There have been a number of stories in the news about Pit Bull attacks lately, which begs the question: are Pit Bulls truly the vicious dogs the media portrays them to be or are
the specific dogs in the news simply dogs who have been poorly socialized and bred to be aggressive?
In rare situations, Love - A-Bull will consider
specific dogs in our program for out of state adoption.
Once you have completed an application, we will call you to talk about
a specific dog in whom you've expressed interest.
If you haven't already noticed, Terriers seem to be popular breeds, regardless of
the specific dog in question.
While we encourage you to let us know on your application if one of our dogs has captured your interest, we use this simply as a guide for matching and your listing of
specific dog in no way implies claim to this particular dog.
Once approved an applicant can have direct contact with a foster home to seek detailed information about
a specific dog in the program.
Not exact matches
If you choose to make some money walking
dogs, you have options: You can join a
dog walking service
specific to your area — or cut out the middleman entirely and hit up the local
dog run to hand out flyers and business cards to
dog owners and leave business cards and flyers
in pet stores.
Hot
dog connoisseurs note condiments should be applied
in a
specific order.
Every ingredient
in Purina Focus
dog food for small breeds is chosen for a
specific purpose.
His lab hopes to knock out a
specific oestrogen receptor
in dogs to understand the hormone's effects on fertility.
Future studies that follow
dogs long term and look at
specific lipid content
in the blood may shed light on the mechanisms behind cholesterol's role
in enhanced survival, Leeper said.
And the trouble with extrapolating so much from mouse studies is that «nobody has actually shown over the long term how long these quote un-quote improvements persist, and we don't know whether it's broadly improving aspects of aging or it's
specific to certain tissues,» said Matt Kaeberlein, a biologist who studies aging
in dogs and other animal models at the University of Washington.
Miller and others point out that cross-breeding to enhance
specific traits
in crops and
dogs, for example, often comes at the expense of other traits.
But his problems were not quite as extreme as seen
in Klver - Bucy; he could often recognize the general category that an object belonged to («it's an animal») albeit not the
specific exemplar (he might say «
dog» instead of the correct «goat»).
A Cross-Country Comparison of Perceptions of Shelter Workers Regarding Breed Identification» asserts that shelter workers operating
in areas restricted by breed -
specific legislation (BSL) are more likely to consciously mislabel a
dog's breed if they felt it were to increase the
dog's chances of being adopted and / or avoid being euthanized.
Astroviruses from a number of species, including human, bovine, bird, cow and
dog, were detected
in monkeys, This «challenges the paradigm that AstV (astrovirus) infection is species -
specific,» the authors wrote.
Over the past few years, researchers have linked a number of canine traits — from size to coiffure — to
specific mutations
in dog DNA.
Co-author Heidi Parker, a geneticist at NHGRI, says that because humans initially bred
dogs for
specific traits — say, smaller body size or calm temperament — selection created a population «bottleneck» that narrowed the genetic variation
in offspring, leaving them with just a few
specific clusters of variable genetic regions.
The epithet
dogs even some functional MRI studies, which seek to link
specific thought processes to corresponding regions of the brain by measuring moment - to - moment differences
in blood flow.
A long debate has existed
in psychology whether concepts, such as a
dog, are represented
in the mind as a collection of
specific dogs that people have encountered or whether individuals can abstract the key characteristics across
specific examples to form a generalized idea, or prototype, of a
dog.
A total of 263
specific disorder types were recorded
in German Shepherds, the most common of which were inflammation of the ear canal (7.89 % of
dogs), osteoarthritis (5.54 %), diarrhea (5.24 %), overweight and obesity (5.18 %), and aggression (4.76 %).
We find 119 variants
in evolutionarily conserved sites that are
specific to
dogs with OCD.
In their study, researchers from Uppsala University, SLU and Broad Institute, compared DNA samples from a large group of German shepherd
dogs affected by atopic dermatitis with DNA coming from healthy
dogs to reveal the
specific DNA segment associated with the disease.
