Sentences with phrase «dogs than younger dogs»

Canine lung cancer symptoms occur much more often in older dogs than younger dogs.

Skin cancer occurs more often in middle - aged to older dogs than young dogs.

Not exact matches

But now they make sport of me, men who are younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock!

It involves no more than takingthe young dog out in the field as often as possible to acquaint him with alltypes of terrain and game cover.

He's been with me longer than my husband, and our younger dog has been with us since almost the beginning of our relationship.

After controlling for size — big dogs tend to die younger than small ones — Careau's team found the most obedient breeds, such as German shepherds, poodles and bichon frises, tended to be the longest lived, while hard - to - train dogs such as pomeranians and beagles were more likely to die younger.

That is later than the earliest archaeological evidence for dogs in both places, which means modern dogs share an ancestor that may in fact be younger than the dogs that had already inhabited both Europe and the Far East during the earlier Stone Age period, the Paleolithic.

The test also showed that older dogs are less flexible in their way of thinking than younger ones.

This is probably due to the fact that older dogs more stubbornly insist on what they have learned before and are less flexible than younger animals,» says Range.

«Older dogs required more trials than younger ones before they were able to solve the task correctly.

«Teaching young wolves new tricks: Wolves are considerably better imitators than dogs.»

We used the age of the HXH sample to set an upper bound for the yearly mutation rate μ, as the sample must be younger than the time in years since divergence of HXH and modern European dogs.

Even Megan's bonding period with Rex, the dog that expectedly changes the young woman's life, seems oddly truncated, with the pooch not so much becoming more obedient around his new handler than transforming from arm - biting terror to submissive best friend practically on a dime.

Skewing younger than usual was Wes Anderson's «Isle of Dogs,» which was 54 percent 18 - 34.

By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

The city's population represents a relatively even mix of young families, professionals and seniors, and there are more than 100 restaurants to choose from, including local favorite Abe's Hot Dogs.

On the other side of the spectrum, if you're a wife and mother of three young children and live in a home you and your husband took a $ 200,000 mortgage loan out on, then you're going to need much more coverage than the dog - owning college grad.

A. Older dogs do sleep more than young ones and can develop new, and not always desirable, habits.

But we do caution clients on expectations; a young dog will be much more mobile after treatment than an older dog.»

Reduced activity levels Older dogs are less energetic and tend to spend more time sleeping than in their younger days.

Remember, always, that overweight dogs get sick sooner and die younger than dogs kept thin; controlled studies have shown this so please don't shorten your dog's life by feeding too much

Older dogs are less tolerant of heat and may succumb to heat strokes more readily than younger dogs.

Dogs allowed to eat as much as they wanted showed evidence of hip dysplasia at younger ages than dogs fed less, and the difference between the groups got worse as they got olDogs allowed to eat as much as they wanted showed evidence of hip dysplasia at younger ages than dogs fed less, and the difference between the groups got worse as they got oldogs fed less, and the difference between the groups got worse as they got older.

Of the 7,600 cats and dogs killed in L.A. city shelters in 2016, more than 2,600 were underage kittens (two months of age or younger), simply because they didn't have safe places to call home.

Young and geriatric animals are more susceptible and cats are at greater risk for ringworm than dogs.

Puppy and dog owners must also keep in mind that it is much easier to correct undesirable behaviors when a puppy is still young rather than later once the dog is much larger and the behavior has been allowed to establish itself over time.

A little more than one hundred years after his fateful encounter with a young soldier on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, the animated film Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero tells the tale of Stubby, a brindle and white pit bull - type dog, and Robert Conroy, the soldier who found him scrounging for scraps near a military camp.

Unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than four months old are the most at risk for Canine Parvovirus - 2 or parvo.

The reunion of Brent and Matty is more than the story of a young man's love for a dog.

Senior dogs need less calories than they did when they were young, so a senior diet might be in order for your older dog.

Bodie will need more than just a walk around the block to wear off some of his puppy energy, and would probably be too much dog for a family with young kids.

You may know that bigger breeds age more quickly than smaller breeds, and that younger dogs age more quickly than older dogs, but it's actually much more complicated than that.

In the old dog obesity can be a bigger problem than in the young dog as there may also be concurrent arthritis and organ problems which will be made worse.

Hypertension is more common in cats than dogs, and more common in older rather than young or middle - aged animals.

People make more errors in raising a young puppy than they do when raising an older puppy or adult dog.

When veterinarians neuter dogs young, the growth plates (where bone growth occurs) actually stay open longer than they would if the dog was not neutered.

With younger dogs a group class with adult dogs can be very overwhelming and sometimes will do more harm than good.

TIki does get along really well with other dogs, although he is best with dogs younger than him.

Adult and large dogs have larger bladders than younger, smaller dogs.

Smaller and younger dogs should have at least 4 - 5 opportunities to relieve themselves per day, as their bladders are smaller than larger dogs.

Very young and older dogs are less able to manage cold than dogs in the prime of their lives.

The current recommendation is to mix the formulation with food if you're going to give it to puppies or dogs weighing less than 10 pounds or younger than 6 months.

Your son is approaching puberty, or is already there, so your dog is going to challenge him more than if he was younger.

Plasma Ex-miRNA was isolated from blood samples from 27 enrolled dogs divided into four groups: young, normal dogs less than 7 years old; old, normal dogs 7 years old or older; dogs with asymptomatic MMVD; and dogs with MMVD - CHF.

Dogs fed nutritious homemade dog food thrive and look much younger than dogs fed kibDogs fed nutritious homemade dog food thrive and look much younger than dogs fed kibdogs fed kibble.

Older dogs will generally be less active than younger dogs so as a rule will require a less energy dense dog food, unless of course the dog's appetite is reduced for some reason.

An unproven dog (that has no previous puppies or only puppies too young to evaluate) will command a much lower stud dog fee than a proven dog (with a record of puppies to examine).

Intervention in young patients is feasible and becoming more common because new technology has provided implants with a longer life - expectancy than that of dogs and cats.

You may find that an older dog latches on to housebreaking at a faster pace than a younger puppy.

«Small animals generally require much less care than dogs or cats, and that is driving their popularity among young adults, and with older adults who are «empty nesters,»» she said.