Sentences with phrase «in dogs with short legs»

Since the early 1900s, veterinarians have observed intervertebral disc disease — a common cause of back pain, rear limb paralysis and inability to walk — more frequently in dogs with short legs (dachshund, French bulldog, and Pekingese to name a few.)

The solution was to eliminate the badger which resulted in a dog with short legs, a long skinny body and the strongest jaw of all the breeds.

This results in a dog with short legs.

Not exact matches

So I decided to cross Irish wolfhound (legs, coat, small ears and size) with Alaskan malamute (winter hardy coat, but with legs appearing to get shorter and shorter in some examples of the breed, but a good, all - around athletic dog).

Type 1 intervertebral disk disease usually occurs in dogs with short thick legs such as dachshunds, welsh corgie, bassett hound and beagles.

The entry is lower than the three other 5 - inch high sides, and that makes it easier for pets with shorter legs or senior dogs to get in.

«This app is special because the technology allows dog owners an immediate way to search for the pet and hopefully be reunited with their four - legged family member in a very short period of time.»

Because many short - legged dogs from this time were called basset and record - keeping from this time was sparse, it is difficult to know which of these breeds have bloodlines in common with today's Basset Hounds.

You'll find many types of dog breeds in the world - everything from tiny 2 - pound lap dogs to 200 - pound live - stock protection dogs, from dogs with extremely short muzzles to those with elegant long noses, and from those with squat, sturdy bodies and short legs made for power to those with long legs and bodies made for running.

Posted in Basset Hound Breeders on March 26, 2014 — 02:55 pm Breed of the week: the big - hearted Basset Hound Basset Hounds are short - legged hound dogs with very long bodies and big floppy ears that William Shakespeare said could «sweep away the morning dew.»

Depictions of long - bodied dogs with short legs hunting badgers in Germany date back to the 15th century, indicating it is likely an old breed.

Lateral patellar luxation usually results in a very straight - legged appearance, since the dog uses a shuffling gait with a shorter stride behind.

Snuggle Beds come in three sizes: Small, 24 ″ x 24 ″ with a 15.5 ″ diameter hoop, for pets under 20 pounds and best for short legged dogs; Medium, 27 ″ x 30 ″ with a 18.5 ″ diameter hoop, for pets under 35 pounds, best for small dogs with longer legs; Large, 36 ″ x 30 ″ with a 22 ″ diameter hoop, for pets under 50 pounds.

Teaching your pooch to use the PetLoo is dead simple and each system comes with an instructional rewards - based video with tips such as «if your dog likes to lift his leg to mark his spot, place a short vertical object like a disposable cup in the middle of the Pet Loo, then remove it once your pooch becomes comfortable with this new method of urination».

When we make dogs smaller or make their legs very short, this is often achieved by breeding from dogs with a genetic disability found in both dogs and humans.

They needed a dog with a deep chest, short legs, and a sturdy tail: The deep chest gives the dog a place to rest his body while his legs are throwing dirt out of the hole; the short legs allows the Scottie to throw dirt to the sides, not back between his legs; and, the firmly rooted, sturdy and thick tail allowed the Highlander to pull to the dog back out of the hole by the tail with the critter firmly locked in the Scottie's huge teeth and powerful jaws.

Intervertebral Disk Disease, IVDD, is often seen in small breeds of dogs such as Dachshunds, Pekinese, Beagles, Corgi, Shih Tzu, Maltese, and other small breeds that tend to have longer bodies with short legs.

Is another small dog with short legs, long head, and ears in a shape of triangle, dark nose, very strong bite and strong chest.

Sadly IVDD is very common in dogs and when you think about the breeds you see most often in a wheelchair, they are the ones with long backs and short legs.

Intervertebral disk disease (IVDD) occurs primarily in chondrodystrophic dog breeds (breeds with short legs and a long body); these include Dachsund, Bulldog, Corgi, Pug, French Bulldog, Bassett Hound, Pekinese, Lhasa Apso, Shih Tzu, Beagle and Poodle.