Sentences with phrase «large numbers of dogs at»

It is a bacterial illness that is most common among dogs that congregate at things like shows, kennels or other places frequented by large numbers of dogs at once.

No one was home, but upon finding the large number of dogs at the property, authorities immediately reached out to Kim Rezac of Animal Rescue Corps, who has worked closely with the Department for years on local animal issues.

Not exact matches

Vets do not have to keep donor dogs at their clinics caged up solely to be donor dogs, and the number of dogs we can draw from is large.»

The problem is that a large number of brachycephalic dogs show the signs at the milder end of the above spectrum and our tolerance of what is normal for these breeds has become skewed.

Yes, in the past these beds were only made for the upper crust of dog owners, but now there are a huge number of quality beds made specifically for large to small breeds at affordable prices.

The distressing sounds and stench of a puppy farm are best hidden away from the public if at all possible and disused agricultural buildings offer the ideal space to contain large numbers of dogs.

It is probably a good idea to vaccinate dogs who will be exposed to large numbers of other dogs, such as at shows, obedience classes or the classic cause — when left in kennels.

The chief duty of herding dogs is to help move large number of farm animals effectively and capably at the owner's commands.

Outside the US, 3/4 of respondents were breeders / owned breeding dogs, which reinforces the supposition that low US response may have been at least partly due to larger numbers of US members who are not deeply involved in the breed.

Dr. Donald Patterson, chairman of Medical Genetics at University of PA School of Veterinary Medicine, states that some dogs with radiographically normal hips but a large number of hidden dysplasia - producing genes, if mated together, will produce at least some dysplastic offspring.

If you're in need of kibble for a larger dog or this is not the right one for your pooch, have a look at some of our other suggestions below (number four is also for small breeds).

In 1870, Pyrenean blood was used with that of other large breeds to help bring back the St. Bernard after that noble dog's numbers had been so greatly depleted by avalanches and distemper at the hospice in Switzerland.

This case still stands as one of the largest number of fighting dogs housed at one location.

«We are talking a very large number of completely unnecessary deaths of adoptable dogs in a very short time,» Alanna Devine, director of animal advocacy at the Montreal SPCA, tells The Dodo.

The number of dogs dying in US shelters annually is fewer than two million, about 1 % of all dogs, and the near entirety of those are adolescent dogs, mostly large - breed, that have been through at LEAST one home, not infant puppies.

They are medium to large breed dogs with behavior challenges and they are the last group of adoptable dogs still dying in large numbers at our city shelter.

Formally known as canine infectious tracheobronchitis, kennel cough receives its common name because dogs often pick up this highly contagious condition after a stay at a boarding facility, grooming shop or other places containing large numbers of dogs.

Gates open at 8:30 a.m. Sunday for the Osceola Canine Training Association Fun Day, which includes a wheelbarrow race with dog owners running the race while their family pooches are perched in wheelbarrows, water and land retrieve retrieving competitions and an obstacle course.Canine competitors are divided into large - dog and small - dog classes except for the obstacle course, toss and catch (with the winners catching an object or food the greatest number of times)

Most likely, your dog was exposed to the herpes virus at a kennel, groomer, dog show or animal shelter - any place where large numbers of dogs gather at one time.

At the same time, large numbers of dogs were being euthanized each year in our local shelters.

Dogs with a very large number of microfilariae (baby heartworms) can suffer a reaction if those tiny parasites all die at once when given ivermectin.

In the same way that inbreeding among human populations can increase the frequency of normally rare genes that cause diseases, the selective breeding that created the hundreds of modern dog breeds has put purebred dogs at risk for a large number of health problems, affecting both body and behavior.

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They blame the «irresponsible public» for these animals being at the shelter in the first place, the reality is that a large number of these dogs and cats are dying in shelters because we still have far too many incompetent, and even cruel, people running far too many (largely municipal) shelters.

Intensified barking, biting, and defecation in inconvenient places by the dwindling numbers of Indian dogs remaining at large has in some cities and even a few whole states put political support for the entire ABC approach in jeopardy.

While growing numbers of dogs appear to be born at large in some cities today, most free - roaming dogs in the U.S. had ancestors in homes not longer than five years ago.

These dogs run, steer, and group large numbers of animals at a time to get them in and out of pens, pastures, and barns.

Dogs that are exposed to a large number of infective larvae at once are at great risk of sudden death due to massive numbers of developing larvae bombarding the vascular system.

Last week, the Medical District Veterinary Clinic at Illinois reported a large number of coughing dogs in Chicago, most with a history of frequenting daycare, boarding facilities and dog parks.

At ADW our dogs are trained to know between 80 and 90 commands — a very large number of cues that each dog may or may not use in his or her work life as a service animal.

Between January 1, 2005 and October 1, 2010, a retrospective study showed that the incidence of marijuana toxicoses in dogs at two large veterinary hospitals in Colorado (a private specialty referral hospital and a university teaching hospital) increased 4-fold while the number of people registered for medical marijuana in the state increased 146-fold.

Documentation of the extended shedding period of canine influenza A H3N2 virus in the affected dogs of the present report helps to explain, at least in part, why such a large number of dogs were affected by H3N2 infections in this outbreak, as prolonged shedding increases the likelihood of exposure.

Centered in Burbank, the Rescue is always at capacity because of the large number of dogs that are found to be abandoned outside their homes or in other...

Centered in Burbank, the Rescue is always at capacity because of the large number of dogs that are found to be abandoned outside their homes or in other areas.

Last year, one of Antoniotti's colleagues at the paper reported on Summit County Animal Control's 2010 adoption numbers («More than 1,925 cats and dogs were adopted last year through the county — the largest number in at least the past seven years.

With a very large database for the Labrador, there was a sufficient number of dogs with these data to restrict the analyses to cases for which the age at time of neutering was available from the record system.

From Greece to Rome to Europe and Britain, these dogs gave birth to a number of large, square - headed breeds that assisted men in the hunt and at war.

It limits the number of breeding dogs permitted at a large - scale dog production facility to no more than 50, and requires female dogs to be examined by a veterinarian prior to breeding, among other improvements.

Large commercial mills with 3,000 or more dogs would be welcome to register and do business; there are no limits on the numbers of dogs that can be kept or bred; there are no limits on the breeding at all.

Sarcoptic mange is usually spread where large numbers of poorly maintained dogs are maintained in crowded conditions — such as at animal shelters, boarding kennels and pet shops.

Caroline Kisko, Secretary of the Kennel Club which runs the Discover Dogs event, said: «As small dog breeds such as the Chihuahua and the French Bulldog have soared in popularity, we have seen a steady decline in a number of our larger dog breeds, with many of them now on our vulnerable breeds list and at risk of disappearing from our streets and parks because their numbers are so low.

Unfortunately, it has also put dogs at risk for a large number of health problems that affect both their body and their behavior.

Or that in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology researcher James E. Gern, MD, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, noted that a growing number of studies suggest that kids growing up in a home with «furred animals» — whether it's a pet cat or dog, or on a farm and exposed to large animals — will have less risk of allergies and asthma?

So small dogs are at a greater risk than large dogs with the same number of heartworms.