Sentences with phrase «to chase prey»

In general, you can say that this group includes the dogs in charge of chasing the prey, picking it up and giving the hunter the chance to shoot it down.

Since they are hunting dogs, they may chase prey while you're out and about.

The course is set up to simulate a dog chasing prey, so it includes turns and sometimes jumps.

Play is a great way to get exercise, and cats love to play games that have them behaving like a predator chasing prey.

On the outside, the Saluki looks as a very fragile dog but in reality, this hound dog breed is a strong hunter that possesses endurance in chasing prey over long distances but also challenging terrain.

In recent years, new discoveries about Tyrannosaurus rex have cast doubt on the traditional picture of the animal as a storming terror chasing its prey.

The dragonfly chases prey at speeds up to 60 km / h, capturing them with a success rate over 97 %,» Ms Bagheri says.

Nevertheless, the spacing of the long, slender spines on the feeding combs suggest that this species had evolved to become a gentle giant, sweeping its feeding appendages through the water (as seen in this video simulation) to collect free - swimming organisms as small as 0.5 millimeters (about the size of today's brine shrimp) rather than chasing prey further up the food web, the researchers report online today in Nature.

Not every woman stayed home from the hunt and not every man chased prey, of course.

Generally, several decades prior, they used to chase their prey by utilizing more traditional strategies yet it was time taking, needed protection and might be mortifying for a few.

The Compass feels as agile as a cat chasing its prey, in sudden change of direction the car hunkers down to and handles incredibly good.

Terriers and scent hounds use their voices to broadcast their progress in chasing prey animals.

There are many breeds that follow the trail slowly, others chase the prey in a pack, with quite an excitement of barking and they catch it or direct it to the hunter's fusil.

A tall, narrow frame and arching spine sets this breed apart and enables it to run fast and chase prey with incredible speed and agility.

As a hunting dog in Africa, the Basenji was used for controlling vermin and chasing prey toward the hunters» nets.

YaZee does not chase any prey and gets on well with cats probably because he lives with one.

Two or three active play sessions a day, chasing prey toys on a string, helps dissipate her kitten energy and satisfy her predatory aggression.

As a sighthound, the Irish wolfhound has never quite lost its tendency to chase prey items.

Nose to the ground, a hound will follow scent and even chase the prey.

Bred to hunt by seeing, following, and chasing prey for as long as they could see it, without direct instruction from people

Your cat climbed a tree, explored new places, or chased prey disguised as a feather.

Most dogs who chase prey have few of those needs met at home, so they find a way to meet them on their own.

Both hound types were selectively bred to hunt a wide variety of animals: Sighthounds were used to find and chase down large game such as deer, elk, moose, and wild boar; small hounds used scent to chase prey into the ground; and medium - sized hounds utilized both sight and scent for smaller game like rabbits and foxes.

I suggest Dyson to check out the history of Bowhead whalers (17th to 20th centuries), never going from Alaska to Greenland chasing their prey.

In the 6th century BC, the Greek historian Xenophon mentioned that the dogs instead of chasing the prey they would stand still with the head up high pointing to what they were scenting.

During these moments it captures the feel of a good slasher film with aplomb; stalking toward a victim who is crawling away; running up the stairs, chasing your prey while swinging a chainsaw; watching the killer moving just inches away from you in long grass; barely making an escape.

One set controlled the mice's ability to chase their prey.

They chase prey less than twice a day, about 38 seconds per sprint, Scantlebury and colleagues report online today in Science.

The sport of Lure Coursing brings a dog back to a very primal urge — that of chasing prey.

Sight hounds usually don't need training to chase prey.

The urge to track and chase prey is ingrained in the canine psyche.

«Using wand toys allows cats to use their various skills of hunting, such as stalking, jumping and running, while chasing prey.

Owners who choose breeds or mixes of breeds that have been historically used for guarding, fighting or chasing prey must understand and appropriately manage the potential risks associated with these dogs.

They will chase and chase and chase their prey, eventually tiring the target until he can run no more.

Dogs in the wild do a lot of running but mostly when they are hunting or chasing prey.

Different cats like different types of toys; your main goal is to activate their instinctive desire to chase prey.

Kittens are already programmed at birth to chase prey.

Sandboxes help discourage digging, but in some breeds, such as a terrier, they may be inclined to chase prey and continue to dig holes in the yard.

«They're practicing how to use their claws and their teeth, how to chase prey, pounce on them and trap them.»

Because predatory behavior and chase behaviors are strongly correlated to eating, if your dog goes on walk when full, he should feel more lazy and less likely to want to chase prey, further explains Clarissa Von Reinhardt.

By nature, dogs know well that they can not be barking their heads off to chase prey.

After research, I had settled on a mastiff or a bulldog, both breeds deemed energetic, but also quite a bit more laid back than the aforementioned dogs since they were bred to protect a perimeter rather than herd or chase prey.

They were developed to chase their prey (badgers and otters) into water.

Some dog breeds are more prone to digging than others because some are bred to chase prey that can hide in burrows and the best way to get that prey out from it's underground lair is to dig it out.

The characteristics that make these dogs prone to chasing prey, getting hit by cars, reactivity to people, reactivity other dogs, reactivity to children, guarding / barking, etc. are often the reason that they wind up in training classes or, worse, shelters (and much much worse — injured or dead).

The thing is that you are actually playing to the dog's natural tendency to chase prey.

They climbed, they reared back on two legs to intimidate me, they chased prey — we all had a blast.

Since the Irish Wolfhound is a sighthound, one of its instincts is chasing prey.

Off - leash walks are a big no - no because of their strong, hard - wired desire to chase prey.