Sentences with phrase «experience than younger dogs»

This is a wonderful thing, because senior dogs also tend to be calmer and mellower, and less likely to suddenly develop misbehaviors or phobias because they've been around longer and have had a lot more experience than younger dogs.

Not exact matches

We don't often adopt to families where children are under the age of 5 though, especially if there is more than one young child and if the family is not dog experienced.
In dogs, smaller breeds tend to experience dental problems at a younger age than their larger counterparts.
In our 40 years of experience and the training of more than one million dogs, we have found that young puppies are very impressionable and any bad experience they encounter will stay with them forever.
One of the worst «dog» experiences I have had an adult — albeit significantly younger than I am now — was when I gave my dog a rawhide chew treat.
Only then shall the BOD of BHRR consider those homes that have children younger than the age of 8 yet they must be over the age of 5: a) ONLY homes that have no more than 2 children shall be considered if said children are under the age of 8 and over the age of 5 b) ONLY dogs that BHRR deem most suitable for homes with children within these ages shall be considered c) ONLY homes that have prior suitable breed type experience ie Great Danes for a Great Dane possible adoption or a Saint Bernard for a Saint Bernard possible adoption shall be considered d) ONLY homes that have no more than one dog already and that dog must be a right matched personality fit; shall be considered should any children be under the age of 8 and over the age of 5 e) ONLY homes that have all family members in attendance for the home visit and only those same homes that have all family members come to BHRR to meet us shall be considered BHRR stresses that children and dogs should NEVER be left unsupervised together!
Whether young or old, introduce your Poodle to new sights, sounds, and dogs slowly and in a positive, controlled environment; Poodles are very sensitive dogs, and bad experiences early on will do more harm than good.
Many experienced vets have seen enough histiocytomas that they are comfortable to recognize them on gross inspection of a patient that fits the typical age and breed of the patient (teh patient is typically a young dog less than 2 years of age, with Labrador retrievers, Staffordshire terriers, Boxers, Cocker Spaniels and Dachshunds most commonly affected breeds).
Not only do older dogs have different nutritional needs than young pups, they're more likely to experience difficulty when eating.
It is particularly hard on seniors, who are generally less able to deal with stress and may experience more disorientation than a younger dog.
Whether it's young farmers farming with horses and rediscovering sheep dogs, or backyard farmers with more than 5 decades of experience, what matters is not whether our farmers conform to the stereotypes we've created, but whether we are willing to listen to them and see them for who they really are.
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