There tends to be a general trend that smaller breed dogs have more anal gland related
problems than larger breed dogs and this can be related to their anatomy.
Not exact matches
Smaller
breeds and puppies are at more risk
than larger breeds and adult dogs, because it takes less of a toxin to cause
problems for them.
More ppl are bitten by small dogs
than big ones the
problem is down to not being reported getting nipped of a small dog happens more but isn't reported
larger dogs tend to leave or do more damage But this is the fault of the owner not knowing how to train a big dog u have to break the dog early then they see u as the alpha male then u can bend the dog to our will I've just had two dogs non pit bull taken from me by a copper who hasn't started shaving yet who said they look like pit bulls one was twelve week old the other two yr old they haven't stopped growing yet how the fuck can this nimrod have the ability to tell
breeds are one thing or another b4 their full grown this is state sanctioned destruction of life
Hip dysplasia, an abnormality of the hip joints that causes pain and loss of mobility, is another common issue that seems to target certain
breeds; the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals has found that 61 percent of Bulldogs and 80 percent of Pugs are troubled by it, although in general,
large breeds have worse rates of hip
problems than small
breeds.
Young
large breed dogs are at higher risk of developing skeletal
problems than small
breed dogs, even when both are fed diets with too little or too much calcium.
In dogs, smaller
breeds tend to experience dental
problems at a younger age
than their
larger counterparts.
This
large breed demands more daily exercise
than the Neapolitan mastiff and must also be provided with plenty of mental stimulation to avoid
problem behaviors.
As a result, the definition of the companion animal
breed is a
breed whose members can not perform any utilitarian function for themselves or their human owners — they're simply too weak to pull their own weight anymore — and they also suffer from a much wider array of painful maladies
than their
larger cousins; painful and unnatural medical
problems like the tendency of certain joints like knees and hips to pop out of their sockets far too easily, among many others.
Too much calcium can do as much, if not more, damage
than too little and
large / extra-
large breed puppies are especially at risk for bone / joint
problems related to too much calcium.
Small dogs suffer more from anal gland
problems — including impaction, explosion, and, subsequently, infection —
than larger breeds.
Small
breed dogs tend to have dental
problems more often
than large breed dogs.
While it is true that (particularly
large breed) puppies benefit from a moderate protein content diet during their growth stage, in order to allow for slower, more even growth and to avoid orthopedic
problems, the concept of avoiding proteins and fats in a dog's diet seems to be tied more to cost of ingredients - lesser amounts of quality meats, more grains -
than anything else.
Large breed dogs are more prone to musculoskeletal
problems than smaller
breeds, and so they often require food with higher balances of certain nutrients to promote musculoskeletal health, especially as puppies.
Human manipulation of the
breed has led to far more severe, and less laughable,
problems than that, including having heads so
large most have to be born through C - sections.