Sentences with phrase «in mixed breed animals»

In a mixed breed animal, age is harder to predict, but an active knowledge of their background or size does help in predicting this figure.

Not exact matches

Perhaps, like so many things in life, our fluctuating brain size is a mixed bag — and in contrast to animal breeding, we can not determine where evolution is taking us.

A Labrador - mix breed, Jasmine had been adopted and returned twice to P.A.W.S. animal shelter in Ada, through no fault of her own.

Only 25 percent of the dogs and a very small percentage of cats will be purebred; 75 percent of dogs and nearly all of the cats will be mixed breed animals that originated in unplanned and largely unwanted litters.

The pros and cons of pedigreed and mixed - breed animals have long been a sensitive subject in dogdom; animal rights activists have protested Westminster itself.

Primary epilepsy is widely believed to be inherited, as evidenced by it prevalence in certain lines of dogs and cats, as well as its tendency to exist more commonly in pure bred animals a opposed to those of mixed breed.

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Mixed bred dogs are seen as inferior and since no one is interested, most of these are rounded up and die in an animal shelter.

I live 45 minuets south of Sioux City, I have a mixed breed dog, with me working in Sioux city I tried to talk to animal control to let me register me dog in the city to lesser the commute before I started looking at places to live.

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.

Through canine genetic testing, studies have found that even people in animal - related professions can't accurately identify the breeds in a mixed - breed dog's genealogy.

Those pets included Dough Boy, a 10 - year - old mixed breed dog who came to Gainesville Pet Rescue in Florida after his owner could no longer care for him due to his age and a leg fracture that had never been properly cared for; Molly, a 10 - year - old blind Maltese, found the perfect home during Maddie's ® Pet Adoption Days with the help of Waggytail Rescue in New York City; Cappy, a senior with only one eye, who came to Delta Animals Safe Haven in Antioch, CA, so matted that his knots of fur were infested with fleas; and thousands more.

Labrador mixes are another common mixed breed dog found in the U.S. Duke, a black Labrador Retriever mix, was previously waiting for his forever home at North Shore Animal League America, a no - kill animal shelter in NewAnimal League America, a no - kill animal shelter in Newanimal shelter in New York.

No longer a burden to anyone, this gentle, black Mutt - i - gree ® (mixed - breed dog) and full of life angel will have a home in the Animal League for as long as he needs to.

You can find virtually any breed of animal in your local shelter — purebred or mixed — but consumers continue to pay hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars for dogs from breeders.

Thousands of purebred and adorable mix - breed animals in excellent health are killed every year.

In hopes that potential adopters will find a «Chiratoodle» or a «golden Chinscher» more appealing than a plain old mutt or «Chihuahua mix,» an animal shelter in California has begun DNA testing some of its dogs to determine their breeds and market them under more exotic nameIn hopes that potential adopters will find a «Chiratoodle» or a «golden Chinscher» more appealing than a plain old mutt or «Chihuahua mix,» an animal shelter in California has begun DNA testing some of its dogs to determine their breeds and market them under more exotic namein California has begun DNA testing some of its dogs to determine their breeds and market them under more exotic names.

Even worse is a combination of these breeds with others that have a tendency towards animal aggression, independence, or stubbornness; thus Chow - Akita or German Shepherd - Alaskan Malamute mixes can be more than a handful and potentially dangerous in the wrong hands.

A walk through the animal shelter seems to confirm the prevalence of mixed breed dogs, which make up 80 - 90 percent of shelter populations in many areas.

The mixed - breed cattle dog, estimated to be about 12 years old, was in such horribly neglected condition that when Kansas City, Kan., animal control officers carried her into the offices of the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City on Oct. 6, no one on staff was quite sure what kind of dog she was.

Animal shelter workers were right in guessing the heritage of a mixed - breed dog only 12.5 percent of the time.

The trouble comes in when people perceive the mixed breed as a single breed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wamixed breed as a single breed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wabreed as a single breed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wabreed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the waMixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the waBreed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wamixed breed dogs and muddy the wabreed dogs and muddy the waters.

Dr. Wilkins, his wife Karen and their four kids, live in Atascadero together with their furry family members consisting of 3 mixed breed dogs, all adopted from the animal shelter.

In a glass bowl mix 70 % eucalyptus oil, 20 % citronella oil, and 10 % pennyroyal oil (use caution with this if the animal is pregnant or a small breed).

There are places for all animals in this world, mix breed and pedigree.

Another study, featured in an e-book published by Animal Farm Foundation, found that shelter workers were incorrect nearly 75 percent of the time when labeling mixed - breed dogs.

Hearing Dogs are generally mixed breeds acquired from animal shelters and are small to medium in size.

