Sentences with phrase «issues than smaller breeds»

Not exact matches

The secret, the team reports in the 17 August issue of Science, was that eggs laid by females in cooperative groups were 5 % smaller than those laid by females who bred in pairs, and their yolks had 12 % less lipids and 13 % less protein.

Especially as puppies, many small, high - energy dog breeds burn more calories than they consume, which can lead to health issues.

While wet food does provide different benefits than dry, Yorkies should mainly eat a dry food diet as, like most small breeds, they have dental issues.

Hip dysplasia, an abnormality of the hip joints that causes pain and loss of mobility, is another common issue that seems to target certain breeds; the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals has found that 61 percent of Bulldogs and 80 percent of Pugs are troubled by it, although in general, large breeds have worse rates of hip problems than small breeds.

The only downside is that the front clip is made from reinforced fabric rather than metal, so it's not as durable (this is less of an issue for small dog breeds though).

Large and giant breeds need more support than smaller dogs because they have a higher risk for arthritis and other musculoskeletal issues.

My other issue is that you do not class Chihuahuas as territorial, well I actually have had worse experiences from small dogs than any large breed.

Size that is significantly larger or smaller than the Standard may be an indication that the breeder does not place priority on following the GRCA Code of Ethics, and this also raises concerns regarding other aspects of the breeding, such as health and temperament issues.

For more than 30 years, Best Friends has been working to end the killing by running innovative grassroots programs, supporting spay / neuter and trap - neuter - return (TNR) programs, promoting shelter adoptions, fighting puppy mills and breed - discriminatory laws, educating the public about animal issues, holding major adoption events, and conducting both large - and small - scale animal rescues.

It really seems like bigger breeds of dogs suffer from a lot more health issues than the medium to smaller breeds.

But small - breed dogs tend to have more than their share of chronic mobility issues, often involving trick joints in the hindquarters.