Sentences with phrase «long hind legs»

Those long hind legs and muscled hindquarters allow for a great leap.

With extremely large ears, long hind legs that may be used for hopping, long white incisors and very long urogenital hairs, the Hog - nosed rat is so genetically different from any other species that the scientists described it as a new genus.

But that didn't explain all the associations — some wallabies with relatively long hind legs didn't make use of their fifth leg.

Adult frogs are characterised by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits, protruding eyes and the absence of a tail.

Powerfully built with longer hind legs, long hair, full ruff, tufted ears and bushy tail.

Not exact matches

The hind legs are long and adapted to jumping.

The adult Massospondylus, which was typically 5 feet tall and had an 8 - foot - long tail, walked on its hind legs and had short forelimbs.

An accident of physics dictates that this long - nosed dragon runs on its hind legs about 40 % of the time.

De Souza said the long - haired creature screamed and came staggering toward him on its hind legs, swaying and unsteady.

Covered in long red hair, standing more than 6 feet on its hind legs, emanating a stench so foul it disorients everyone in sniffing distance, the mapinguari is reputed to be the wildest, rarest, most mysterious and terrifying denizen of the rain forest.

The bulb at the top of each hind leg has 10 to 12 teeth, each between 15 and 30 micrometres long.

Most of these species evolved in Australian and have especially long hind - legs.

Some big dogs might have problems sustaining their weight on their hind legs for long time.

And animal advocates and others were raising a stink about the Kennel Club judges awarding best in breed to a German shepherd who would have been a walking exemplar of the direction breeders had long been trying to take the breed in — that slinky appearance, with a sloped back and hind legs that seem to trail far behind the rest of the animal.

Clumber spaniels are long and have powerful hind legs.

«Turk» cats have long legs, the hind legs being slightly longer than the front, their paws are small and round, often with tufts between the toes.

At a walk it covers a great deal of ground, with long stride of both hind legs and forelegs.

The legs are of medium length, in proportion to the body, and the hind legs tend to be a little longer than the front.

Like the long - haired Briard sheepdog, the Beauceron has double dewclaws on the hind leg, showing that they likely came from the same ancestors.

Hind legs long and muscular from hip to hock; short and perpendicular from hock to ground; well angulated at stifle and hock joints, which, like the elbows, incline neither in nor out.

Our hind legs are a bit longer than our front legs, and some of us have a kinked tail.

The hind legs are a bit longer than the front legs, slightly bent at the pasterns.

You might try an orthopedic dog bed which provides support while the dog is resting, ramps to help the dog in and out of the car or onto and off of furniture, or even a doggie wheelchair when the time comes that the dog's hind legs simply won't provide support any longer.

Her hind end was stronger and she no longer had to rely on her front legs to compensate for her back ones.

For the Scottish Terrier, these are most likely to be von Willebrand's disease (a bleeding disorder), Scotty Cramp (hind - leg cramping after exercise), and like many short - legged, long - backed dogs, spinal disc ruptures.

As he aged and could no longer dance on his hind legs, he danced lying in his bed or in our arms.

The hind legs are long and well - muscled.

Without examining Opie I can not say whether there is more damage to his hind legs other than some surface wounds; if there has been damage to joints or nerves it may be a long recovery and he may require veterinary care.

If your cat has long hair, carefully clip the fur along the hind legs if it's soiled.

The hair is generally longest on the hind legs and around the chest.

They most commonly affect the long bones like the femur, hence why they may cause a limp in the hind leg of a dog.

Some short - legged breeds with long backs, such as Corgis and Dachshunds, are more likely to experience injury of the spinal cord, which may cause partial or full paralysis of the hind end.

Hind legs are longer than the forelegs, giving the dog the appearance of going downhill when it is standing.

An aggressive cat will straighten its legs (the hind legs are longer than the forelegs, so its rear end will be higher than its shoulders) and erect the hair along its spine and tail into a ridge to make itself look more impressive.

DENVER / April 12 — Dogs fitted with longer casts for hind - leg injuries or ailments should see fewer pressure sores and soft tissue complications than dogs with shorter casts, said Morris Animal Foundation - funded researchers at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

The femur bones have literally grown past the knee caps so he can no longer extend his hind legs or walk normally.»

are more famous n adequate racers... they dnt have the slopy back... and over angulated hind legs... prominent racing conformative characters include slender bodies... thin long tails... pointed sleek head... thin long legs and light footed gait... an all this traits are quite obviously understood as racing aids... where the the gsd stand in racing breeds?

DENVER / April 12 — Dogs fitted with longer casts for hind - leg injuries or ailments should see fewer pressure sores and soft tissue complications than dogs with...

The long body and catnip - infused tail are irresistible to cats and will promote wrestling and hind - leg kickin...

The forelegs down until the elbows and the hind legs until the thighs are covered by a rough and long coat.

When we got him he had a cloudy spot on his one eye and would constantly attack his hind leg, biting and hold on for a very long time.

Hind legs should parallel each other from hock to heel with no tendency to long, cow or sickle hocks.

The outer coat is dense and longer hairs can be expected behind the hind legs.

The best is she can stand on her hind legs longer and I see she is much happier.

This is the result of their long body that must be supported on short legs, and these injuries can result easily from activities that are considered normal for other breeds, such as jumping off of a sofa or being taught to stand up on his hind legs.

Princess Abby suffered from an interesting condition called bipedalism which meant her hind legs were significantly longer than her forelimbs.

She is scratching her ears (been a long time since she could) with her hind legs and just started using all four legs on the stairs, she was bunny hopping on them.

They have muscular hind legs and a water - resistant coat that helps them spend a long time in icy cold waters.

Check for a deep underline in addition to the lightly broken topline and the correct proportions (long head, almost - square body - shape, equal leg / chest depth and symmetry of fore / hind angles).

Medium sized; sleek, muscular body; hind legs longer than front legs; long, wedge - shaped head with large, pointed ears and almond - shaped eyes; long, silky coat.