Mixed - breed animals often have a lower rate of inherited physical ailments such as hip dysplasia prevalent in purebred dogs.

For example, when you adopt a mixed breed, you get the benefit of two or more different breeds in one animal.

Looking at the current animals up for adoption in various areas there always seems to be a pitbull mix of some sort there, why do you think they as a breed are in shelters so often?

One thing you should keep in mind when picking out your puppy from the animal shelter is the type of dog or mixed breed you are looking for.

There are many purebred animals and amazing mixed breeds in shelters and rescue.

Breeders work with scientists to reduce the incidence of genetic abnormalities in their breeds, and clubs donate funding for research through the AKC Canine Health Foundation and the Morris Animal Foundation to provide veterinary advances for all dogs - purebred and mixed breed.

According to the March 2000 issue of The Animal Policy Report [3] from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Animals and Public Policy, «In the Northeastern US, animal shelters are finding unique ways to address a problem they thought they would never see - a shortage of mixed breed, adoptable puppies and small adult Animal Policy Report [3] from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Center for Animals and Public Policy, «In the Northeastern US, animal shelters are finding unique ways to address a problem they thought they would never see - a shortage of mixed breed, adoptable puppies and small adult animal shelters are finding unique ways to address a problem they thought they would never see - a shortage of mixed breed, adoptable puppies and small adult dogs!.

We have no preferences for mixed breed or purebred animals as both can be found in shelters and rescues.

When you adopt a mixed breed, you have the benefit of getting the combined traits of two or more different breeds in one animal.

From its inception in 1993, NAIA has championed the rescue of purebred and mixed breed dogs and has worked with shelters and animal control agencies to improve the relationship between rescue groups and these animal welfare organizations and help with fundraising and pet adoptions.

From the Newfoundland Mas, Italy's premier water rescue dog, to Tammy, a South African Border Collie protecting rare marine animals, Dogs with Jobs visits working canines in the US, Canada, Europe, Guam, Africa, England, and Australia to laud the performances of purebred and mixed breed dogs in both common and obscure jobs.

If people who volunteer for animal shelters and rescues were genuinely regarded as «extremely valuable,» at least 50 volunteers would not have suffered disfiguring injuries at the shelter or rescue premises over the past 50 months, 41 of them disfigured by pit bulls, five by dogs of undisclosed breed, one by a bull mastiff, two by Lab mixes, and one by a beagle in an incident also involving a pit bull.

Within recent memory, I have seen among these groups lying about breed («boxer mix,» «lab mix»); offering dogs with known animal aggression («can NOT be in a home with cats»); agitating for a pit who killed a person to be spared and transferred to an - out - of - state «rescue;» directly encouraging people to bring their pits to dog - and child - filled charity events, etc..

Thanks for sharing Dr. Mark however after spending many years in animal health, rescue and adoptions I would have like to see the mixed breed or «common» mutt listed in your low maintenance breed list.

An ANIMALS 24 - 7 electronic survey of 206,014 classified ads offering dogs for sale or adoption confirms that large retrievers are still by far and away the most popular dogs in the U.S., births of pit bulls and their close mixes are continuing to increase at the rate of about 10 % per year, and Dachshunds have displaced beagles and Chihuahuas as the most rapidly rising small breed.

If we encounter animals that would be characterized by pure breed rescue organizations as «acceptable» and meeting their criteria, we alert them of the dog's whereabouts in hopes they have resources available for rescue, foster and placement — then, ideally, we are able to focus on the off - breed (mixed) animals who remain at higher risk and would otherwise have no advocate to intervene on their behalf.

The disclosure required in paragraph (a) need not be made for mixed breed animals if the information is not available and can not be determined by the pet dealer.

«Just because an animal or person looks different doesn't mean they're any less deserving of love,» reads Quasi Modo's contest biography — and the Florida mixed breed proved it when she was named the World's Ugliest Dog, an annual contest sponsored by the Sonoma - Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif..

EARLY THYROID DISEASE (THYROIDITIS) COMPENSATORY AND CLINICAL CANINE HYPOTHYROIDISM Most of the confusion about the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease in purebred or mixed breed dogs today stems from the expectation that affected animals must show clinical signs of inadequate thyroid hormonal production (i.e. hypothyroidism) in order to have the disease.

Dogs less than two years old are at highest risk for abandonment, especially if they are mixed breed, unneutered, live in a family with children, or require more care or attention than the owners expected when they obtained the animal.

Michael adopted Daisy from the North Shore Animal League America back in July, and he's wondered ever since what her breed mix is!

Based on the well - established principle of «hybrid vigor,» a mixed - breed animal is likely to live longer and cost less in vet bills than a pure breed.

On January 20, animal service workers seized 92 Yorkshire terriers and Yorkshire terrier mix breed dogs from a home in Poway.