The word
"docile" means someone or something that is gentle, calm, and obedient. They are easy to handle or train.
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These are typically purchased with a specific purpose in mind, for example the heavy - duty crates might be necessary if your dog is an escape artist or if he has been able to destroy other crates in the past, while more decorative dog crates are better suited for
more docile dogs who won't chew their way through the wood frame.
She needed a farm to host an audacious experiment dreamed up by geneticist Dmitry Belyaev: to create a domestic animal
as docile as a dog from aggressive, wily silver foxes.
Previously owned the other well known brand and my very
docile dog would try to bite it — or me — anytime I tried to groom her.
Managing the whereabouts
of docile creatures provided a reliable source of nutrition.
The wonderful affectionate and
docile nature of an English Bulldog puppy belies their tough appearance.
The breed is
very docile in a family environment, however, and makes a great household pet.
On your second stop, experience the thrill of snorkeling
with docile nurse sharks and southern stingrays at Ambergris Caye's very own version of Cayman Island's Stingray City.
He should become more
docile in a couple of weeks.
Even the
most docile of dogs can cause harm if teased or frightened or if his / her prey drive is triggered.
Constructed in the back of a van this time, the white cube is the stage
for docile office workers, tossed right and left like merchandise being transported by and to an imaginary Luton.
Even though they may look like very
docile creatures, their predatory drive is still very much ingrained in their genes.
You know... the ones where normally
docile animals scratch, claw, kick, bite, peck, gnaw, or otherwise DEVOUR another animal right before your eyes?
«Without them, colonies founded
by docile individuals would flourish, but with them, they succumb to extinction.»
«I've never encountered a car that can be
so docile in daily driving, so calm during long cruises, and so raw at full throttle,» observed Web producer Evan McCausland.
Indeed Pope John Paul II ends PDV powerfully and movingly by evoking her role and example in the lives of priests: «Mary was called to educate the one eternal priest, who
became docile and subject to her motherly authority.
It is best to have one for each pet as the anxiety of an emergency can make even the most
docile pet behave unpredictably.
Once outdoors and aroused, he changes
from docile couch potato to dauntless explorer.
Hopefully the weather will be a bit more
docile when you're there in the Fall.
Track - edition cars are talented and tough enough to handle a day of hot lapping and yet
docile enough for an easy cruise home.
They are one of the larger and more
docile breeds of hamster and are generally considered a good choice for children.
On your second stop, experience the thrill of snorkeling with
docile nurse sharks and southern stingrays at Ambergris Caye very own version of Cayman Island's Stingray City.
«I'm surprised at
how docile it is in normal driving,» my dad says, «and how a few inches of throttle pedal travel can totally transform that perception.»
Their tall stature may be intimidating to some, but Great Danes truly are «gentle giants» who are
quite docile by nature.
Tasmanian devils, while
relatively docile with humans, are known for biting each other on the face as they fight over mates and food.
Finally, many pet owners find that spaying / neutering their rabbit makes them less aggressive, however New Zealand rabbits are
generally docile so the only benefit of fixing them is one is that you won't have a litter of kits.
Attempting to give anything by mouth can result in a nasty bite wound from even the most
docile cat who suffers from stomatitis.
The two fire - breathers, in turn, obviously display far more impressive and aggressive performance characteristics, though they can be just as
docile on slow country roads.
There are many anecdotes about
docile family attack dogs and there are also many anecdotes of attack dogs that have injured someone in their household (usually one of the children).
At the top of the list, the billion - dollar big guns: franchises, superhero movies, animated kid - flicks and single - serving comedies — the whole high - calorie / low nutritional monoculture diet the studios would prefer us to subsist on,
like docile teenage boys easily distracted by big bangs and shiny objects.
Many of the enemy pilots are
pretty docile at first but as you get deeper into the game, they grow increasingly more aggressive.
Coinciding with the incessant scratching and itching — if your cat is no longer getting its recommended 24 hours of sleep per day, or your
usually docile dog is fidgeting and irritable, then it's likely they're suffering through the frustrations of a flea infestation.
«Originally, I thought aggressive spiders exploited
docile ones, but now I see that the aggressive ones catch most of the food and take care of the society,» he says.
The role mimics all kinds of uncomfortable stereotypes
about docile Asian women and the availability of their bodies / services without doing much to subvert it.
Retired racing Greyhounds are lovingly known as «45 - mile - an - hour couch potatoes» because of their love of naps and
docile dispositions.
The Appeals Court also ruled that «pit bulls» are dangerous and unpredictable dogs that have the potential to attack without warning.  The Appeal court said in its decision, «The total ban on pit bulls is not «arbitrary» or «grossly disproportionate» in light of the evidence that pit bulls have a tendency to be unpredictable and that even apparently
docile pit bulls may attack without warning or provocation».
Ragdolls are
extremely docile cats that owe their name to their habit of going completely limp like a ragdoll when somebody picks them up.
The Charger became as
docile at that moment as it was aggressive just a few hundred feet before.
Because they are
such docile, easy - going animals, they can be easily be a lovely house pet that will give you many years of happiness and memories.
The mutual bond funds are also fixed income funds, as they remain
fairly docile until the time comes to cash them.
At the end of a 14 year marriage to a friendly,
docile woman whom I would have wanted as a friend..
While these clothing items might seem like an unusual choice for a day in the city, Baldwin made them work with flat, black boots, which added an edgy, streetwise element to an
otherwise docile look.
Having seen numerous camels pulling carts through Bikaner's center, I had warmed to them a little, thanks to their
seemingly docile nature.
A gentle,
docile beast with a love of yellow fruit, Monster has a serious problem: he is addicted to eating frogs.
Snakes and More Sand boas are a primarily African genus of small fossorial snakes with beady eyes and
typically docile temperaments.
The rose hair is an exceptionally
docile spider from Chile that is neither inclined to bite nor to «kick hairs,» a spider defense that involves kicking a plume of the irritating hair - like structures off their abdomens and into the air.
The human race is
kept docile through immersion in a computer - generated simulation of the world called the Matrix; the movie's protagonists are humans who have freed themselves from the Matrix and are dedicated to its destruction.