As a direct consequence to decades of
poor dog breeding practices, certain dog breeds face bigger challenges when they go into labor and may even require your knowhow on how to handle such situation.
Not exact matches
«Puppy Mills» house
dogs in shockingly
poor conditions, solely for the purpose of
breeding.
What follows is a combination of a thriller (finding the perps), comedy about
poor Max having to become an «undercover» show
dog, and gratification for
dog lovers who get to see all the
breeds primping up for and competing for the prize of Best in Show.
Veterinarians start seeing an increase of the newly popular
breed in their practice because of health and genetic issues, and
dog trainers start seeing these
breeds because of
poor temperaments.
It was almost ruined by
poor breeding practices in the late 1800s when breeders exaggerated the
dog's natural length and weight.
Loyalty is a trait of the
dog, something that is integral to the
breed, a viscous nature is either
bred into the
dog through bad
breeding or is a result of
poor training and negative reinforcement.
When they find any
dog not fitting any of the above traits it is considered to be a
poor breed or not the particular
breed at all.
All alone, on one very bitter cold, dark winter night this
poor dog gave birth to ten tiny mix
breed puppies.
No
dogs exhibiting a hereditary defect, unsound temperament or
poor health will be
bred.
In April 2014, The Animal League was asked to help with a sad case involving rescuing 14 small
breed dogs living in
poor conditions.
These
poor breeding practices are what fuels puppy mills that potentially generates substantial income for unscrupulous
dog breeders.
Overbreeding,
poor breeding,
breeding dogs that should not be
bred and
breeding without genetic testing produces masses of puppies which can then be sold cheaper.
Minimizing intake includes things like low - cost spay / neuter clinics, targeted spay / neuter outreach in
poor communities and minimizing laws that cause animals to be removed from homes unnecessarily because they are certain
breeds of
dogs, not altered, or over the pet limit.
Because
dog breeding is mainly assortative
breeding, without the sorting of individuals by trait, a
breed could not be established, nor could
poor genetic material be removed.
Find more info on showing your
dog, join your local
breed club, find a mentor and learn ALL YOU CAN from them, get some titles on her, get all the STD and other health testing on her (do you really want to bring unsound, unhealthy,
poor breed standard huskies into the world?)
The frustrating thing about the Weimaraner's high energy levels, is that they don't translate across to hunting drive or «run» — the majority of modern Weimaraners are
poor hunting
dogs due to Weimaraner breeders mainly
breeding for show or pet homes.
Though larger and smaller
dogs do occur, this is evidence of a
poor breeding or possibly wrong diet and
poor health condition.
Dogs are
bred in
poor conditions, often in small cages with little or no attention, no exercise and lack of veterinary care.»
Dogs who have flat - noses, called brachycephalic, like English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Shih Tzus and pugs; heavily - muscled dogs like pit bulls and boxers; large breed dogs; and any overweight animal is at an increase to suffer from overheating due their poor ability to dissipate h
Dogs who have flat - noses, called brachycephalic, like English bulldogs, French bulldogs, Shih Tzus and pugs; heavily - muscled
dogs like pit bulls and boxers; large breed dogs; and any overweight animal is at an increase to suffer from overheating due their poor ability to dissipate h
dogs like pit bulls and boxers; large
breed dogs; and any overweight animal is at an increase to suffer from overheating due their poor ability to dissipate h
dogs; and any overweight animal is at an increase to suffer from overheating due their
poor ability to dissipate heat.
We know just like we get rogue humans that kill rape etc etc we get rogue
dogs through
poor breeding and neglected care and unfortunately this small percentage sometimes meet and give you your 27 of hundreds of thousands of responsible bully
breed owners.
You'll spend less on veterinary care over the
dog's lifetime than you would with a «free puppy» from
poor breeding with the potential for temperament issues.
These stem predominantly from owners either selecting a
breed that's basically wrong for them, or doing a
poor job of rearing their
dog.
There should be no stigma attached to earning money by selling
dogs; problems arise when the
dogs are poorly
bred, housed in
poor conditions, denied proper medical care, are sick when sold, or are falsely advertised.
While many
dogs are naturally protective of their families, there are some
breeds that excel in this role better than others, and there are definitively
breeds that make
poor guard
dogs and wouldn't mind at all if a stranger would trespass your property.
Do you agree that ANY
dog — hurt, sick, old, injured, COULD bite, then why or why would you want a
breed CAPABLE of taking a
poor child \'s head off?
The cruel reality of the commercial
dog breeding industry is that most of these
dogs live in small cages, receive minimal veterinary care,
poor food, and no human interaction.
While some
dogs may be
bred of
poor temperament, or just hardheaded troubled animals, these cases are rare.
Not
breed from a
dog that suffers from a
poor character i.e. a nervous or aggressive temperament.
In this
breed, the show
dogs have an exaggerated sloping topline which causes weakness and
poor coordination in the hindquarters.
Anyone who is obsessed with conformation, etc.is a twin to the breeders of
poor greyhounds, the
dogs are
bred to perform, not to be loved.
One of the worst parts of my job is telling people that the reason their
dog is vicious is because of the
dog's
poor breeding.
Veterinarians and veterinary nutritionists say giant
breed dogs generally have a
poorer stool quality when compared to smaller
breed dogs, making larger
dogs another target group to benefit from probiotics.
Many
dog illnesses are inherited, others caused by improper nutrition,
poor breeding practices, and many a combination of any.
My study of
dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the
poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as resident
dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible
breeding program.
On the positive side, neutering male
dogs • eliminates the small risk (probably < 1 %) of dying from testicular cancer • reduces the risk of non-cancerous prostate disorders • reduces the risk of perianal fistulas • may possibly reduce the risk of diabetes (data inconclusive) On the negative side, neutering male
dogs • if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in medium / large and larger
breeds with a
poor prognosis.
Poor Breeding: Many
dogs are poorly
bred.
Poor Breeding: I have seen many
dogs that didn't like kids or were dangerous with kids, coming from
breeds that are known to be good with kids.
Different
breeds can also have different greeting styles and play styles and there are some
dogs that also have
poor greeting skills.
And puppy mills have jumped on the trend,
breeding hybrid
dogs in
poor conditions without regard for their welfare.
It is rare for
dogs to be indifferent to people, although mistreatment and / or
poor breeding can warp the canine personality into a dysfunctional animal.
There are many contributing factors to most
dog bite incidents, including
poor breeding practices, inadequate socialization and training, health or behavioural issues, inadequate supervision and / or control of the
dog.
Kathryn Destreza, director of investigations for ASPCA Field Investigations and Response, said
dogs kept at
breeding facilities like the one in Elmwood suffer a
poor quality of life.
As more and more
dogs are saved by the city shelter and the community, the pool of
dogs still in need gets more and more narrow and eventually is mostly comprised of adult (or teenager) large
breed dogs with generally
poor manners and a lot of energy.
If you don't need a carefully
bred dog, save a life, but don't encourage
poor breeding.
I refuse to allow
dogs that I have
bred, raised, and loved to wind up like that
poor little Beagle.
We work with
dogs of all ages,
breeds, backgrounds, and issues — aggression, anxiety,
poor manners, obedience needs, and more!
Don't
breed dogs that are apparently in
poor health, as their pups will be as well.
These businesses are in it for the money, but aren't committed to
breeding high quality
dogs, plus the care of the
dogs is always very
poor.
Dogs from nonapproved
breedings could not be registered, and
poor specimens had to be destroyed.
Based on population statistics using the Bell Curve the number of
dogs in a
breed that would be expected to be of
poor quality (DQ's and or other serious faults) would fall in a range of 4 - 6 % for a
breed.