Sentences with phrase «certain dog breeds through»

One or more of the tracking, stalking, pointing, herding / driving, attacking, killing and retrieving behaviors have been selectively augmented or even eliminated in certain dog breeds through the domestication process.

Not exact matches

Most of our dog breeds are pre-programmed, through selective breeding, to find certain behaviors to be self reinforcing / rewarding.

All dogs can do both but through written standards certain breeds are designed to do one or the other more effectively.

A study by UC Davis showed that there was a prevalence of genetic disorders in both populations (rescue and bred): «Recently derived breeds or those from similar lineages appeared to be more susceptible to certain disorders that affect all closely related purebred dogs, whereas disorders with equal prevalence in the two populations suggested that those disorders represented more ancient mutations that are widely spread through the dog population.»

Certain breeds have in - bred tendencies, but through early training and socialization you can make your German Shepherd the friendliest he can be or your Chow the most dog - loving version of himself.

You may already know that you can adopt certain cat and dog breeds through dedicated rescues, but many people don't realize that rescues also exist for guinea pigs, bunnies, and other small pets.

Certain breeds of working dog like the German Shorthaired Pointer have long been subjected to tail docking because a long tail posed a potential hazard — the dog could be seized by the tail in a fight or the tail could be injured while the dog chases its quarry through the underbrush.

Banning certain breeds of dogs spread through cities and states like wildfire.

This would include among other things, not breeding a dog without an Orthopedic Foundation for Animals registration number, not breeding unregistered dogs, not selling puppies through a broker and not shipping dogs before a certain age.

My topic is on how just because some of the dogs of certain breeds are violent either through breeding or training not every dog is that way.

The story is not only heart - wrenching for Dan and Diggy, it points to a bigger issue of selectively targeting certain breeds through legislation that not only keeps dogs that would otherwise be rescued from shelters from ever finding homes, but also forces people who have these dogs to leave them behind if this law is put in place.

Because your renters or homeowner's insurance company can be held financially responsible for the actions of your dog through your liability coverage, some companies have certain conditions around pet ownership — namely, the breed.