Sentences with phrase «of screw tails»

And when short tails occur, they also bring along problems, especially when they are in the form of screw tails.

Not exact matches

The screw tail results from hemivertebrae in the vertebrae of the tail and is characteristic, even desirable, in these breeds.

Fact: The Boston «bull» terrier was developed toward the end of the nineteenth century in the Boston area (a Mecca for dog fighters at that time) from pit dogs bred to small terriers - with a dash of the then extremely popular pug which gave the breed its screw tail.

Other areas of the body like lip folds, armpit areas, peri-vulvar areas and excessive wrinkles around the tail base, sometimes called screw - tail, can also be affected.

Sadly, selectively breeding for flatter and flatter faces, and for the characteristic «screw» tail that the pug shares with several other flat faced (brachycephalic) breeds, has had serious consequences for these lovely little dogs, which we will discuss in the health section of this article.

Skin fold dermatitis may occur at any site on the body where excessive skin wrinkling causes skin - on - skin contact, including the facial region of brachycephalic dogs or in skin folds around absent, short or screw - tails [37].

Line up the mounting plate August provides with the tail piece of your deadbolt (that's the bit of hardware sticking out that rotates your deadbolt open and closed) and use the screws from your old lock to secure the mounting plate to the door.