Sentences with phrase «of individual dogs»

While her efforts haven't improved the overall condition for all the dogs of Penang, she has certainly changed the lives of the individual dogs she cares for.

ASPCA Position The ASPCA encourages pet guardians to understand the chewing habits and preferences of their individual dogs.

It is only logical to assume that the breed with the higher number of individual dogs would be represented with a higher number of bites.

Temperament of individual dogs may vary.

After trying and researching numerous dog foods with each of the individual dogs over the years, we finally decided to cook our own dog food.

While it goes without saying that breeders should be testing breeding stock, it may be wise for owners of individual dogs to have their OES tested.

The response of individual dogs to treatment varies and if therapy is stopped too soon, the disease may recur.

Breeding should be done only by the most ethical, dedicated breed enthusiast thoroughly knowledgeable about heredity, genetics, health issues and testing, temperament, conformation, puppy rearing and placement and the complete pedigree, history and traits of the individual dogs to be mated.

Following are photos of the individual dogs rescued during this intervention.

Of course the survival of individual dogs will depend on how soon treatment is begun, concurrent health problems the dog may have and the severity of the GDV.

The ASPCA is opposed to laws that ban or discriminate against specific dog breeds or breed mixes without regard to the temperament and behavior of individual dogs.

Similarly, long - term housing of individual dogs and cats in cages without access to exercise or social activities is not an acceptable alternative.

While it is true that pit bulls were selectively bred to fight other dogs a century ago, that in itself does not determine the disposition of individual dogs with other dogs.

Between the fifth and seventh weeks, the personality of individual dogs becomes abundantly apparent.

Mentoring sessions conducted in a fair and impartial manner with restraint from promoting individual breeding programs and / or promotion of individual dogs or bias toward other breeding programs.

The Catahoula Rescue Network is a network of individuals who have in some way shown interest and / or effort in rescue on behalf of individual dogs of this interesting breed who have become homeless.We're attempting to connect up individual rescuers, and concerned individuals, so that in sharing information and ideas, homeless dogs will benefit.»

For example, I know of a couple of cases of individual dogs having a lot of success killing and eating smaller animals, the sight of those animals even at distances of 50 metres or more was so arousing that they could not eat a treat...

As all of these efforts to improve the appearance of individual dogs that were slightly faulty by those who understood what this accomplished became more widespread, people who didn't understand copied the pros even when their dogs did not have such faults, leading to the current situation.

Breed neutral «dangerous dog» laws, «leash laws» that prohibit dogs from running loose off their owners» property, and «anti chaining» laws can control the behavior of individual dogs and individual owners and thereby help reduce the risk of harm to people and other animals.

In addition to the stories of individual dogs who have graduated from ESRA's Special Needs program, you can read the monumental task ESRA undertook in late 2008 to rehabilitate and rehome over 67 Springers referred to as «the Midwest Dogs.».

Addressing the issue of aggressive dogs in a non-breed-specific fashion, focusing on the behavior of individual dogs, not on their breed.

And data from communities and countries that sterilize community dogs show the same results: a decline in the number of dog bites, with «officials point [ing] to a variety of factors: the obvious effect of sterilization on dog behavior, including behaviors associated with mating, reduced numbers of dogs and reduced home range of individual dogs resulting in fewer chance encounters with humans, an increased respect and thus kinder treatment towards dogs due to the positive role model of rescuers, and the impact of community education by rescuers that often accompanies these efforts.

A. All members will keep complete and accurate records of individual dogs, litters, breedings, pedigrees and puppy sales as required by the American Kennel Club, and abide by American Kennel Club rules and regulations which pertain to these activities.

Only isolation of individual dogs and carefully - considered matings will shield your animals from CHV - 1.

Many veterinarians also believe that neutering necessarily improves the health of individual dogs and cats, but the evidence is far less supportive of that, especially for males.

The very best farms have a detailed feeding program which meets the needs of individual dogs.

Lifestyle - Based Vaccine Calculator helps determine the specific vaccine needs of individual dogs.

Record COIs of individual dogs on pedigree certificates against the breed average.

The future availability of pets, the perpetuation of the dog fancy, the health of the individual dogs and the gene pools of the breeds that we love may all depend on keeping a few more dogs intact!

The temperament of individual dogs may vary but generally, Berneses are calm, self - assured and docile dogs, friendly to children as well as to other pets.

Which therapeutic regimen to choose depends partly on the number of functionally active beta cells in the pancreas and, of course, on the response of individual dogs to treatment.

This is helpful for us when making matches based on the history / evaluation of the individual dogs in rescue.

There is considerable variation in the response of individual dogs to cancer treatment.

It is unclear whether any East - European Shepherds have been imported to the United States, but if any have it is a very small number of individual dogs.

Dietary recommendations provided by Weeth Nutrition Services are medical services that are used to treat, manage and mitigate disease of individual dogs and cats.

Additional photos and personality profiles of individual dogs can be accessed through their bio pages.

«The time of appearance and the rate of progression of hip dysplasia are influenced by the growth rate of individual dogs.

The results of the questionnaires completed by the training supervisors — 1,401 in total — showed consistency of individual dogs» scores over the three age ranges.

The children assigned to interact with the virtual pet were told that their physical activity would be used to improve the health of their individual dog, which they got to name and choose the color of its collar.

Our foster families give us invaluable insight regarding the behaviors, temperament and personality of the individual dog.

Evaluating the temperament of an individual dog is much more important than evaluating the breed as a whole when considering that dog for service dog work.

If you aren't going to be the alpha and show them who is boss (sometimes daily depending on age and temperament of individual dog), they will take over and you won't like it and neither will anyone else.

where K is a factor that accounts for the physical activity level of each individual dog and is equal to 132 for inactive dogs, 145 for moderately active dogs, 200 for intensely active dogs and 300 for dogs engaging in strenuous and sustained physical activity such as sledge dogs.

While titles may provide proof of an individual dog's working ability as well as proof of a trainer's dedication and abilities, titled dogs in a pedigree may give a better indication of «family» working aptitude.

Nutritional requirements tables are available to determine the specific needs of any individual dog, but they are perhaps more useful to veterinarians and pet nutritionists than to pet owners, given the complexity of their use.

In addition to a nutritional adequacy statement that meets your dog's life stage needs, a good food should meet the specific needs of your individual dog.

I take into account all aspects of each individual dog's situation, including breed, background, temperament and — very importantly — household environment.

The second, and less precise way, to estimate the potential of an individual dog to contribute to genetically transmitted diseases in progeny is to test the dog itself, and as many of its relatives as possible, for the presence of specific health conditions.

The American Veterinary Medical Association, the field's most prestigious congregate, claimed as of Jan. 2008 that the individual health of the individual dog must take precedence over population concerns.

Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) A professional organization of individual dog trainers who are committed to becoming better trainers through education.