Sentences with phrase «of pedigreed dogs»

But according to the American Kennel Club, about 80 percent of pedigreed dogs - including Dalmatians - come from «backyard breeders» who do little more than check to be sure the mother and father are the same breed.

Why would anyone pay more to «adopt» a mutt than they would spend to purchase a healthy, socialized predictable purebred from a breeder who has devoted years to the care and study of pedigreed dogs?

Designed for inexperienced owners and prospective owners of a pedigreed dog.

Not exact matches

«This is a campaign of junkyard dogs, not pedigreed poodles.

Elaine Ostrander of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington and her colleagues collected tissue samples from 414 pedigreed dogs representing 85 breeds.

If this thing were any more pedigreed, we'd have to give it a dog biscuit and parade it in front of John O'Hurley on Thanksgiving.

Dog lovers of every preference are sure to spot their favorite canine compadre in this pedigreed presentation of man's best friends — a taxonomical treat that's best in show.

WILLIAM M HOEVELER, US DISTRICT JUDGE, ADOA v Dade County, Florida Despite plaintiffs» contention that there is no such animal as a pit bull, plaintiffs» own experts have written articles about their pedigreed dogs referring to them by the common nickname of pit bull.

Latter than he set about changing this by publishing a detailed list of Indian breeds, stating: «My work will only be fulfilled if we see the pedigreed dogs of Indian origin in dog shows in India».

The Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) Dog Show gathers prime specimens of pedigreed canines from around the world to compete for the coveted prize of Best in Show.

It is a record book of the century - old body that supervises the world of purebred dogs in the United States.Since its founding in Philadelphia, the American Kennel Club (AKC) has grown to oversee thousands of dog shows every year and annually registers more than 1 million pedigreed canines.O «Neill's book ($ 17.95, Howell Book House, 230 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10169) includes a decade - by - decade account of how the AKC developed.

Some of these rescue groups specialize in particular pedigreed breeds; others, like Pet Pal Rescue Inc. in Seminole County, save as many dogs, cats, puppies and kittens as they can.

Oftentimes, a designer dog is the result of two pedigreed parents.

Blood was collected for DNA extraction from a) privately owned crd3 - affected and non-affected purebred GIT dogs; b) mixed breed dogs derived from GIT founders and maintained as a study colony as part of an NIH - sponsored project (EY006855) at the Retinal Disease Studies Facility (RDSF) in Kennett Square, PA; and c) from 80 privately owned pedigreed dogs from breeds not known to segregate crd3 (Table 1).

It also attempts to curb the growing trend of animal abuse and abandonment by educating the public, organizing school programs to teach children compassion towards animals and urging people to «adopt rescued and abandoned dogs rather than purchase pedigreed dogs that are usually imported breeds, not suited to Indian weather conditions.»

Research we have done over the past few years has helped many communities to argue that pedigreed cats and purebred dogs are not the primary source of shelter euthanasias.

The actual number of purebred, pedigreed, registered dogs is difficult, if not impossible, to estimate.

In 2006, an estimated 72 million dogs lived in households in the U.S. (U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook (2007 Edition)-RRB- How many of these dogs are purebred, pedigreed, and registered?

They explained how detrimental the breeder exemption would be for reputable and responsible breeders of pedigreed cats and purebred dogs.

As numbers began to decline, the rising popularity of «pedigreed» purebred dogs and the «sport» of dog shows saw to it that the ranks of the common farm dog continued to dwindle.

They are more prone to hearing problems than any other pedigreed dog: Nearly one - third of U.S. Dalmatians are deaf in one ear, and about one in 10 are born totally deaf.

One of the companies we spoke with — State Farm — said that if you have «appraised» animals, such as show dogs or pedigreed breeder stock, you can obtain coverage under the «Personal Articles» portion of a homeowner's policy, but indicated that, in general, pets were not covered.

We all watched last week as thousands of pedigreed pups from around the country embarked on Madison Square Garden for the 142nd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

More of a problem for purebred and pedigreed dogs, especially if they belong to kennel clubs with closed studbooks.

Purebred simply means that a dog has been bred from parents of the same breed; pedigreed means that the lineage has been recorded.

Owing to my comprehension of canine characteristics and grooming techniques and styles, I have been the first choice to handle grooming sessions for pedigreed dogs in my current place of work.