Sentences with phrase «eared breeds»

Another important aspect of good grooming is our dog's ear care, particular the drop or floppy eared breeds, need regular attention.

Anything that owners should be doing when they get out of the water - particularly, those floppy - eared breeds like Golden Retrievers and Labradors.

Scratching and head shaking, especially in pendulous - eared breeds like Beagles and Basset Hounds, can cause a kind of blood blister called a hematoma where the pinna swells like a balloon.

Because small breed dogs can be prone to dental issues, brush his teeth twice weekly and plan to inspect and clean his ears weekly to avoid infection that can occur in floppy eared breeds.

However, how often they actually need cleaning will depend on the breed (long eared breeds and hounds may need cleaning once a week, while dogs with upright ears may need it monthly or less), the age of the dog, and can even vary by individual dog.

Bigger sections of the material make fine Afghan snoods and hold back the ears of bassets and other long - eared breeds while they eat.

In most drop - eared breeds where prick ears are occasionally seen, they seem to be recessive.

However, some erect eared breeds (the German Shepherd Dog is one example) sometimes have dogs whose ears aren't fully erect.

So if you're an owner of one of these hairy - eared breeds, advise your groomer that you want a thorough ear plucking and cleaning on every visit.

It is of note that natural canines not domesticated by humans, there is no such floppy eared breeds, for many scientific reasonings.

The only negative to having hanging ears is moisture MAY get trapped and cause infection, but i wouldn't worry too much on that as this is usually only a problem with certain very long eared breeds (Cocker Spaniels for example) and providing you clean the ears regularly.

Special care must be taken with lop eared breeds because ears that hang down are prone to moisture build - up and ear infections.

The derived allele at this locus is nearly fixed in floppy - eared breeds, consistent with the floppy ear position being the derived phenotype (Figure S2).

Not exact matches

On the other hand, the Norwich and Norfolk terriers were considered one breed until 1979, when the AKC recognized the drop - eared variety as the Norfolk and the prick - eared variety as the Norwich.

It's a collab of breeds that include pretty much every floppy - eared dog with wide smiles.

Heavy eared dogs, mainly the spaniel breeds, tend to have chronic ear infections.

In 1979, the drop - eared variety was recognized as a separate breed, the Norfolk Terrier.

In 1979, the AKC recognized the drop - eared Norfolk as a breed separate from the prick - eared Norwich.

Like most «drop - eared» breeds Bullmastiffs can be prone to contracting ear infections so it is important to clean them regularly.

The Phalène is a toy dog breed, the drop eared variety of the Papillon dog.

The American Rabbit Breeders Association currently accepts five varieties, and new lop - eared rabbit breeds are constantly being bred.

Name (s) and Breed (s): «Halyard aka Hally» — Shetland Sheepdog mix; «Holmatro aka Homie» — Pittbull mix; «Crimson» — Domestic shorthair; «Yurtle the turtle» — Red eared slider; Occasional wild critters like «Squirrely» — Squirrel & «Pogo» — baby Robin

The true Skye terrier became prominent in 1840, when Queen Victoria fancied the breed, keeping both drop - and prick - eared dogs.

While the name Papillon (French for butterfly) refers to the breed's erect, fringed, mobile ears, earliest examples of the breed, which has been known for about 700 years, were of the drop - eared, or phalene, variety.

It was not until 1979 that the Norfolk terrier took his own name and spotlight when the American Kennel Club recognized the drop - eared little dog as a separate breed in the terrier group.

However, in 1979, the American Kennel Club (AKC) reclassified the breed and the prick - eared variety retained the Norwich name and the drop - eared variety was dubbed Norfolk Terrier.

However, in 1979, at the request of breeders of the drop - eared variety (who were disgruntled because judges most often gave championship points to the prick - eared variety), the American Kennel Club reclassified the breed.

However, in 1979, at the request of breeders of the drop eared variety who were disgruntled because judges most often gave championship points to the prick eared variety, the American Kennel Club reclassified the breed.

For example, Lop eared rabbits and Dwarf breeds have a different skull shape to that of the wild rabbit.

The originators of this breed were careful to out cross the original litters of the Curl with straight eared cats that had similar body types to create a large, healthy gene pool of cats that carried the Curl gene before they tried to breed any Curls to each other.

For example, «drop eared» breeds like Labradors and Spaniels are not cropped.

There are more than 60 breeds of rabbits, including the Dutch (very popular in the United States), droopy - eared German lops and furry Cashmeres.

Floppy - eared dogs, especially breeds like Golden Retrievers that have extra ear hair even, are more prone to stinky ears because it makes a great breeding ground for mites and other nasties.

Straight - eared kittens from American Curl litters can be used in breeding programs or placed as pets.