Sentences with phrase «often as the purebred dog»

Not exact matches

As with many other breeds, Chihuahuas are often crossed with other purebred dogs so to give life to some interesting designer mixes:

First know that, as a result of their breeding, purebred dogs very often have genetic disorders and medical issue predispositions, certainly no less often than shelter dogs.

These dogs all have the constantly growing hair that must be cut or clipped at some point, but most do not need it as often as their purebred parents.

Much of the press coverage (and, indeed, the press release from UC Davis itself) suggested that the study found that mixed breed dogs were not healthier than purebred dogs, as campaigners often maintain.

But my 35 + years experience as a Dog Breed Consultant has taught me that people who want purebred dogs are often basing their decision on the positive things about purebred dogs — without considering the negatives.

They often experience fewer health problems, such as hip dysplasia, which is all too common in purebred pups, and breathing problems that are frequent in dogs of brachycephalic breeds (those with short snouts, such as Pugs and English Bulldogs).

As was previously mentioned, the term «designer dog» is often used interchangeably with the term «hybrid dog» because most designer breeds are nothing more than a crossbreed of two different purebreds.

Mixed breed dogs, often referred to as «mutts,» are dogs who have genes from more than one type of purebred dog.

As dog trainer and author Brian Kilcommons explains, «mixed breed dogs are often healthier, longer - lived, more intelligent, and of more stable temperament than purebreds.

As most dog owners know, purebred dogs often have a number of inherent diseases and conditions.

The dogs are often described or advertised as purebred.

Guide dogs for the blind are most often large purebred dogs such as Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and German Shepherds.

Purebred dogs are often predisposed to certain genetic and hereditary diseases and this has become evident with the stark difference in appearance between dogs of the same breeds a hundred years ago as compared to today.

Hip dysplasia is often used as the prime example of an inherited health problem that primarily affects purebred dogs.

Mixed - breed animals often have a lower rate of inherited physical ailments such as hip dysplasia prevalent in purebred dogs.

Because purebred dogs inevitably all come from the very same small group of dogs who were originally used to establish the breed, the coefficient of inbreeding often goes up as years pass.

These dogs, who are most often not purebred, are the ones that contribute to the bad reputation of the bully breeds as a whole and are the lifeblood behind the cry for a ban.

Hobby breeders, who often also show dogs professionally, have garnered a reputation as an acceptable, albeit pricey, source of purebred dogs.

DNA testing has shown that dogs some people would quickly identify as pit bulls often contain no DNA from any purebred dog that might fall under the label «pitbull.»

Rescues will often have both mixed breeds, including designer dogs, as well as purebreds that irresponsible owners and those who have fallen on hard times were forced to give up.

Purebred dog rescue is a volunteer job, often filled with as much heartache as joy.

Rescue shelters often have dogs of all ages and genders, as well as purebred and mixed breeds of all kinds (an estimated 30 % of dogs in rescues are purebred).

I have wish more people knew that purebred dogs are seen just as often in shelters as mixes.