Sentences with phrase «sniffing at»

Once you become familiar with your puppy's routine, you'll start recognizing the signs (circling, sniffing at one spot) that he has to go,» PetSmart suggests.

Regulator and RCMP sniffing at your door?

Even Japan is sniffing at ways towards energy independence through fossil fuels.

The Basset has a long and honorable hunting history, however, and younger, fit members of the breed are able to walk for many miles, although they certainly take their time about it, sniffing at everything they see.

Courtship behavior begins with the male dog sniffing at the bitch's face and flank and licking of the vulva.

These signs include sniffing at the floor, scratching at the door, whining, or looking uncomfortable.

A lady who very much enjoys licking and sniffing at her treats just long enough to drive Duncan insane (because he is done with his and wants hers).

Watch out for such behaviors as turning around in circles, sniffing at the floor, pawing the ground, scratching at the door, whining or barking.

Alternatively, if nothing happens, take puppy inside and try again every fifteen minutes, or sooner if you see any signs of circling and sniffing at the floor.

However, with the comeback of the company's fortune through the release of the BlackBerry 10 operating system as well as the Z10 smartphone, it is natural for the company to start sniffing at the lucrative tablet segment as well.

He stopped and lifted his head, sniffing at the air.

A stray dog sniffing at the back door.

One of the union leaders stated matter - of - factly that things ran so smoothly in their district because everyone even sniffing at a run for the school board knew that they couldn't get elected without the union's endorsement.

This is where we encounter such one - note nonsense as her snobby, rich, conservative parents (Samuel West [Darkest Hour, The Riot Club] and Emily Watson [Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Everest]-RRB- sniffing at Edward's more humble background, and his mother (Anne - Marie Duff: Suffragette, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism) serving to embody the opposing wacky nonconformity, which was apparently possible in postwar Britain only if you suffered from a traumatic brain injury, as she does.

With the west, we could be sniffing at 1 million in not too much time.

He is the most urbane of despots, forever sniffing at the white roses he so cherishes, and scrupulously polite, even when shedding blood by the bucketload.

His little face, with the long snout sniffing at something in the air.

One scene compares Lucy's descent into danger by cutting away from the action to footage of a gazelle being hunted by a lion and a mouse sniffing at a trap.

When the female fell out of the tree, her partner engaged in a number of behaviors, including embracing her, sniffing at her, chasing other monkeys away, sitting by her, and trying to copulate with her.

The scientists estimate that cold technology could cut the energy consumption and cost of CO2 capture by as much as 30 per cent in one of the «green» coal - fired power stations that the world is currently sniffing at.

My comments have been rather lonely, of late, Without you sniffing at my....

He will need to rein in his shot selection and turnovers, but he's sniffing at the second round.

That sort of investment in relationships for a recruit every few years simply isn't worth it, especially when top programs will come sniffing at those same guys anyways and we still might miss out on the recruit)

Just let you know, Barca came sniffing at Kos before and he's still at Arsenal, he ain't going nowhere.

Thus, as it stands right now, neither cryptocurrency is even close to sniffing at Bitcoin's heels — but will they ever?

Once released, the wasps will track down emerald ash borers by sniffing at ash trees — they can actually smell the difference between healthy trees and infected ones.

But that is no reason to sniff at Ma's intervention.

Its movie collection is nothing to sniff at, either.

Sherry's dog, Perla — a white, toy - sized ball of fur with a sharp bark and pink rhinestone collar — sniffs at me eagerly as I make my way inside.

They sniff at Dymon's ancillary offerings — for example its file - storage system, which features an in - house app that lets clients scan documents in and out of shelf space.

A 16 % return is not to be sniffed at.

Still not something to sniff at.

Given the state of doctrinal illiteracy among Catholics today, however, catechesis is nothing to sniff at.

There is no reason to fear or hate «dirt», to sniff at «matter» or material things.

These look great and anything that helps get dinner on the table is never to be sniffed at!

The normal person sitting across the table looks at the wine expert, looks at the wine in his glass, sniffs at it, looks at the expert again and says, «Just smells like wine to me,» before taking a big gulp.

gabriel just clearly the better option now... if we buy world class DM and attacker we should be able to compete at top next season... but have heard that before sadly... anyway a wins a win especially in a semifinal... cant sniff at another day out at wembley

It is rumoured that Arsenal are willing to increase his current # 70,000 - a-week deal to # 100,000 - a-week which is certainly not to be sniffed at whatever age you are.

You can be two class levels below Sanchez and still be a Prem journeyman earning a regular # 50k per week, not to be sniffed at.

Only two teams have even taken the slightest sniff at Kaepernick since then — the Seahawks and (kind of but not really!)

The conference has a disproportionate number of the nation's Young Turk coaches, had four of the first 16 players chosen in last spring's NBA draft and has all the fandom and facilities that a power conference takes for granted — and it's still sniffed at by the college basketball cognoscenti.

Yes, the contract was back - loaded, worth as much as $ 7 million in its last year, but really, no sane man — certainly not a player who had never won a playoff game — would sniff at that kind of cash.

Yes 4th is a major achievement and its not to be sniffed at, Yes the FA cup is a worthy trophy and it should not be downgraded but what we really need to do is win the EPL and also the CL and to do that its pure logic to suggest that we need to buy in some players that will improve the current team.

Of course, you'd hope they can put in better displays between now and the end of the season in the Europa League, but their character to hold on tonight and give the correct response should not be sniffed at.

Tierney has made three appearances in the Champions League so far this season, with the player grabbing an assist for his troubles in that time, a feat that shouldn't be sniffed at considering the teams in Celtic's group.

Hahaha he hardly got a sniff at Everton lol?

We might have a sniff at it once the likes of Messi, Ronaldo and Robben hang up their boots.

Leavitt sniffs at the qualms.

Barcelona rate him as one of there best and to be fair his record is not to be sniffed at (I know he had Barcelona in front of him how hard can it be?)

His record of 106 clean sheets in 283 appearances for Jose Mourinho's side is nothing to be sniffed at, with the player also managing to collect a decent amount on silverware during his time with the side as well.