Sentences with phrase «dogs with certain characteristics»

To maintain these distinctions, humans have intentionally mated dogs with certain characteristics to encourage those characteristics in the offspring.

Not exact matches

So now people who have done research and want a particular type of dog, with certain characteristics, will have to go to breeders.

It has been estimated that the number one reason why competent pet owners relinquish ownership of their puppy or puppies to one of the many county humane services to be found all across the country is because they have become frustrated with certain characteristics of the dog.

Under the law, any of the banned breeds — this includes American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and any dog mixed with or sharing certain physical characteristics with a banned breed — could be «grandfathered in,» but owners must have applied for a special permit or risk having their dog seized.

However, with the popularity of conformation and breed judging, many breeds began to be bred for physical appearance alone, with certain physical characteristics, even those that are a hindrance to performing the jobs they were once bred for, becoming more desirable and more important than the health, vitality, and quality of life of the dog.

These dogs may have a number of certain conditions that have been associated with characteristics and conditions that are connected to autism but all these findings are not exactly definitive.

Crossbreeding is a dice game of genetics in which individuals with certain characteristics are chosen to breed in order to achieve dogs with specific qualities.

«Frequently breed - specific legislation focuses on dogs with a certain appearance or physical characteristics instead of an actual breed.

Some dogs may have a predisposition for certain characteristics which may be the basis for aggressive behavior: a dominant dog may exhibit Dominant Aggression, an unsocialized dog may develop Fear Motivated Aggression, or a dog unsocialized with other dogs may develop Species Aggression.

Certainly, all dogs of certain breeds have physical similarities and all pit bulls possess an incredible amount of jaw strength but asserting that all dogs with this physical characteristic will attack or kill an individual is unfair.