resemblance to Terrier
breeds that warranted its name,
as it was
labeled as such by early European travelers.
Yet, researchers from Western University of Health Sciences [20 - 21] have found discrepancies between
breed identification and the results of DNA analysis, and researchers in Florida found at one shelter that 50 % of dogs that were
labeled as belonging to a pit - bull - type
breed lacked the DNA
breed signature [22].
However,
labeling one specific dog
as aggressive and penalising a canine because of its
breed is ruthless and unacceptable.
Educate them if they're new, actually ask them what their practices are (I find a lot of people automatically
label people
as a BYB just for having the gall to
breed any dog at all, it doesn't matter what the persons standards were — BYB is just a negative slang term intended to attack / offend any given breeder — it actually doesn't mean anything in a legal sense, there is no legal definition of it because there is no way of defining it in a legal manner without also applying it to all breeders).
Each one from a breeder folks would likely
label a BYB simply because they are «farms» (I saw more than one article online specifically defining farmers whom
breed dogs
as BYBs because hey — someone who
breeds goats, cows, etc. for a living and to feed the rest of us clearly has no idea when it comes to
breeding dogs).
In addition, you regularly see
labels such
as natural, holistic, organic, grain - free, weight - control, puppy, senior,
breed - specific...
From there, they found 15 dogs that were
labeled as pit bulls and another 15 that were very similar to the «pit bulls» but that had not gotten the same
breed label.
Pit bulls aren't the first
breed to be adversely
labeled as a result.
About 7 months ago, Delaware Governor John Carney signed House Bill 13 which specifically prohibits dogs from being
labeled as dangerous based only the
breed of the dog.
We have seen countless ads for «Goldendoodles» (a designer dog «
breed») and other
breeds that are being
labeled as hypoallergenic.
In the study, when
breed labels were not placed on the dogs, potential adopters ranked pit bulls and non-pit-bulls
as «equally attractive.»
Labeling a
breed as dangerous may even give people a false sense of security around other
breeds.
The best dry dog food for large
breeds is usually
labeled as such on the bag.
The following dog
breeds are sometimes
labeled as dangerous:
proved our point, which is your guess is
as good
as ours when it comes to visual
breed labeling.
Because pit bulls are restricted, some owners may be
labeling their dogs
as other
breeds or mixes, so they would not have to comply with the regulations.
If not, I would not be opposed to
breed labels being done away with
as long
as shelters can provide a description of an adoptable dog's physical appearance and temperament.
Shelters sometimes
label mixed
breeds as a designer
breed to promote adoptions.
Don't let a designer
label or popular puppy fads get in the way of choosing a healthy companion — whether pedigree, mutt or designer
breed, listen to your head
as well
as your heart.
This program is for dogs
labeled as Pit Bulls,
as their identifying or primary
breed.
Today, unfortunately, insurance companies have
labeled some
breeds as «vicious».
This article and accompanying infographic will take a look at pit bull facts and just how accurate the
label of «dangerous dog» fits the pit bull
breed as a whole and look at the real facts behind bully
breeds.
Unfortunately, even today many owners
breed them to be aggressive dogs, making public opinion mistakenly
label any Pit Bull
as dangerous.
A majority of World Wide Bullmastiff owners and breeders are up in arms
as to how the media can insultingly
label so many purebred dogs incorrectly and namely our
breed the Bullmastiff.
Staffordshire Terriers, sometimes referred to
as «pit bull» type, are intelligent and trainable dogs, but unfortunately can be
labelled as an aggressive
breed group.
When Bolsheviks came to power in 1917 this
breed as well
as Borzoi was
labeled «bourgeois», and the number of these dogs decreased critically.
Will
label pit bulls and pit bull mixes (see Item 2)
as accurately
as is possible and will not misrepresent a dog's
breed / mix in order to boost adoption interest.