Sentences with phrase «especially in purebred dogs»

Eyes are amazing structures, and so much can go wrong with these incredibly complex organs of sight, especially in purebred dogs.

Not exact matches

It is no wonder that joint disease is on the rise in dogs, especially in the most aggressively vaccinated subset: purebred dogs.

However, as with any mixed breeding, you are likely to get a dog that exhibits the characteristics of one breed over the other, especially if the breeders are not using 100 % purebred animals in the first place.

A: If you're buying a puppy, especially if you're buying a purebred puppy, check out the health problems in that breed, and check out that specific dog's lineage.

One other reason for dog attacks is that the dog may be inbred, especially in the case of purebred dogs.

Although I have seen this condition in cats, especially purebred ones, I have never observed it in dogs.

AKC started the «Frequently Used Sire» program years ago, requiring all sires who have produced 7 or more litters to have an AKC DNA profile — that annoyed many of the puppy millers because some of their «purebreds» are not always purebred — especially the little white dogs may be bichon / maltese / poodle in varying percentages.

Seborrhea is a much less common condition in cats than it is in dogs, but some purebred cats, especially Persians, can suffer from it.