Sentences with phrase «specific ancestors of this breed»

The specific ancestors of this breed remain unknown, although it may be related to the Pyrenean mountain dogs that accompanied fisherman in the area.

Not exact matches

We veterinarians have always known that the more genetic tinkering a breed has experienced since its archetype ancestor (the wolf at the top of the photo) the more likely it is to have specific health issues.

One of the greatest examples of breeding for specific characteristics gone wrong, the English Bulldog today barely resembles his healthy, agile, and functional ancestors.

Although the specific herding breeds used are unknown, some breed experts believe that at least one of the breeds had upright, pricked ears and may have been an early ancestor of the Belgian sheepdog breeds.

In dogs, the term breed is used two ways: loosely, to refer to dog types or landraces of dog (also called natural breeds or ancient breeds); or more precisely, to refer to modern breeds of dog, which are documented so as to be known to be descended from specific ancestors, that closely resemble others of their breed in appearance, movement, way of working and other characters; and that reproduce with offspring closely resembling each other and their parents.

The only significant difference between the two is that purebreds, because their parents and other ancestors are all members of the same breed, are similar to a specific «breed standard.»