Sentences with phrase «focus than a younger dog»

Your senior Lab is calmer and may have more focus than a younger dog.

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By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

Fortunately, yes — there are definitely things that you can do to help her Adult dogs can make great strides in acclimating to new things, they just may take more time and focused effort than a young puppy.

Attendees will also focus on H.B. 4333, which would require commercial dog breeders to have a county permit; prohibit breeding female dogs younger than 18 months and older than 8 years, and only after certification by a vet; establish basic animal welfare standards for commercial dog breeders; authorize inspections for commercial dog breeders; and prohibit commercial dog breeders from possessing more than 50 breeding dogs.

I was young and idealistic and loved dogs more than anything, but I didn't know much about behavior science or positive training methods — popular culture is so focused on the «alpha dog» thing, even now, but it was even more prevalent back then.