Sentences with phrase «only small breeds»

As inclusion criteria, only small breeds were selected for this study.

Dogs with small stomachs for their size (not necessarily only the smallest breeds) can suffer distress when the dry food expands inside their stomach after eating.

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On the contrary it appears that not only are the New Breed a very small minority among parish ministers, but their numbers may now actually be declining.

Researchers found that when they took wild foxes and let only the tamest breed, the foxes began to develop doglike features such as curly tails, smaller heads, and floppy ears.

If you need to avoid chicken and poultry - related ingredients, Blue Buffalo offers a corn - free, wheat - free dog food for large breeds with chicken fat as the only poultry ingredient, and it's a small portion of the overall ingredients.

Because the flytrap, native to only a small area of North and South Carolina, could potentially eat the bugs that help it breed, researchers wanted to know how it discriminates between pollinators and dinner.

Only a small number of U.S. and Asian dogs share maternal ancestry with ancient American dogs, suggesting the arrival of European breeds starting at least several hundred years ago reshaped dog DNA in the Americas, she proposed.

He suspects that it went undetected for so long because either it has a very small range or it barks only during a short breeding season.

In the life cycle of this small bird, which is widespread in forests in Europe and Western Asia, moulting only happens once the breeding season is completed.

This population decline has also been associated with low breeding success, with only a small number of chicks successfully fledging in more recent years.

Golden eagles, like most birds, will breed only with their own species, the result being a third, smaller golden eagle that can be diagnosed as such from a distance by checking off a short, satisfying list of physical identifiers.

«Aedes mosquitoes thrive in tropical and subtropical urban centers and require only a small amount of standing water to breed,» he said.

Producing offspring is not the only purpose of online zoo dating, by carefully managing the breeding of the small number of animals in zoo programs, world zoos aim to retain 90 % of the genetic diversity of a species found in the wild over a 100 years.

Wild, race - bred looks wrapped around an interior second only to one crafted by God himself are the name of the game for the small Italian firm.

Light - duty pickup trucks are a rare breed; not only are they expected to provide performance and versatility on par with larger pickups, but it's also advantageous to deliver finely - tuned driving spirit that rivals vehicles of smaller and faster build.

With the performance attributes of a pure - bred sports car and the fuel consumption of a small city model, the first BMW plug - in hybrid vehicle hits heights only attainable through the revolutionary BMW i vehicle concept.

Under the Housing and Development Board (Animals) Rules 1989, HDB allows only one dog of an approved small breed per residential unit.

Only 25 percent of the dogs and a very small percentage of cats will be purebred; 75 percent of dogs and nearly all of the cats will be mixed breed animals that originated in unplanned and largely unwanted litters.

This breed is one of the smaller cat breeds, weighing in at only six to eleven pounds.

Buy only from reputable Miniature Fox Terrier breeders to reduce the risk of health problems common in small dog breeds (visit dog breeders to learn how to identify responsible dog breeders).

Being spirited and obedient, this probably is the only small dog breed, which is completely fearless.

Like any small dog breed, this dog needs to eat only what enough for it.

There were only 147 Norwich Terrier puppies registered in the UK in 2015, but this adorable small breed deserves to be lifted out of the Vulnerable Native Breeds list.

The Kuvasz is one of the smaller big dogs, but only compared to the largest dog breeds.

I give my 3 poms Solid Gold wee bit small breed dog food and their coat It's so soft and shiny, but In my local (only) store it's very difficult to find, and I bought the same Brand Sun dance and it's ok but the kibbles are I think too big, but they still eat them very well.

Unlike Pembroke Corgis, who are bred to have only a small nub of a tail (without docking) the Cardigan's tail is long.

Yes, in the past these beds were only made for the upper crust of dog owners, but now there are a huge number of quality beds made specifically for large to small breeds at affordable prices.

This is a great choice for smaller dogs, since the only downside is they're a tad on the small size for large breeds.

4.0 mm Prong - Very heavy and we only recommend these for extremely large and giant breed dogs, can be hard to put on due to the thickness of the prongs and because of the thickness and size of the prongs it doesn't offer the precision of the two smaller sizes.

While it is probable that smaller dogs were being bred to hunt vermin around human habitations, it is clear that domestication was well underway, with humans beginning the process of manipulating the canine genome, a process only possible with animals living closely with them.

These dogs are the smallest of the spaniels and the smallest among all sporting dog breeds, weighing only 24 - 28 pounds when full grown.

The only thing you can really count on for a Chorkie is its small size because both parents breeds are Toy breeds.

Washing the pets are not only to groom them, but also inspect the body of your small dog breeds.

Not only is heartworm highly contagious, a positive diagnosis is incredibly time consuming and expensive to treat (Blumenfeld says the cost averages $ 600 for small dogs and $ 2,000 for larger breeds), an unfair fact that often pushes these dogs to the top of the kill list in many shelters across the country

Smaller breeds such as Chihuahuas or Shih Tzus, on the other hand, might only need 1.

In the early days, it was the imported Siberian sled - dogs, sometimes referred to as Siberian rats because of their lighter body structure and smaller size than the Malamutes and mixed breeds traditionally used in Alaska, that soon won fame and success - not only as very fast competitors in the grand sled - dog races of the gold - rush era, but also as couriers of mail, and even of vaccines which saved human lives (one very famous instance of which, is remembered through the classic Iditarod race).

By funding this program, it is hoped that not only can the breed itself be improved, but that treatment can be developed for other similar small dogs.

These types of organizations often specialize in certain breeds or categories of animals (such as Bully breeds, small dogs only, or special needs animals).

The Maltese is a very, very small dog; it falls under the toy breed that only a few dogs exhibit.

The only dogs I ever got bitten by as a veterinary technician were the small breeds.

A small number of Frenchie breeders in America and Europe kept the flame alive but by 1940 French Bulldogs were considered a rare breed and only 100 were registered with the AKC.

You can adopt senior dogs for only $ 10, small breed senior dogs for only $ 30 and senior cats for only $ 10.

Breeders start with the latter and only use a syringe or tube for very small breeds or in case of emergency (e.g. when a puppy isn't actually swallowing the milk it suckles out of the bottle.)

The Wellness Complete Health Natural Dry Small Breed Dog Food has only natural ingredients.

They require only short walks and contented in small spaces, however may require a lot of veterinary attention as they can be prone to some conditions common in bulldog breeds.

You can adopt senior dogs for only $ 10, small breed senior dogs for only $ 30...

Only a small number were used for breeding once their racing days were over.

If only the KC with its well - stocked bank account — all those litter registrations from breeders, large and small scale certainly amount to a hefty sum — were as efficient as a tiny, voluntary group of investigators who know exactly what the conditions some of the breeding dogs supplying Pixieland puppies are forced to live in, while the KC ponderously investigates.

Meanwhile, shelters in some cities rarely see small dog breeds so, for example, if someone in Salt Lake City wanted, or for some reason could only manage, a small dog, their only option used to be to go to a pet store or breeder and buy one.

Only 8 % of the resondents may say they intend to get their next pet from a pet store, but if they want a Toy breed or a particular small breed they probably won't have many other options.