Sentences with phrase «dog than a sheep»

He watched them with interest but honestly he was much more interested in playing with his buddy shepherding dogs than the sheep.

Not exact matches

Take their woman, holier than hell, whisper to their self doubts and they are shagging like wet sheep dogs.

Scientists have already cloned more than 20 species, including carp, mice, sheep, monkeys, cattle, cats, dogs, and horses.

Since poultry does contain more omega 6 than ruminant animals (cows / sheep / bison) and pork... you might actually be able to be more optimal with a different type of dog.

I'm not sure about the precise dating but it is plausible that goat / sheep herding and dog domestication may have occurred much earlier than thought.

Who better, then, to cover one of their most famous songs than some actual cats and dogs, plus some assorted sheep, foxes, and goats?

Certified Canine Good Citizen, nationally renowned blogger for more than 8 years on subjects of responsible pet ownership and positive reinforcement based dog training, management and herding specialist (especially with sheep and ducks).

Its utilitarian qualities stick out more than its external appearance since it was not only appropriate for hunting but also as a good sheep and guard dog.

With smaller cattle and sheep, a smaller than average herding dog was needed.

When you combine a hilly course with fractious sheep, a hot summer day, and a strict judge, a trial becomes more of an exercise in endurance than anything else, and the winners are the men and dogs that work best together.

Shelties, like Australian Cattle dogs, are bred for herding and are more often used for herding sheep than cattle.

Some large guard dog breeds are also a lot happier sitting around rather than chasing sheep (the Neopolitan Mastiff, Giant Schnauzer, and Boerboel, for example.)

The main characteristics of the Border Collie come from being bred to be perhaps the best herding dog there is: «Because their early work was to gather sheep from the hills, Border Collies are, by nature, gatherers rather than drovers or tenders.

To us, animals are more than just pets or livestock — they're a part of the family, whether they happen to share our homes, like dogs, cats, pocket pets and birds, or they occupy space in our barns, like horses, cows, goats and sheep.

Yoshi, under his registered name, Lambluv Desert Dancer, won more best in shows than any other sheep dog.

«Some dogs are more adjusted than others, requiring very little time here,» said Karen Straight, Ph.D., co-director of Kindness Ranch, a sanctuary that rehabilitates and seeks to place dogs, cats, horses, pigs and sheep who have been retired from laboratories.

Just like the Shetland Pony and several varieties of sheep, the dog was bred to be a miniature size which survived the rugged island terrain better than large sizes, thus making them ideally suited for that terrain.

MADISON, NJ, May 30, 2013 — Finding time in a hectic veterinary practice to order animal health products from Zoetis just became faster and easier, thanks to a new web - based ordering site that offers customers in the United States 24/7 access to more than 300 product lines that support the health of beef and dairy cattle, poultry, pigs, dogs, cats, horses and sheep.

VIP Fibers, a company that spins dog fur into yarn — Yes, Virginia, there really are dog fur spinners — suggests that unless you live in a really, really cold climate you not make entire garments out of dog fur yarn because it's up to 80 % warmer than sheep wool.

They are also bred for working cattle rather than sheep, and not as feedlot dogs but as dogs on large spreads.

They excel at herding sheep and can learn voice commands, follow directions from a whistle or hand signals, and can understand more words than most dogs.

Viagen's been doing this for more than 15 years and has successfully cloned thousands of animals including cattle, horses, pigs, sheep and - yes - dogs and cats.

The breed is the result of a mixing of many other breeds, all with an eye toward creating a dog whose prowess with sheep was far more important than his appearances in the show ring.

Whether it's young farmers farming with horses and rediscovering sheep dogs, or backyard farmers with more than 5 decades of experience, what matters is not whether our farmers conform to the stereotypes we've created, but whether we are willing to listen to them and see them for who they really are.

Inuit people in the Far North have used dog fur in clothing for thousands of years, and apparently it is 50 percent warmer than sheep's wool.

«If these animals are closer in intelligence to the sheep than the dog, is it morally wrong to eat them if they can be harvested sustainably?