Sentences with phrase «dogs take up to a year»

Where shelters and rescue groups adopt other colors out on average in three months, some black dogs take up to a year....

Where we could adopt other colors out on average in three months, some black dogs took up to a year....

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Don't go barking up the wrong tree in the Year of the Dog A predictable wave of profit taking and risk reduction, as is standard form ahead of US long weekends, dominated Friday session leading to USD gains as US yields pulled back.

Next you head into the supermarket (remembering that you had to actually dress up, do your hair, fix makeup etc. to do this) and wander the aisles wasting time looking at ingredient lists and trying to remember if the gums, preservatives and additives have dairy / eggs in them... taking the rolls to the counter, working out whether or not you want to go through the self checkout or keep a checkout operator employed for a few more years... pay... get back in the car... find somewhere to buy bottled water for the dogs... drive 50 km home... unpack dogs and buns and suddenly getting up, stretching... wearing whatever the heck you like with your hair in the air, no makeup, dogs within a hard stares range in case they feel like eating the furniture while you are working and that slow measuring out, baking etc. doesn't seem so time consuming any more.

Stanley, the third generation of MacQueens to take up gun - dog training, has spent the major part of his 29 years working with flushing spaniels.

Oh, and she has dietary «needs» where she must eat prescription dog food and take medication just so she doesn't get diarrhea, which, by the way, took us a year of cleaning up after her to figure out!

Other kids get up for school at 7:20 a.m., typical school day prep, get irritated I have to remind them to brush their teeth again, get irritated the 7 - year - old still doesn't understand she can't wear shorts in winter, get them out the door, take care of the dogs, and wait for the baby to wake up (assuming she didn't wake up at the incessant nagging to brush teeth, or dogs running through the house excited to go outside, of course).

Responsible owners pick up after their dog, but in doing so, put waste that is 100 % biodegradable into plastic bags that can take more than 100 years to decompose.

I am creative, humorous, and would like to find a true partner in life... lost my main love due to a serious disease years ago... I love to go on day trips, out to eat, take photographs, take the dog on adventures, but I also like to stay home by the fire and cook up a storm (if you like home...

I got my first dog about a year ago, and whenever I take him out with me, tons of people come up to me asking what kind of dog he his, how old he is, and if they can pet him.

For example, if you didn't mind that your dog jumped up on people to say hi for the last seven years and now you decide that you don't want him to do that anymore, that behavior will take a much longer time to undo than if you had addressed it when he was a pup.

*** Whether or not a known Cord1 carrier is being used, breeders are strongly advised that all dogs / bitches being used for breeding should carry up to date clear eye certificates, valid at the time of mating (i.e. they have been passed clinically clear through a standard periodic eye test no more than one year prior to the mating taking place).

While larger dogs can take up to 1.5 years to reach their adult weight.

Hi there I have a malumute (sorry for spelling lol) we had our cat for a year or so before we rescued our malumute from the pound he was 3 and I took great care when introducing them my dog max went up to the cat (niko) who swipped him on the nose and that was all it took for niko to show max who was boss and they have been best of friends ever since they play and share food fine unless the cat doesn't want max there then he growls at max which I find amusing as I'm sure it should be the other way around lol although I will make sure niko is high up when my parents dogs come around they are a jack Russel and a jack Russel cross beagle they like to chase him I don't think they would hurt him but I wouldn't take the risk as I've saved my cat from being chased by them once when they first came over and I didn't realise he was in x hope this helps xx

When my 8 year old daughter tried to pull her away from the fence, our pit bull locked onto her forearm (she only got her forearm because my daughter threw it up to protect her face, she was going for the face) and it took 8 minutes for my husband to beat her off, he eventually wound up using the weed whacker, after a baseball bat broke over the dog's back without even being noticed by her.

Also taking your dog to the vet once a year for a check up so that his / her over-all health can be assessed is a good way to look out for allergies and other health concerns.

According to PETA, Bieber wants his fans to know that buying a dog or a cat from a pet store or a breeder takes a home away from a shelter animal, 3 to 4 million of which end up euthanized in America each year.

Especially for dogs, since the worms reproduce and take up to 7 years to die, the dog's heart and lungs will fill to capacity with the worms.

It just didn't make sense to me to think he'd taken care of these dogs for two years and they just up and killed him one day.

February is the American Veterinary Medical Association's Pet Dental Health Month — the time of year when pet parents are urged to take their dogs and cats into their local vet clinic for a dental check - up and annual cleaning.

