Sentences with phrase «dog leg length»

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After many years of such selective breeding, the resultant dogs would differ so much in body shape, leg length and, perhaps, lung capacity to their ancestor as to be considered a separate breed.

If, for example, a dog breeder only ever allows the fastest male dogs to breed with the fastest female dogs, after many years of such selective breeding the resultant dogs will differ so much in body shape, leg length and, perhaps, lung capacity from their ancestor as to be considered a separate breed.

If, for example, a hunter - gatherer only ever allows the fastest male dogs to breed with the fastest female dogs, after many years of such selective breeding the resultant dogs would differ so much in body shape, leg length and, perhaps, lung capacity from their ancestor as to be considered a separate breed.

Ostrander says that by identifying other dog genes for body size and for traits such as leg length and head shape, researchers may learn more about growth and its disorders — especially cancer — in humans and their best friends.

The measurements used to fit a dog to a costume are the length of the dog from the neck (collar) to Tail (back of the dogs body), and chest circumference, just behind his front legs.

The length of the crate should be the combined measurement of the dog's length (measured from nose to base of tail) plus about half the length of one of the dog's legs.

Domestic dogs are all descended from wolves, and the wolf has a balanced, squarish body with leg length being similar to the length between the front and back legs.

The coat of this variety of dachshund is similar to an Irish setter very slightly wavy, soft and shiny, longer on the underside of the body the ears and behind the legs, the hair should be the longest length on the underside of the tail forming a flag, shortest hair is down the dogs back.

The dogs were further classified by the length of their legs.

After becoming recognized as a separate breed in the late 1800s, the field spaniel succumbed to breeding for exaggeration, and the repeated infusion of Sussex spaniel blood resulted in dogs of excessive length, overly heavy bones and short legs.

A disease of skeletal development, this causes dogs to have abnormally short legs but similar body lengths compared to unaffected dogs, and can be observed by the time do...

Unlike their bigger dog kindred, their physical build is a square - shape meaning that their height is equal to their legs regarding length.

Your four legged friend benefits from this because dog food manufacturers go to great lengths to offer pet owners many options.

The Dachshund, often referred to as the weiner dog, is a highly recognizable hound breed, best known for its short legs, incredible length of back and very deep chest.

One of the heaviest breeds, males generally tip the scales between 160 and 230 pounds, with females weighing in slightly less; between 140 and 190 pounds Mastiffs are rectangular in proportion, they are longer than they are tall, and the height of the dog should come from the body depth as opposed to the length of the leg.

Dogs are not designed to have such a great length of spine in comparison to very short leg length, and sadly they can suffer from paralysis as a result.

The research team placed pressure sensors on dogs» legs to test the level of force they feel while wearing casts of two different lengths.

«While most dog owners will indeed go to great lengths to ensure the happiness of their four - legged family members, you can't help but approach Audible For Dogs with a healthy dose of skepticism,» wrote USA Today.

There may be things about the puppy that might hinder it's show career, such as an uneven crown in the ridge, extra crowns or very miniscule things particular to show dogs, e.g., the angle of the upper arm, the length of the front legs.

We've looked at the problems caused by extremes of dog head shape, and leg length.

But these can largely be avoided by choosing a breed of dog where the length of the dog's legs is roughly equivalent to the distance between the front legs and the rear legs.

A well constructed dog has a balance between his leg length and the length of spine that lies between his hips and shoulders.

These very popular little dogs suffer greatly from back problems due to the extreme disproportion between leg length and spine

An atypical dog, too short or long in leg length or foreign in head or expression, may move well, but he is not to be preferred over a good all - round specimen that has a minor fault in movement.

The legs should be of moderate length, perfectly straight and the dog must stand firmly up on them.

The area on the DNA where this gene (and genes governing other physical features such as muzzle length, coat characteristics, relative leg length, body proportion and ear floppiness) is found is very prone to mutations, and dogs have many more of these mutations than other species.

Dogs that have both FGF4 - 12 and FGF4 - 18 show a more drastic reduction of leg length.

Chondrodysdrophy (CDDY) is a trait that defines many dog breeds and is characterized by reduction of long bone length (shorter legs) as a consequence of early changes in the structure of growth plates.

These include many breeds where the natural ratio between the dog's leg length and spine length has been impaired.

The 80 - minute performance included a sculpture of a smashed - to - smithereens 1967 Chrysler; Barney performing with a dog sitting in a harness on top of his head; Aimee Mullins, the famous no - legged athlete who co-starred in one of Barney's epic Cremaster films, outfitted in a full - length glittering silver ball gown on a stretcher atop the car; a small marching band in terrorist masks and what looked like IRA military uniforms; Barney methodically removing bits of the car's engine and putting them in these weird funeral urns; and, last but not least, a gigantic bull garlanded in flowers with its long, huge horns painted gold.