Sentences with phrase «inherent breed traits»

I will always look at inherent breed traits and select an enrichment activity that, that dog might enjoy — not all dogs actually enjoy every enrichment option.

Not exact matches

I do maintain that almost every Doberman breeder whom I have met, and I have met many of them from coast to coast, is a pretty dedicated person who has striven through careful breeding to eliminate the less desirable traits which were inherent in the German dogs of 20 years or so ago.

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.

For hundreds of years, dogs have lived side - by - side with humans, not only offering companionship and unconditional love, but working alongside us, performing tasks suited to the inherent physical and mental traits of their breeds.

Bad Genes, Babies, and Bathwater warns of the danger inherent in excessively rigid or broadly based efforts to eradicate inherited diseases and unwanted traits through removing dogs from breeding.

Unfortunately too many people obtain these dogs for the wrong reasons or have little understanding on the inherent traits this breed possesses.

Professional breeders have extensive knowledge of all the inherent traits and characteristics of their chosen breed.

Apart from the barking which is inherent to the breed, most of the behavioral issues we are called upon to deal with originate in bad experiences versus breed traits.

The BBC report, which led the Royal SPCA to pull out of Crufts, said many physical traits called for by the Kennel Club's breed standards, such as short faces and dwarfism, led to inherent health problems.

It can have the personality traits of its primary breed yet not suffer the physical issues inherent to the pure breed.