Sentences with phrase «features of these breeds suggest»

Correlations between those changes and the brachycephalic features of these breeds suggest that selection for this trait may have been partly responsible for the high prevalence of the disease in those dogs.

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Unaware to the film, this nightmare could be a vision that Carmen, a self - described clairvoyant, passes along to Beth, suggesting in Freeway a temperament less on par with a collie than a bull terrier, the breed featured in Baxter, a 1989 French film, whose anthropomorphism is unusual for its anti-Disney idiosyncrasy of having an animal depict the baser side of man.

Increased demand for dogs with extreme conformational features is suggested to be detrimental to these dogs» welfare both because of directly linked disorder risk and also because steeply increasing demand may contribute to suboptimal breeding and welfare standards as breeders and suppliers rapidly attempt to fulfil the heightened consumer demand [27].

Our results suggest that fashion (social influence) has been more important than function (intrinsic features of the cultural traits at stake) in determining the popularity of dog breeds.