Three weeks in a row she threw up,» remembers 30 - year - old dog owner Casey Johns of Baltimore, Md. «We asked the vet about it, and he told us we needed to wait four hours after she ate to take her for a car ride.

Fortunately, x-rays can be taken to discover this deformity, in some dogs, this won't show up on x-rays until a puppy is a couple years old.

Larger breeds, on the other hand, can take up to two years to reach physical maturation — if you want to see where your dog falls on the spectrum, consult your veterinarian or an animal nutritionist.

Typically, improvement is seen in the first six months, though it can take up to a year for some dogs.

It can take up to two years of consistent work, depending on the dog, for a properly trained dog.

For some dogs, this can take up to three years, but most growth is finished around two years.

I visited him there to write about the Korean dogs for this website, and ended up adopting him, mainly because we hit it off, but probably also because of the images that lingered (in my brain, and the photos I took) from my own visit, six years ago, to Moran Market.

Your dog should show improvement in a few months, but it can take up to a year or more in some dogs.

Ideally you should take your dog to the vet for a complete check - up and baseline bloodwork when he is younger or just entering his mature years so your vet will have a chart for what's normal for your dog.

A recent survey published by the PDSA reports nine out of ten owners admit to feeding high calorie human foods including take - aways, biscuits, chips and even alcohol to their dogs - something backed up by another survey conducted by K9 Magazine and released by Direct Line Pet Insurance earlier this year.

Last year, Lucas County took in and killed over 1000 «pit bulls» — which could have meant up to $ 100,000 in incremental revenue for the dog warden's office based on the city incentive to do so.

Patricia McConnell and Karen London, who recently wrote «Love Has No Age Limit» for adopters of adult dogs, note that adopters may not feel an immediate bond with their adult dogs, and it could take up to a year for an adult dog to settle into his new home.

Give adopters of older dogs a heads - up that it can take months to form a bond with a dog — and up to a year for a new dog to settle in to his new home.

As we saw with Best Friend's partner Safe Haven in Delaware, the unrealistic expectation of treating every sick and injured dog that was picked up in their capacity as dog control, and then the cost of warehousing the ones that the public proved to be devastating for the shelters financial capacity, and in the end they were out of business within a year and a half of their opening and taking on our dog control contract.

The cute puppy parents go for their 12 year old is given up because the kid is now going to college and the parents don't want to take care of the dog.

Take your dog to your veterinarian for regular check - ups (at least once per year), and if your dog exhibits any of the symptoms of these diseases.

Every year, thousands of dogs (not only pit bulls) end up in shelters and are euthanized because their owners didn't take the time to investigate the particular breed they thought they wanted.

In some cases, reaching full maturity can take up to 4 years before you see the personality of a mature dog kick in.

For dogs, this can take anywhere from a few days to 6 weeks, and for cats it can take up to a year (finicky little dears).

These dogs are why my 4 year old Blue Healer / Husky / Am Bulldog mix dog is afraid of adult dogs and takes forever to warm up to puppies.

Took my chocolate lab 6 years to Emerg for drooling for almost 5 hours Possibly it was nausea caused by stomach acid or allergy to food Suggestion made to feed a dog small amounts through the day as opposed to less frequent to prevent acid build up in her belly Prescribed Pepcid AC prior to meals for gastro upset Hopefully this helps my pup Always go to your vet when in doubt

Although it takes a number of years before dogs show signs of infection, once infected, it is a particularly deadly and nasty illness, with worms that have grown up to 10 inches in length clogging the heart, causing severely infected dogs to die suddenly during exercise or excitement.

The average dog already is taken to the veterinarian 1.8 times a year for wellness check ups, grooming, boarding, dental work and other procedures, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Large and giant breed dogs weighing more than 80 pounds can take up to two years to reach full maturity.

It can take up to a year to socialize a former mill dog.

7 - Trinity my third and last husky is not an attack dog because when my mom was dating someone the person got me and them a dog and when they broke up they took Trinity for a year then brought her back because they had to move:

They are slow - maturing dogs that take up to 3 1/2 years to reach full size, but they have only a median life span of 7 to 8 years.

Joseph Watson, who is CEO and co-owner of the Provo, Utah - based company, says he came up with the idea a few years ago when he wanted to take his dog, Daisy, with him on bike rides.

Apparently, this foster pet parent put up with two years of false starts in having their canine charge placed in a permanent home, not to mention a startling lack of communication from the rescue organization in question, only to have the dog taken away by the organization under the guise of a visit to the vet.

* For 16 years in a row, the Cocker Spaniel took up the place as the most popular dog in America, from 1936 to 1952, a feat that has yet to be matched by another dog.