Sentences with phrase «dogs of the same breed which»

Certification by the OFA is recommended because of the large numbers of dogs of the same breed which have been evaluated over a great number of years, creating a large data base for that breed.

Not exact matches

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.

From toy and small dogs, such as Yorkshire Terriers or Chihuahuas to giant breeds like the Newfoundland and the Irish Wolfhound, the size of the dog's brain will change, but the manner in which they learn is the same.

Unlike dogs and cats, which have many breeds but are all the same species, there are many different species of birds kept as pets, all with different dietary requirements.

There are many other breeds of dogs, like Doberman, who share the same unfortunate bias which is often generated and reinforced by media coverage.

While it was encouraging that they were asking for submissions, the heading of the media release is, «Community views sought on the laws relating to dangerous dogs», which wasn't encouraging, since dangerous dogs and restricted breed dogs are not necessarily or even commonly, the same thing.

Some breeds of dog appear to be more sensitive to poisoning from onions, garlic, leeks and chives, which belong to the same plant family.

For example, dogs which are working (gundogs, hounds, terriers, police, sheepdogs, sled dogs etc) have higher energy needs than pet dogs of the same breed type, size, sex and age.

These breeds do tend to share some of the same traits however, which includes great intelligence, strength, and a tendency to aggression towards other animals (i.e. dogs, cats, rodents, etc.).

Influence of Sex — In comparing specimens of different sex, due allowance is to be made in favor of bitches, which do not bear the characteristics of the breed to the same marked degree as do the dogs.

Buying a little dog ought to be exactly the same as buying any dog in that you simply ought to usually study which breed of dog will very best suit your way of life.

A dog can be sickly, vicious, knees pointing every which way, EVEN PURPLE — and the AKC will issue the exact same kind of registration number they gave to the Best of Breed winner at the Westminster Kennel Club show.

The biggest challenges when training Akitas are related to the breed's tremendous strength, his tendency to be strong - willed, his typical aggression toward other dogs of the same sex, and his hunting instincts, which make him a threat to smaller animals.

Regardless of which theory you believe, all dog breeds from Bull Mastiffs to Toy Poodles, are the same species: Canis lupus familiaris, while their wolf cousins are Canis lupus.

His lineage is primarily connected to that of the Poodle which doesn't have the same lengthy history as many pure - bred dogs.

However, poor husbandry, and breeding dogs which are likely to pass on breed related diseases and traits are two sides of the same welfare coin.

As different as all of these dog breeds are, they all diverge from the same species which was domesticated somewhere between 14,000 and 17,000 years ago.

Be informed of and work diligently toward the elimination of hereditary health problems of the breed by refraining from breeding a dog or bitch if they have, in 2 litters to different partners, produced offspring with the same serious genetic defect, such as: blindness, deafness, PDA, lameness, or impairment of vital functions which prevent these offspring from living a normal, healthy life without major surgical or significant medical intervention.

Aristotle wrote «Of the Molossian breed of dogs, such as are employed in the chase are pretty much the same as those elsewhere; but the sheep - dogs of this breed are superior to the others in size, and in the courage with which they face the attacks of wild animals.&raquOf the Molossian breed of dogs, such as are employed in the chase are pretty much the same as those elsewhere; but the sheep - dogs of this breed are superior to the others in size, and in the courage with which they face the attacks of wild animals.&raquof dogs, such as are employed in the chase are pretty much the same as those elsewhere; but the sheep - dogs of this breed are superior to the others in size, and in the courage with which they face the attacks of wild animals.&raquof this breed are superior to the others in size, and in the courage with which they face the attacks of wild animals.&raquof wild animals.»

Lhasa Apso a little woolly - looking Tibetan dog that was bred to guard Buddhist monasteries, and which has the same life expectancy of Maltese and Toy Poodles, about 15 years.

Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament has been shown to have a heritability of 0.27 (Wilke et al., 2009) in the Newfoundland breed, which is the same approximate heritability as canine hip dysplasia in the general dog population (Hou et al., 2014).

Whereas most dogs show the same ophthalmoscopic abnormalities the age at which these abnormalities develop varies considerably between breeds and genetically different forms of PRA can be broadly divided into early - and late - onset forms.