Sentences with phrase «dog breeds at»

Dog breeds at higher risk for mast cell tumors include pugs, Boston terriers, boxers, Rhodesian ridgebacks, Shar - peis and Weimeraners.

This is highly evident considering cancer is the # 1 cause of death in all dog breeds at between 30 % to 50 % or more depending on the breed.

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The brand offers wholesome formulas for small and large dog breeds at all life stages made with fresh fruits, veggies, first - rate animal protein sources, and whole grains.

One of the great things about this recipe is that it is formulated for all dog breeds at all life stages, and thus a perfect choice for owners who have multiple dogs.

It's not likely that you've come across one of these rare dog breeds at the dog park!

Many owners shave these dog breeds at the start of spring.

This disease most commonly affects small dog breeds at the age of five to eight months.

We support adopting dogs from shelters regardless of their breed and pedigree - in fact, mixed - breed dogs offer many advantages - but we think it's important to raise awareness of these very special dog breeds at risk.

The dog breed at that time was larger than today's Pomeranian though they share the same physical traits.

«Pedigree Dogs Exposed» put the issue of dog breeding at the top of the animal welfare agenda and resulted in the publication of three more welfare reports on the issues around dog breeding.

Only half of the dogs bred at puppy mills make it to the pet store; the other half die from the mill's squalid conditions, hypothermia starvation, or other horrors of transport.»

In fact, many people don't even realize that the term «Pitbull» isn't an actual dog breed at all!

An article published by the Baltimore Sun in November 1844 describes how Baltimore society felt about this dog breed at that time.

For example, all dogs bred at the Gold Mine Kennels would have names that begin with the words Gold Mine.

The dogs bred at puppy mills are also kept from socializing in a normal manner, which means that they can have behavioral issues once they have been purchased and taken to a home.

Not exact matches

Small - breed dogs typically weigh no more than 20 pounds at maturity, but they still deserve the same level of support that high - quality dog beds offer for larger dogs.

On a regular basis city and neighborhood governments are looking at passing breed specific laws relating to pit bulls and other dog breeds that are considered to be dangerous or a nuisance.

Already you can breed a dog that is more adapt at climbing trees than other dogs.

However, serious breeders know that this is just another dog show, that top specimens of many breeds do not attend it, that the results are only one judge's opinion, that victors frequently are defeated in ensuing weeks at other shows.

Isn't it «breaking a fly on a wheel,» however, to work up a lather of righteous indignation over a state of things in the business of breeding dogs that is far more egregiously conspicuous at most other levels of our society?

It is the most important dog show in America, but I doubt whether a half a dozen people scattered among our 50 states purchase a dog of a particular breed simply because that breed happened to go best - in - show at Westminster.

Costello took the Best in Show, Best Bred by Exhibitor and Viewers Choice honors; it's the first time the same contestant has won all three titles at the nation's only all - invitational dog show.

Experts advise that dogs have the tendency, especially smaller dog breeds, to view the newborn baby as prey or at least as an enemy.

Vivian actually has two malteses at home (same breed as my little Rupert), and I thought she'd be great in providing perspective on how she handled preparing her dogs for the arrival of baby Mason.

Sadly overbreeding and negative publicity has resulted in many of these breeds being abandoned both on the streets and at rescue charities such as Dogs Trust.

That's because the breeds — Portugal's Cão de Gado Transmontano, Bulgaria's Karakachan, and Turkey's Kangal — did better than local dogs at deterring wolves and coyotes on western U.S. ranches during the 4 - year, still - unpublished study.

Breed Size: All dogs have different needs at different ages.

On further analysis of the data, the scientists concluded that dogs of various breeds with a similar adult weight had a tendency to grow at the same rate as one another.

Through clinical follow up of dogs genetically at risk, the research team was able to confirm that several disorders cause the same disease signs also in other than previously described breeds.

It's not just a dog's breed but also the character of its owner that may make the dog aggressive, points out Clive Wynne, a psychologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

The results might help explain why long - snouted dogs are better at scent work, such as sniffing out drugs, than short - snouted breeds, says Lisa Collins of the Royal Veterinary College in Hatfield, UK.

Our results provide strong evidence for complex communication directed at humans in a species that was domesticated primarily for agricultural production, and show similarities with animals bred to become pets or working animals, such as dogs and horses.»

Professor Hannes Lohi's research group at the University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland, has identified a mutation in CNGB1 gene, causing progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the Phalene and Papillon dog breeds.

The research team evaluated breed assessments of 120 dogs made by 16 shelter staff members, including four veterinarians, at four shelters.

Only a small number of U.S. and Asian dogs share maternal ancestry with ancient American dogs, suggesting the arrival of European breeds starting at least several hundred years ago reshaped dog DNA in the Americas, she proposed.

The researchers began their study by looking at dogs of one breed, the Portuguese water dog, and found that those with one type of mutation of IGF1 were 15 to 20 percent smaller.

Boyko and his Cornell postdoc Laura Shannon then compared these dogs» genomes, as well as the genomes of more than 4500 purebreds from 161 breeds, at almost 189,000 spots along their chromosomes.

«Dogs were bred to get along with us and to pay close attention to us, but not necessarily to cooperate the way wolves do,» says Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University in Atlanta who was not involved with the study.

The next step should look at whether different rearing or breeding alters how dogs work with other dogs, Hare says.

Thanks to an extensive biorepository amassed at the UC Davis veterinary hospital over the past 15 years, Bannasch and her team were able to look at the DNA from cases with IVDD from a variety of dog breeds, which showed the same region was implicated.

So zoologist Máté Nagy at the University of Oxford, together with colleagues at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest fitted five Vizslas and one mixed - breed dog with harnesses carrying a small GPS device.

Professor Hannes Lohi's research group at the University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Research Center has identified a mutation in ITGA10 gene, causing chondrodysplasia in two dog breeds, the Norwegian Elkhound and the Karelian Bear Ddog breeds, the Norwegian Elkhound and the Karelian Bear DogDog.

Whether SP110 affects the risk of DM also in other dog breeds requires further investigation, says Kate Megquier, veterinarian and PhD student at Uppsala University and Broad Institute.

So a team led by Carlos Bustamante, a comparative geneticist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and Elaine Ostrander, a comparative geneticist with NHGRI, analyzed genetic information from 915 domestic dogs representing 80 different breeds.

Co-author Heidi Parker, a geneticist at NHGRI, says that because humans initially bred dogs for specific traits — say, smaller body size or calm temperament — selection created a population «bottleneck» that narrowed the genetic variation in offspring, leaving them with just a few specific clusters of variable genetic regions.

They also tested 76 assistance dogs at Canine Companions for Independence in Santa Rosa, California, a non-profit organization that breeds and trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities.

A research team led by Kerstin Lindblad - Toh at Uppsala University / SciLifeLab has used genetic analyses of 25 different dog breeds to identify genes that could have a role in the development of brain tumors.

Mealey, a veterinarian and pharmacologist at WSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, will receive a 2013 Women to Watch in Life Science Award for identifying why certain dog breeds suffer deadly drug reactions while others do just fine — and then doing something about it.

«It's very individual which dogs or cats will set someone with pet allergies off — and one dog of a certain breed could cause a reaction when another one may not,» says Camille DeClementi, VMD, a veterinarian at the ASPCA.