Sentences with phrase «physically mature dog»

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Once mature, they have a strongly developed territorial instinct that makes them an ideal guard dog, as he defends vocally rather than physically.

I have always been more comfortable waiting until a dog is at least six months old before spaying or neutering, but an article I read several years ago suggested that dogs who are sterilized prior to becoming fully physically mature have an increased incidence of injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee.

Most dogs are not mentally, physically, and emotionally mature enough to be a Service Dog until at least 18 months old.

Smaller dogs physically mature more quickly than larger dogs.

There are no rules that apply to all dogs regarding when to switch over, as different breeds physically mature at different ages.

There's no one - size - fits - all answer to when puppies stop growing — «size» is the key word, as larger dogs tend to take much longer to physically mature than smaller dogs.

A small dog with an expected lifespan of 15 years would be mature (sexually and physically) within 1 year.

For instance, female dogs may mature physically and sexually around 7 and 10 months of age (this does not mean they should be bred on their first heat), whereas, wolves are generally not mature until they are approximately 22 months.

While your dog may seem to be maturing physically, she may have moments of reverting to puppy behaviors and show little impulse control.

I was also curious about spaying her... I read that waiting until the dog is fully matured and developed both physically and mentally is in the best interest of the animal.

Most common Service Dog breeds to not mature socially, emotionally or physically until 2.5 to 3 years.

A Word about Canine Maturity Most dogs are not physically mature until 2 years of age.

The dog needs to be completely physically and mentally mature.

All dogs should be both physically and mentally mature, in good health, and free of communicable disease and disqualifying genetic defects prior to any breeding.

Mating The best rule to follow when breeding dogs is to be certain that they are physically mature.

That's because little pups are not as physically mature as adult dogs, and therefore are not ready for the types of exercise that can result in sharp or repeated impact.

This is much more common than the congenital type of the disease — especially in mature animals between 3 and 10 years of age, depending on their breed (large and giant breed dogs tend to become physically «older» at a younger age than their smaller counterparts).

However, since Berners as a breed are slow to mature, both physically and mentally, owners should not push puppies in training too rapidly; these dogs are definitely not obedience «child prodigies.»