Studying a
specific type of genetic variation
in the DNA sequences of wolves and domestic
dogs - called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)- the scientists identified the transfer of
dog gene variants into wolf genomes.
In AKC Scent Work, the handler guides the
dog through a set search area to find
specific odors that the
dogs have been trained to detect.
Cre -
DOG is also suitable for optogenetic studies, and since cells infected with AAV - Cre -
DOG retain normal neuronal function, this system may make optogenetics
in specific cell populations even easier.
According to Slobodchikoff, these calls, with their individuality
in response to a
specific predator, imply that prairie
dogs have highly developed cognitive abilities.
If your vet hasn't seen anything concerning
in your
dog's
specific case, then using home remedies is perfectly acceptable.
Sure, I'm also kind of exercising while walking my
dog but doing a
specific training
in the gym is something different.
And for the people who have very
specific wants
in a mate, there are dating sites for just about every set of compatibility criteria you can think of, from sites dedicated to people who love
dogs, to the over 40 crowd, to people of
specific ethnic backgrounds.
Together,
in a scene -
specific audio commentary, are Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Fess Parker, and son of the
dog trainer for the film, Bob Weatherwax (I'm getting verklempt, talk amongst yourselves!
It reminded me of Peckinpah's Straw
Dogs in the way it makes you yearn for a
specific thing to happen, but keeps putting it off, making it extra satisfying when it eventually does happen.
The insincere character work
in Isle of
Dogs dovetails with a perceived overall lack of care and sensitivity towards Japanese culture
in his decision to locate Isle of
Dogs within this
specific, albeit fantasised context.
«Probably I leave it out because I don't think the answer is you have to read Esperanza Rising or Love That
Dog, this
specific book
in this
specific grade.
As well, each song also addresses a
specific social issue with which children can identify and understand including envy and jealousy, bullying or a silly song about the smelliest
dog in the world!
I agree wholeheartedly with the need for artful word choices that create
specific responses
in readers, not unlike the conditioned response of Pavlov's
dogs.
Specific breeds of
dogs may be more difficult to insure
in some areas.
The law is not
specific to
dogs and cats, so I presume the fine would be the same regardless whether the perpetrator is your Yorkie or a pet horse, however I am almost certain your neighbor may not measure those results
in the same manner.
If your lease does not SPECIFICALLY prohibit such
dogs, (even if it excludes ordinary
dogs) then your landlord would be
in violation of Oklahoma Law if he attempts to evict you for that
specific reason.
«I am a member of a ton of meetup groups
in OKC and there isn't one place that is
specific to just women and
dogs.»
This measure of the benefits of
dog ownership equals $ 250 per year of savings, on average, for all of the 43 million - plus households that own
dogs in the U.S.. However, this estimate is quite conservative, as it can not account for the benefits of
dog ownership that are
specific to each household that owns a
dog.
Each one as created for a
specific dog breed, keeping
in mind their behavioural tendencies and unique body shapes and sizes.
Identification and
specific therapy for seizure disorder
in your
dog is the best treatment.
Dr Tong explains that
dogs are able to adapt and absorb nutrients from non-ideal protein sources, but not all proteins can be broken down into
specific subtypes and
in the quantities needed.
If a customer doesn't see a change
in his
dog's health after taking a supplement to treat a
specific condition, then it means either that the owner misdiagnosed the condition, bought the wrong treatment or that the supplement doesn't work.
«Every ingredient
in our food has a
specific purpose to promote health and vitality to help ensure the
dogs that we feed look and feel their best at every age.»
The study examined 566 participants enrolled
in the Detroit Childhood Allergy Study birth cohort during 1987 to 1989 to see if there was an association between exposure to
dogs and cats during life and allergic sensitization to the
specific animal at age 18 years.
They did not record the amount of time the
dog spent
in the baby's bedroom and the sample size was too small to be conclusive about
specific breeds.
They are similar to emotional support
dogs, except they do not ease a
specific symptom
in those they help.
Instead, when
dogs try to follow a
specific scent, they make a thin layer of mucus that aids
in the absorption of scent chemicals, allowing them to smell better.