Sentences with phrase «selectively breeding their dogs»

Later Cornelius Van Rooyen, a big game hunter who was farming in Rhodesia, which is known as Zimbabwe today, started selectively breeding dogs to try to track and keep leopards and lions at bay.

Breeds such as Labradors have historically had high rates of hip dysplasia, but selectively breeding dogs that have good hip scores radiographically has reduced the incidence of the disease.

Over this time, the need to selectively breed dogs for traits that make them good at tasks has not been the main focus for most breeders — vs breeding dogs based on things like looks and temperament.

Worse, some unscrupulous neophytes started selecting dogs for exactly the opposite criteria that had prevailed up to then: they began selectively breeding dogs for the trait of human aggressiveness.

We selectively breed dogs to try and manipulate and control those internal motivations, but lifetime training and constant monitoring are necessary in order to control what a dog does, to prevent those internal motivations from causing the dog to do things that we don't want them to do.

Most of the toy dog breeds hail originally from Asia where the process of selectively breeding dogs to make them smaller is believed to have begun, but there are plenty of toy breeds from other areas of the world as well.

To further this effort, humans have been selectively breeding dogs to be skilled workers in a synergistic partnership.

Breeders have selectively bred dogs over many years to obtain a certain look or to enhance specific qualities.

For the young reader, this book is a fascinating look at the distinct groups that have developed — hunting, herding, working, and companion — as humans selectively bred dogs to bring out desired attributes.

Breeds exist because humans selectively bred dogs showing particular physical and behavioral traits for hundreds of generations.

They began selectively breeding their dogs to help haul camp across long distances in the extreme northern climate.

Not exact matches

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Domestic dogs have been selectively bred for millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes.

Selectively bred for intelligence and hardiness, working dogs are dogs with strong work ethics who need a job to keep their mind stimulated and body exercised.

If you're searching for a family dog, be sure you do not purchase your pit bull from a breeder who may have selectively chosen fighting bloodlines, as dogs with such bloodlines were bred from individuals selected because of aggressive behavior.

Dogs have been selectively bred by humans for thousands of years, and today almost 400 different breeds are recognized by Federation Cynologique Internationale (The International Kennel Club)-- from Abruzzenhund to Zwergspitz.

Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years to guard and protect persons, livestock and territory.

On top of that, most lap dogs were selectively bred for cuteness.

Although reputable breeders have been selectively breeding out dogs with bad hips, it can not be completely eradicated.

Indeed, throughout the ages these dogs were selectively bred to be skilled in many disciplines allowing them to be used for a vast array of jobs.

Czech Shepherds are German Shepherd Dogs that were selectively bred to create a dog that is stronger and more courageous than traditional GSDs.

One or more of the tracking, stalking, pointing, herding / driving, attacking, killing and retrieving behaviors have been selectively augmented or even eliminated in certain dog breeds through the domestication process.

Not to mention the fact that some dog breeds are not the most loyal; indeed, some breeds have been selectively bred for being independent.

The widely perceived cuteness of domesticated animals, such as dogs and cats, may be due to the fact that humans selectively breed their pets for infant - like characteristics, including non-aggressive behavior and child - like appearance.

The Samoyed dog breed is an ancient breed selectively bred to hunt, herd reindeer and pull sleighs for the nomadic Samoyed people in the western Siberia.

These dogs were SELECTIVELY - BRED over hundreds of years to be KILLERS.

Man, has created a monster, If you wish... These dogs were selectively bred to fight, they have greater propensity to fight than other animals, which is brought out in training.»

There is some evidence to suggest that the breed is descended from a spitz - type dog and selectively bred for his small size, though others believe that he originated in Asia and descended from the Tibetan Terrier.

The writer didn't make the pit bull or pit ~ bull type dogs the most dangerous breed, humans did that hundreds of years ago by selectively breeding them for bull baiting, ratting, dog fighting and whatever other blood sport put money in their pockets.

We own dogs that have been selectively bred for their wonderful characteristics, but also have numerous immune disorders and digestive problems associated with breeding for a particular shape, size, or color.Think of the pug as a descendant of the wolf.

Interestingly, hunting dogs in this group were selectively bred for different tasks in which they excelled.

What is known is that they are likely related to the ancient Irish Wolf Dog, but they were selectively bred for hunting deer.

Many dogs, purebreds from various origins as well as mixed breeds, have been selectively and haphazardly bred for good temperaments - no dogfighting necessary.

These first dogs were slightly larger in height and weight and as the need to catching rodents began to diminish they have been selectively bred for the smaller dog we have now.

ALSO, THESE COLLARS ARE TYPICALLY BEING MARKETED TO EXPERIENCED DOG TRAINERS WHO ARE WORKING WITH DOGS WHO WERE SELECTIVELY BRED TO DO HIGH LEVEL SKILLS... NOT PET BRED DOGS, BUT WORKING DOGS FROM LINES THAT HAVE CHAMPION DOGS IN THE PEDIGREE FOR GENERATIONS.

In its most simple definition, a ratter is dog who was selectively bred for catching rats and other types of vermin.

Some dog breeds were selectively bred to work a good part of the day alongside humans and some were pampered lap dogs and feet warmers for aristocratic ladies.

As this and other dog working and sporting activities were developed people selectively bred different dogs to achieve the working attributes that they most desired.

Bull baiting become illegal in 1835, and the breed was kept alive by some enthusiasts, who began selectively breeding the ancestors of our modern dogs.

The recreation of the breed began in 1971 when foundation dogs were used selectively in various combinations to obtain the desired physical and mental traits of the original Olde English Bulldogges.

These dogs may look like your average bulldog, but they were selectively bred to adapt them to the Australian environment.

Many of the smaller terrier breeds and dachshund dogs have been selectively bred to hunt vermin that lived in underground dens.

Such dogs were highly prized, and from them, three types were developed: the heavy Bullenbeisser, or mastiff; the cross of the mastiff with wolf and deerhounds, which resulted in the great dane; and the small Bullenbeisser, selectively bred for its smaller size.

The Australian cattle dog, for instance, was selectively bred to control the cattle's movements by nipping at their heels, whereas, the border collie was bred to stare down sheep.

In some cases, people selectively breed smaller and smaller specimens of a breed to create designer dogs that are much in demand.

Queen Victoria favored smaller Pomeranians, and as a result, many dog breeders began to incorporate smaller dogs and bitches into their breeding program to selectively breed smaller Pomeranians.

Cats have not been selectively bred for as long as dogs, so they retain far less infantile (kittenish) behavior.

Dogs have been selectively bred for hundreds of thousands of years to create breeds for various tasks and goals.

Because the breed was selectively bred to fight bulls, bears, kill rats and then fight dogs, many assume the pit bull must be «vicious» by nature.

These dogs are one of the few breeds to historically have been selectively bred for temperament over looks, and many breed standards include the fact that goldens should have a sweet and gentle temperament.