Sentences with phrase «in screw tailed»

Not exact matches

It says physical traits required by the Kennel Club's breed standards in the U.K., such as short faces, wrinkling, screw - tails and dwarfism, have led to inherent health problems.

The screw tail results from hemivertebrae in the vertebrae of the tail and is characteristic, even desirable, in these breeds.

Fact: The Boston «bull» terrier was developed toward the end of the nineteenth century in the Boston area (a Mecca for dog fighters at that time) from pit dogs bred to small terriers - with a dash of the then extremely popular pug which gave the breed its screw tail.

A natural short or screw tail is also acceptable, whereas, in cavaliers the tail is typically kept natural.

Sadly, selectively breeding for flatter and flatter faces, and for the characteristic «screw» tail that the pug shares with several other flat faced (brachycephalic) breeds, has had serious consequences for these lovely little dogs, which we will discuss in the health section of this article.

And when short tails occur, they also bring along problems, especially when they are in the form of screw tails.

Skin fold dermatitis may occur at any site on the body where excessive skin wrinkling causes skin - on - skin contact, including the facial region of brachycephalic dogs or in skin folds around absent, short or screw - tails [37].